Where are the best wild flowers?
Submitted: Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 21:47
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Member - Dunworkin (WA)
Hi All, we are thinking of heading out for a wildflower run, was thinking of going to the
Paynes Find area, through to Thunderlarra Station and around. A previous thread hinted at a good showing around
Mullewa so was wondering where the best flowers are, we only have a couple of days.
Also what is Thunderlarra Station like and what is the road like into it?
Cheers
Deanna
Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 22:44
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 22:44
We went to
Mullewa from
Geraldton today and there seemed to be plenty.
Went to the flower show and then went down the
Mullewa road towards
Morawa, turned off onto Wongoondy rd just before
Tardun and saw wreath
flowers on the side of the road just after the Irwin
river crossing.
Someone had nicely put stones around one on the r/hand edge of the road..
Also saw some Bird Orchids under a tree going down to the river at Miners at
Coldstream.
As we are from Qld dont know where the other
places are sorry.
Was a lovely if cold day anyway Church at
Mullewa was magnificent.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:48
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:48
Hi Graham H Thanks for that information. As a kid my family spent a few years at
Mullewa (not my favourite memories) and we attended the school that the church is attached to, yes it is a lovely church, the guy who designed and built it did the Catholic church in
Geraldton as
well, that one is
well worth a look too if you are in that area.
Hope you like our part of the world, WA is a vast state with so much to see from the North to the South. Enjoy the rest of your trip
Cheers
Deanna
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:56
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:56
Thanks We have come down from
Darwin and love all of WA except the prices.
Denham is our pick so far with
Kununurra second.
Waiting for some warm weather to come further south from
Geraldton and yes saw
the cathedral.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 00:09
Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 00:09
We are headed up to
Shark Bay (
Denham) in a few weeks, annual holiday with eldest Daughter and family, can't wait to get up there out of this cold down here.
How long are you in the West for?
Cheers
Deanna
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Reply By: Wayne's 60 - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:04
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:04
Hi Deanna,
Last time we were up that way the
Tourist Information Centre at
Dalwallinu was a very good source of information on the best
places to see the wild flowers, a board listed the locations of the wreath flowers, and would be worth a call.
While not in answer to your question, you have to spend beer time at the Payne’s Find pub and visit the gold battery and museum, very worthwhile.
Q. what is Thunderlarra Station like and what is the road like into it?
Sorry, we have not been there, so no help at all.
Enjoy your trip.
Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:54
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:54
Hi Wayne & Sally, thanks for your info, sounds like that would be a good place to call into on the way up to
Paynes Find. I hadn't heard of Thunderlarra Station myself, it was mentioned to me by friends who we are going with so thought I would just throw it out on here in case someone has been there.
Cheers
Deanna
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Reply By: Flywest - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:42
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:42
Ask the local apiarists (Bee Keepers), wherever they have their hives will be where the flowers are thickest!
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:56
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009 at 23:56
Hi Flywest, good point, had not thought of that. There are plenty of bees around this year, our back yard is full of them as all the native shrubs that we have in the garden are blooming.
Cheers
Deanna
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Follow Up By: get outmore - Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 08:24
Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 08:24
they dont set the hives for perenial flowers but rather flowering gums.
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Reply By: get outmore - Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 08:23
Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 08:23
get the 4wd weekends out of
perth and do the Rothsay trip
Its still a bit early for the flowers. They are coming up hard and fast though so i wouldnt leave it too long.
from mid to the end of september last year they were very intense
Rothsat Trip Reort
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Follow Up By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 23:19
Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 at 23:19
Hi get outmore, thanks for that info, great report and definitely a good show of flowers. We are planning to go in a couple of weeks so we're hoping that they are
well and truly out by then.
Cheers
Deanna
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