During the months from August to October, in the Midwest and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, the incredible Wreath Flower (Lechenaultia macrantha) comes to life.
It’s one of the world’s unique, rare and odd flowers, and one of the most eye-catching wildflowers within Western Australia’s flora.
It’s named the Wreath flower because of it’s flat, wreath shaped growth.
The Wreath flower blooms along the edge of sandy or gravelly soil and roads in WA, where the soil has been disturbed.
The Wreath flower is made up of dozens of flowers with frilled petal or red, white, yellow and pink. It grows to approximately 50mm high and 400mm across.
The flowers usually lay as individual rings, but now and then interlock to form a chain.
The Wreath flower is unique to a narrow area in WA, approximately 150km x 400km (East Kalbarri to East Wubin)
The small West Australian inland towns of Pindar and Mullewa were home to this magnificent display of Wreath flowers.
To discover this incredibly beautiful bloom yourself, contact the Geraldton Visitors Centre via their website at https://www.visitgeraldton.com.au/
