When I think about spring as a child it brings back memories of picnics in the bush, cooking on an open fire and searching for native orchids and other wildflowers. I grew up in a small wheatbelt town which is know as wildflower country.
I must confess that I am a terrible gardener, plants don’t seem to live long around here! So what amazes me about wildflowers is that they can grow in such arid conditions. A small crack in a granite rock and there you will find the most stunning orchid. Or in the dry hard red dirt there will be bursts of colour from wildflowers in full bloom.
How can they grow in such tough conditions when I can love and nurture a plant and it still dies!
Last year Western Australia had one of the best wildflower season we have ever seen and the colours were so vivid that they could been seen from space!
Western Australia has the largest wildflower collection in the world. There are more than 12,000 species, over 60% can only be found right here in Western Australia! The landscape has pops of colour from the coast to the outback.
Wildflower season begins in June in the north of the State. Perth nature reserves flower in September and the wildflower season finishes in the states south in October/November.
I am not going to pretend to be a wildflower expert, with so many varieties there is no way I can know all the names of the flowers. My photography of wildflowers is also pretty woeful. Looks like I need to set myself a goal and improve my photography of wildflowers!
I have put together a bit of a collage of some of the wildflowers I have seen when we have been out on our adventures. Enjoy!
White and Yellow Wildflowers
Pink Wildflowers
Blue and Purple Wildflowers
Red Wildflowers
Do you like to look for wildflowers? Do you have any photography tips?
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Those are absolutely stunning!!! ❤
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Thanks, I need to grab my camera and get out exploring before the season is over.
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Beautiful colours Anne. 🙂
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I especially like the blue ones, they really stand out in the bush.
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Great selection, those Desert Peas! Great idea to categorise according to colour 🙂
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Thanks, now I just need to learn all the names of the flowers!
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How gorgeous, must see them sometime. 😊
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Oh I thought you would have seen them when you were in WA. Maybe you were here at the wrong time of year.
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We did seem some but not the full glory! I can’t wait to go back and revisit so many places and some we missed.
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Gorgeous. I love wildflowers (and tulips). At the moment there’s a florist in town making these gorgeous (but expensive) bunches with proteas and other wildflowers and they’re just beautiful.#teamlovinlife
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I follow an account on instagram called Rustic Rural Life and she does amazing native arrangements.
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We lived on a 2 acre block in the Southwest of WA for 20+ years and wildflower season was always my favourite. The flowers are often so tiny and such a surprise to see popping up all over the place in Spring.
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Oh how I would love to have some land down south! Sounds perfect.
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You are so blessed with wildflowers in WA. When we were on our trip around Australia we were a little early for wildflower season. We did see some Stuart Desert Peas though. Your photos are great. The trick is to get up as close as you can to them with your camera. #TeamLovinLife
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I agree I need to get up closer. Sometimes I think the photos are good and then I realise when I put them on the computer that they are out of focus!! Just need to keep practicing.
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Thank you for all these beautiful wildflower photos today, Anne. The only flowers I tend to see are in bunches at the shops or introduced species on my walks around my neighbourhood. I had forgotten the beauty of our own flora.
SSG xxx
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Any sort of flower brightens your day!
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You’ve got such pretty wildflowers over there! #teamlovinlife
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Sure do!
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Very nice collage, Anne. I do look for wild flowers. They have their own beauty.
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I am glad someone else enjoys looking for wildflowers!
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I remember being in Perth for work one year during wildflower season & I’ll never forget how beautiful it was. Your photos are truly lovely #teamlovinlife
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I am glad you got to experience our wildflowers.
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What a gorgeous post! I’ve pinned it so that I can come back to it in the depths of winter here. I love that the flowers bring back memories of your childhood.
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Thank you, stay warm!
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WOW and WOW. I remember mum and dad visiting those wildflowers many years ago and it has always been something I would like to see. One day, maybe!! Thanks for linking up for LifeThisWeek 41/52. Next week: Travel Tales.
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Hopefully you get to see them in full bloom.
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I love wild flowers and Geraldton Wax are my favourite. I am not a green thumb either. #perthandwabloggerslinkup #julieinthemaking
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Geraldton Wax do brighten up the place!
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What a gorgeous collection!! Thank you for sharing. What are you using to take your photos? You’re doing a pretty good job already 👍🏼
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Thank you! Most of the photos were taken with a point and shoot, Nikon Coolpix. I have just upgraded to a Nikon D3400 and still need to learn how to use it!
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Cool. Upgrading to a DSLR is daunting! You may already be using it but switching to macro mode on your point and shoot will let you get close to the subject and blur your background nicely. With your DSLR you want to shoot with a shallow depth of field (aka blurring the background) and you do this by using a larger aperture (a small f-stop number like 2.8). Your lens will make a big difference too. If you have any specific questions feel free to shoot me an email! Have fun adventuring and snapping!
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Great post Anne, you are so right we had an incredible wildflower season last year and I was hoping to get out and see some of them this year and didn’t, so thank you for sharing their beauty.
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There is always next year!
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[…] you are a regular on my blog you will know that I enjoy looking for wildflowers. The wildflowers were very small in this area but it didn’t stop them from brightened up the […]
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Very beautiful flower photos
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Nice post for thank you!!
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What a gorgeous post!
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