Cherished spring, she returns
It's National Wattle Day here in Australia. September 1st marked as a special day to celebrate these plants, their glorious flowers and to ponder how lucky we are to call this country home.
The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australia’s national floral emblem. It's a symbol of our country, our national colours that our sporting teams proudly display and it represents us all and what it means to be Australian.
These beautiful plants represent the coming of spring and resilience, given that they are able to withstand bushfires and drought.
Wattle (plants within genus Acacia), have bloomed across this land for over 30 million years. There are currently around 1000 different species of wattle, 900 or so of which are solely found in this country. A huge percentage.
I am not sure which species of wattle I came upon here.
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Cherished spring, she returns
It's National Wattle Day here in Australia. September 1st marked as a special day to celebrate these plants, their glorious flowers and to ponder how lucky we are to call this country home.
The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australia’s national floral emblem. It's a symbol of our country, our national colours that our sporting teams proudly display and it represents us all and what it means to be Australian.
These beautiful plants represent the coming of spring and resilience, given that they are able to withstand bushfires and drought.
Wattle (plants within genus Acacia), have bloomed across this land for over 30 million years. There are currently around 1000 different species of wattle, 900 or so of which are solely found in this country. A huge percentage.
I am not sure which species of wattle I came upon here.
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