Consistent Autumn rains have again contributed to early sightings of wildflowers in the northern regions of Australia's Golden Outback.

Western Australia's wildflowers transform the Golden Outback into both a kaleidoscope of colour and the world's biggest wildflower show usually between July and October each year. But the ideal weather conditions are having local experts predicting another bumper wildflower season.

Shelley Bogden from Mellenbye Station in Yalgoo has shared exciting videos of wreath flowers reporting over 400 of the plants starting to flower on her property. Other sightings from Mellenbye include Everlastings, Wattle, Grevillea, Brachyscome Cass and more.

Paul Offszanka, Chairman of Morawa Visitors Centre Morawa said they have started to see sprinklings of orchids and everlastings.

“Wreath plants have been sighted for several months now and are starting to show a few petals as well as Bush like Wattle, Hakea, Grevilea Grevillea, Thryptomene, Hibbertia & Dampiera” he said.

Frances Pollock at Wooleen Station in Murchison said that the early rains have again started off the Wildflower season well.
“They will continue to improve but we're seeing patches of Everlastings, Bachelor Buttons, Brachycomes, Mulla Mulla flowering now. Plus the Acacias have been flowering on and off since the big rain in March.” She said.

There is nowhere better to experience the world-famous Western Australian wildflowers than the Golden Outback - where orchids and everlastings carpet the landscapes in colour each spring.

Home to the biggest display of wildflowers in the world - both in size and in species - Western Australia puts on quite the show to celebrate the end of winter every year. In fact, with over 12,000 different varieties, the Golden Outback is the most diverse wildflower region on Earth, making it perfect for a springtime adventure.

You can see wildflowers popping up all across the region, with pink, white, purple and yellow everlastings as far as the eye can see in the Gascoyne-Murchison and the Goldfields, jewel-like orchids and the famous wreath flower in the Wheatbelt and the rather unusual-looking royal hakea in Fitzgerald River.

There's plenty of time to plan a trip Australia's Golden Outback making use of their prepared Wildflower Trail Itineraries and outback wildflower information on their website. While on the road, the best way to source of information on where to see wildflowers are the local visitor centres throughout the region. 

Learn all about wildflower season in Western Australia all year-round by visiting one of these pages:
•    Outback Wildflowers gives you a great overview of what to expect, month by month
•    Where to See Wildflowers delves in deep about the best places to see wildflowers in the Golden Outback. 
•    Outback Wildflower Trails has all your wildflower road trip and tour itineraries and info
•    Wildflowers of the Outback is where you can discover more about the Golden Outback's most popular native wildflowers

WA's Wildflower Tracker
Another great way to keep track of how the wildflower season is progressing is by downloading Western Australia Visitor Centre's Wildflower Tracker app - a crowd-sourced map-based wildflower report that gives you flower news and updates from across the state, so you can plan your trip accordingly.

Wildflower Shows
For a comprehensive wildflower experience, are three wildflower shows in Western Australia's Golden Outback held during the season.

In the region's south, the Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show is the world's largest show of its kind, and this year they are celebrating their 40th anniversary. Held from 12 – 24 September, the show will feature over 700 wildflowers on display from the UNESCO Fitzgerald River National Park and Ravensthorpe Ranges.

Nearby, the Esperance Wildflower Show will take place from 20 to 24 September, again featuring around 700 species of Wildflowers.

On the 28 & 29 October, the Reynoldson Reserve Wildflower Festival will take place at Wongan Hills around 180 kilometres north of Perth.

Covering over half of Western Australia with an abundance of Wildflowers that bloom right through to November, a road trip through WA's Golden Outback rewards visitors with rare and magnificent sights.

For more information on wildflowers in Australia's Golden Outback Wildflower Trails visit: https://www.roadtripcountry.com.au/wildflowers

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 

Kelly Leonard 
Marketing Manager 
Australia's Golden Outback 
0422 944 382 
kelly.leonard@goldenoutback.com 

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