It’s time for wild flowers

Saturday, 16 September 2017 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Come September – it’s spring. It’s also wild flower time. Western Australia is the most famous for wild flowers. Driving north of Perth, the capital of Western Australia one can see wild flowers everywhere – on either side of the road and in the middle in the broad highways with several lanes which have been divided.

It is claimed that the wildflower collection in Western Australia is the largest on Earth. With more than 12,000 species, over 60% of which are found nowhere else on Earth, they colour the landscapes from coast to forest and city to outback.

By September, botanical gardens, nature reserves and national parks are full of wild flowers – a beautiful sight wherever you go. More flowers are seen in October and November throughout the forests and coastal moorlands of the South West. Scenic drives and walking trails are aplenty from now onwards.

An estimated 775,000 visitors flock each year to enjoy the most colourful blooms. Botanists have identified the different varieties and they describe each for the benefit of those interested.

The accompanying pictures are what was seen alongside the roads as the wild flower seen was just breaking.