GlenysLechenaultia and the Wreath Flower - tourist magnets
December 3rd 2010 09:27
The wildflower season is under way in Western Australia and enthusiasts are travelling many kilometres to view what nature has to offer.
Western Australia is famous for its brilliant blue lechenaultia, but more than 20 species of lechenaultia grow in this state. Some lechenaultia plants grow prostrate, while others can grow up to 1 metre high. The colour of the flowers can vary from blue, red, orange, pink, yellow and white.
Lechenaultia macrantha is commonly known as the wreath flower, and you can see why. These plants flower in spring and can be found growing on the side of the road. They also grow well in gravel pits or where the ground has been graded. The enthusiast who took this photo has seen them on Goodlands Road, south of Paynes Find, WA, and near Yarloop, WA. This photo was taken near Three Springs, Western Australia.The plants come up pale green with flowers on the outside of the bush to form a wreath. The colour of the flowers can vary from pale, tinged with red to brilliant red. In the ‘olden days’ they were used as wreaths on the graves of drovers.
Wild flower tourists and enthusiasts travel for kilometres hoping to find a Wreath Flower to admire.
Western Australia is famous for its brilliant blue lechenaultia, but more than 20 species of lechenaultia grow in this state. Some lechenaultia plants grow prostrate, while others can grow up to 1 metre high. The colour of the flowers can vary from blue, red, orange, pink, yellow and white.
Wreath Flower, Western Australia.
Wild flower tourists and enthusiasts travel for kilometres hoping to find a Wreath Flower to admire.
Wreath Flower, Western Australia.
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