Re: Australian Wildflowers

Glenn,

Try to catch the annual Kings Park Wildflower Festival which this year runs
from 21 September to 1 October. The wildflowers start to bloom earlier in the
north of the State, and continue later in the south. If you have to come in
autumn, there is not so much to see, though there is always something - in
particular, one or another kind of Banksia is always in bloom - and the first
"spring" flowers appear in about June! The Garden Week exhibition (also in
Kings Park) is on from April 5-10 this year (or a similar time next year) and
includes some excellent displays by wildflower nurseries.

No doubt members in other states (e.g. Trevor in Adelaide) will fill you in on
what there is to see in their areas.

This year, after unusual rains, there were wonderful displays in central desert
areas. This kind of thing varies according to the weather; you might be lucky
and catch a once-in-a-lifetime show.

Please keep in touch, nearer the time.

Beverly

Glenn Breayley wrote:

> My girlfriend & I are planning a round Australia trip for about 3 months
> this winter. Can anyone advise on the best time to be in Western Australia
> for the wildflower displays. ?  I'm told it is a rival for our Namaqualand
> flowering & well worth seeing. Also does the South Eastern Med. rainfall
> area have anything analogous ? Any worthwhile Autumn flowering if we're not
> able to manage the spring ? This can be a factor in the Cape area.
>
> Glenn Breayley. Ragnarok & Valhalla Research.
> POBox 26158, Hout Bay, 7872, Capetown, South Africa
> Ph/Fax SA 021 7904253 E-mail valhalla@iafrica.com
> Wholesale nurseryman & Tillandsia specialist wholesale & retail grower.

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