Australia's South West 

Bunbury

Wildflowers in bloom: Katherine Chauhan Reserve (corner Parade Rd and Guile Fawy)
This quiet reserve has a wonderful display of wildflowers including White Spider Orchids, Cowslip Orchids, Pink Fairy Orchids, Donkey Orchids, Kangaroo Paws, Wattle, Purple Tassels, Milk Maids, Blue Squill, Running Postman and Salt and Pepper Bush.

Katherine Chauhan Reserve (corner Parade Rd and Guile Fawy)
This quiet reserve has a wonderful display of wildflowers including White Spider Orchids, Cowslip Orchids, Pink Fairy Orchids, Donkey Orchids, Kangaroo Paws, Wattle, Purple Tassels, Milk Maids, Blue Squill, Running Postman and Salt and Pepper Bush.

Other surrounding areas:

Manea Park (College Grove)

Take the Pultenaea Loop walk trail to see kangaroo paws, blue squill, jug orchids, snail orchids, greenhoods, donkey orchids, pink fairy orchids, kick bush, running postman, common buttercup bush, coral vine, blue hovea bush, climbing hovea, cow slip orchids, salt and pepper bush, white spider orchids, hibbertia and egg and bacon bush.

Tuart Walk (Southern end of Ocean Drive)

Wander on the sealed walkway between Bunbury and Dalyellup to find false boronia, climbing hovea, common buttercup bush, greenhoods and snail orchids, pink fairy orchids, cowslip orchids, white spider orchids, donkey orchids, purple tassels.

Crooked Brook Forest (Ferguson Valley)

Along the sealed walkway at the picnic area see a large display of white bearded heath, yellow candles, wattle, blue sun orchids, running postman, buttercup bush, blue hovea bush, pink myrtle, hakea, coral vine, coky’s tongue, hibbertia.

Bunbury Guided Wildflower Walk
The next guided wildflower walk in Bunbury will be held on Saturday 17 October at the Maidens Reserve, Ocean Drive Bunbury. This has replaced the walk advertised for Saturday 3 October. Please phone Colin Spencer at the City of Bunbury on 97 927 091 for more information.

For more information contact: Bunbury Visitor Centre  Phone: 08  9792 7205

Margaret River/Augusta

Wildflowers in bloom: Prickly Moses, Swan River Myrtle, Chestnut Sun Orchid, Cowslip, Diamond Spider Orchi,Leaping Spider Orchid and Egg & Bacon Pea.

Information provide by Lindsay Hatcher

For more information contact: Augusta Margaret River Visitor Centre  phn: 08 9780 5911

Stirling Ranges

Wildflowers in bloom: Numerous well camouflaged orchids include Bird, Sun, Vanilla and Lemon Scented Orchids. Others include 1080 Pea, Orange Cat’s Paws, Red Gravillea, Running Postman, Leschenaultia and Banksia. Many Hakeas are now in flower also.
Caledonia, Butterfly, Esperacne King Spider, Leaping Spider, King Spider, Fringed Mantis, Zebra Orchids are also in flower. Acacias, and Whire Paper Heath look pretty in Mallee on the edges of the roads. Try Stirling Range Drive, Red Gum Pass, Mt Hassel, Mount Trio, Mount Magog, Mount Talyuberlup are all worth visiting.
Information provided by Stirling Range Retreat
For more information contact: Mt Barker Visitor Centre phn: 08 9851 1163 
 

Ravensthorpe

Wildflowers in bloom:  Ravensthorpe Bottlebrush, Prickly Dryandra, Grevillea Coccinea, Tallerack, Banksia, Boronia ternate, Hakea multilineata and many Wattles.

Also Qualup Bells, Hakea Victoria, Wax flowers, Wattles, Grevillea in Fitzgerald River National Park. Try Archer Drive, Ranges Scenic Drive, Ethel Daw Scenic Drive and Hamersley Drive in Fitzgerald River National Park and Mt Madden Scenic Drive

For more information contact:
Ravensthorpe Visitor Centre ph: 08 9838 1277                             

Northcliffe

Locations: Visit the Northcliffe Visitor Centre on Muirillup Road for locations and a map of the trails that show where to see the orchids.
Other information: Visit the Visitor Centre on Muirillup Road
Phone: 97767203
Email: ncfvisitorcentre@westnet.com.au

       
Karri x Pink fairy and Warty Hammer orchid, Northcliffe.

Donkey Orchid

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Swan Valley / Perth Hills

Wildflowers in bloom: Whiteman Park – on the trails Swan River Myrtle, Cat’s Paw, Hardenbergia, Yellow Native Buttercups, Running Postman and orchids,.
Gooseberry Hill National Park/Zig-Zag Scenic Drive – Grevilleas, Mytrle, Hovea, Yellow Buttercup, Cowslip and Donkey Orchids, Kangaroo Paws, Smoke Grass, Blue & Yellow Flag.
Kalamunda National Park & Gi Lesmuride National Park – Similar on the trails
Zanthorrea Native Garden Centre, Maida Vale – has a display in full bloom of many species.

Wongan Hills

Wildflowers in bloom: Fox Glove, Grevilleas, Hakeas and many more are still in bloom.
Orchids are now at the end due to warm days. Still very pretty on roadsides and more, worth a visit.
For more information contact: Wongan Hills Visitor Centre phn: 08 9671 1973

Beacon

Wildflowers in bloom:  White and Purple Bushflowers are pretty in this area.
Good patches of Everlasting near Billiburining Rock due to recent rain in the vicinity.
For more information contact: Beacon Visitor Centre phn: 08 9686 1014

Wildflowers in bloom: 

Spider and Donkey Orchids, Pink Fairies, Dryandra Wattles and Milkmaids Buttercups

For more information contact: York Visitor Centre  phn: 08 9641 1301

Toodyay

Julimar Rd is a lovely scenic road with plenty of flowers in bloom
For more information contact: Toodyay Visitor Centre ph:08 9574 2435
 

Dryandra

The wildflowers in Foxes Lair in Narrogin are impressing visitors. With the rain we are still having they should last for quite some time.

Dryandra Country Visitor Centre phn: 08 9881 6312

Wireless Hill

A good Orchid show, but other flowers are less prolific this season.
A wide variety of flowers to be seen from Wildflower Walk, please NOTE to stay on the path on this trail. Yellow Wattles and Banksias are excellent viewing throughout.

Dwellingup

Wildflowers in bloom: Crimson, Donkey, Cowslip Orchids, many variety of Wattles and Wild Freesias are all flowering beautifully
For more information contact: Dwellingup Visitor Centre  phn: 08 9538 1108
 

Australias Coral Coast

Exmouth

For information contact: Milyering Visitor Centre 
Phone: 08 9949 2808

Shark Bay

For  information contact: Shark Bay World Heritage Discover & Visitor Centre 
Phone: 08 9948 1237

Kalbarri

For information contact: Kalbarri Visitor Centre
Phone: 1800 639 468

North Eneabba

Wildflowers in bloom: Plenty of variety of Hakea, Melaleuca, Geraldton Wax, Verticorda grandis, over 20 species of Orchids, Banksia, Conastylis, Hibbertia, Bottlebrushes and many more. Smoke bushflowers are covring the Brand HWY in this area. All in full bloom, and there are many more in this area
For more information contact: Western Flora Caravan Park, Allan & Lorraine Tinker
ph: 08 9955 2030

Cervantes and Surrounds

Wildflowers in bloom:Kangaroo paws, red/green and black/green, wallaby paws, melaleuca and feather flowers are in their peak at the moment. Most orchids have finished for the season

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Info provided by Mike from Turquiose Coast Enviro Tours
For more information contact: Pinnacles Visitor Centre ph: 1800 610 660

Mullewa region

Wildflowers in bloom: Everlastings on the tail end and good show of bush flowers at Coalseam Conservation Park and Mullewa Wubin Road

Still about 25 Wreath Flowers in the area.

For more information contact: Mullewa Tourist Information Centre
Phone: 08 9961 1500

Canna/Morawa

Orchids flowering at the moment: Donkey, Fufous Greenhood.

Other flowering include Eremophila, Pink Thryptomene, , yellow wattle, golden grevillea, yellow hibbertia, blue dampiera, mint bush, wild tomato, hakea (red, cream, pink), Grevillea (red & white), firebush, pink trigger, blue blindweed, wild hops, wurmbea, isopogon, Murchison snow, native foxglove, yellow popflower, wreath flowers, golden waitzia, golden longheads, bright podolepis, twinning fringe lily, ribbon pea, sponge fruit, melaleuca (pink, red, mauve)

Flowers finishing at the moment: Orchids – Cowslip & Ant. Pink, white & yellow everlastings. Yellow & White Pom poms

For more information: Pick up a map from Canna Landmark for updated directions

 Canna Landmark, Paul Offszanka  phn: 08 9972 2022

Mingenew region

Wildflowers in bloom: Pink and white Everlastings have past their full bloom, along the roadside, throughout the district

Yellow pom poms in Coalseam Park, also to watch out for Blue Enamel Orchids amongst them. Also Depot Hill and Mingenew Hill are good spot for viewing.

For more information contact: Mingenew Shire
Phone: 08 9928 1102

Three Springs

Wildflowers in bloom: Everlastings alongside the roads in and around town, also spectacular display of Everlastings toward Arrino, just out of town. Wreath Flowers blooming on Bateman Road.

For more information contact: Shire of Three Springs
Phone: 08 9954 1001

Perenjori

Australia's Golden Outback

What’s flowering:  Mulla Mulla, White ant Purple, still smaller Pink Everlastings, shrub flower and plenty more.  Some are as a re patchy, but still good show of colours.

For more information contact: Mount Magnet Visitor Centre  phn: 08 9963 4172

Paynes Find

What’s flowering:  Everlastings, Orchids and Acacias are still flowering, although strong wind of late made Everlasting to tail end of the flowering for maybe another week or so.

Very colourful flowering, either side of the roads in town.

For more information contact: Paynes Find Visitor Information phn: 08 9963 6513

Wubin

What’s flowering;  Pink/yellow/white Everlastings are still blooming, but starting to fade a little. But the overall effect is still photogenic scenery.

Wreath Flower on Wubin-East Road, different variety of Orchids and bush flowers.

For more information contact: Wubin Shire, Joy Warne  phn: 0427 553 622

Dalwallinu

What’s flowering:  Pink and white Everlastings at Wubin Rocks, Jibberding rest stop, White Wells rest stop and Petrudor Rock.

Mass of yellow Pom Poms at Mia Moonmixed with some white pom poms

Spider orchids north of Wubin truck bay on Wubin-Mullewa Rd.

More orchids – Blue, jumping Jacks and Spider at Buntine Rocks

More at Mia Moon also.

Donkey Orchids in Dalwallinu town site

Some Wreath Leschenaultia are out also.

Wattles are bursting all over, particularly at Petrudor Rocks(33km East of Pithara on Kalannie-Pithara Rd), an ideal picnic spot

More flowers such as Hakea, Grevillea, Dampiera and Solanum are all out.

For more information contact:  Dalwallinu information 08 9961 1805

Moora

What’s flowering:  Red and green Kangaroo Paws, Everlastings, native Hibiscus and Blue Leschenaultia, some on road verges

For more information contact: Moora Telecentre & Visitor Centre  phn: 08 9653 1053




Qualup bell.

Lake Grace

Wildflowers blooming: Leschenaultia, Flame Grevillea, Wattle, Sennas and Hibbertia are colouring the landscape near Tarin Rock Reserve, Jarring Road South near Lake Grace, and Newdegate. Curry flowers, Wattles, Bush Peas, small variety of Everlastings and Leschenaultia, White Pom Poms, Kunzia, Heath Myrtle and Blue Dampiera are all in full bloom at Rifle Range Reserve short drive from town centre.
For more information contact: Shire of Lake Grace  phn: 08 9890 2500

Lake King

Wildflowers in bloom: Flame Grevilleas, Donkey and Spider Orchids in bloom on walk trails. Gold and Pink Verticordias, Blue Dampiera along Cascade Road, Rabbit Proof Fence on Norsman Road. A variety of Orchids including Donkey, Spider and Green Hoods are found near Mount Madde,n, Sugg Rock and Lake Camm.  Pleanty of Wattles, Tea Trees and Melaleuca, Tinsel flowers, Adenanthusa dn Lachnostachys are also beautiful in the area.

Bremer Bay

Wildflowers in bloom: Pom Poms, Melaleucas, Grass trees and Qaalup Bells are in full bloom. Also Sun and China Blue Orchids are flowering here. It is still very much in flower in this area.
For more information contact: Bremer Bay Telecentre & Library  phn: 08 9837 4171

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*Updated 16/10/2009