Wildflowers WA

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Finding Wildflowers in WA

In this detailed article we explain how and why the state of Western Australia is world renowned for being the Wildflower State. We also list popular locations in each region where wildflowers are

Member - Barry H (WA)

Hi all,

Just an update regarding the above.

We have just come back from 3 great days at the Coalseam Nature Reserve, whilst the countryside is still spectacular (Irwin River) sadly the wildflower display in this area in fading rapidly.

Didn't get across to Morowa or Mullewa, but certainly around Mingenew, Carnarmah and Three Springs it is fairly lifeless.

It was wet for the three days, but the Cats won, so it was all good.
A few photos of the area.

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Barry H

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Reply By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011 at 22:44

Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011 at 22:44

Hi Barry

Thanks for sharing those good images. I have been busy again over the last 2 weekend out at a top little spot, less than 10 kilometres from where I live in Clare, at the Spring Gully Conservation Park. I am in the process of doing a story on it to include it in the Wildflower section. If the weather is kind over the coming weekend, as it has been quite wet all this week with over 2 inches of rain having been recorded, I hope to head out again, as there were a couple of orchids that were just about to bloom.

Thanks for sharing.

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Stephen

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Follow Up By: Member - Barry H (WA) - Thursday, Oct 06, 2011 at 19:08

Thursday, Oct 06, 2011 at 19:08

Hi Stephen,

I would be interested in seeing the orchid photos when they bloom.

We are off down around the South West corner of WA in the next two weeks, to see the ground orchids in bloom.

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Barry H

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Thursday, Oct 06, 2011 at 20:22

Thursday, Oct 06, 2011 at 20:22

Hi Barry
The sun orchids were in bloom, but not out. The only other one that I was able to find was this little fellow

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When I asked one lady that has been helping me identify the wildflowers, she said I am still a little eary, and give them another couple of weeks and then should be in full flower.

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Follow Up By: Member - Barry H (WA) - Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 12:30

Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 12:30

Thanks Stephen,

Haven't seen that type here in WA.

As close as we get is like something from the mantis family, Caladenia Attingens or similar.

Good photo, what equipment did you use?

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 14:19

Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 14:19

Hi Barry

I have just litterly just upgraded. All of my other flower images were taken with a Pentax K7 which is a fantastic camera with the standard 18 - 250 lens. The ones for Spring Gully have just been taken on the new Nikon D7000 with a Nikon 60mm macro lens. I will now be able to get even closer. Her is a picture of a native bee on a Wahlenbergia luteola - Yellow-wask Bluebell. The bee was less than 10mm in length, so I was happy with the new camera.

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 14:22

Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 14:22

I should have also said that the above image is straight from the camera and not zoomed in with photo editing programme. When you do zoom in, you can see all the fine hairs on the bees body.

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