As we crawl out from our blanket cocoons that shielded us against the winter chill, you’ll notice that the days are a little longer and the weather is a little warmer, which can only mean one thing: spring has arrived!
This seasonal shift signals a change in nature as well, with plants and animals producing new life. One of the more obvious and visually spectacular displays of spring’s arrival is the blooming wildflowers across the Parklands.
Flowers attract pollinators—like bees, birds, and possums—that transfer pollen between individuals, enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds and fruit. For humans, wildflowers provide a beautiful spring display to admire and photograph. However, trying to touch or pick flowers can affect a plant’s ability to reproduce and may disturb feeding pollinators.
Here is a selection of wildflowers found across the Parklands:
Yellow flowers
White flowers
Pink and purple flowers
Red flowers
You might also be interested in...
They say you sometimes need to fake it until you make it, but in nature, there are species that need to fake it to survive.
When you look at an Australian Brush-turkey, you may not automatically think this bird has engineer status.