Wildflowers in Karijini National Park, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (338393)
Rockingham, Australia
October 25, 2020 8:12am CST
The collage shows some of the wildflowers that grow in the Karijini National Park in Western Australia’s north-west.
The top two photos show the very pretty mulla mulla or Ptilotus exaltatus which is popular in domestic gardens too. It bears masses of large, conical spikes of feathery flowers. It has fleshy, silver-green leaves and attracts bees and butterflies. Needless to say, it is heat and drought resistant.
Bottom left is a type of smoke-bush. There is a great number of varieties of smoke-bush. Bottom right is Sturt’s desert rose, which I’ve already written about.
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@arunima25 (87737)
• Bangalore, India
25 Oct 20
They all are gorgeous. 
I spontaneously recognized the desert rose that you posted earlier too. These are definitely desert beauties.
I spontaneously recognized the desert rose that you posted earlier too. These are definitely desert beauties.3 people like this
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
25 Oct 20
a tour of a part of Australia I have never been. I am loving this!
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 20
I guess for many tourists, the north is quite difficult to get to. A couple of days we drove most of the day and saw very little. We were reminded again of what a big country it was.
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
25 Oct 20
@JudyEv i have only been to the southern half at this point. Someday!
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 20
@DocAndersen Don't leave exploring the north too long - especially if you want to go up and down the gorges.
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How beautiful - they make quite a presentation! They look so healthy and "sturdy" too.
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
26 Oct 20
Thanks for sharing. I've never seen any of these wildflowers.
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@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
27 Oct 20
@JudyEv - In Austin, Texas, a lot of people transplant flowers. Apparently Austin has the perfect climate and soil.
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 20
@cmoneyspinner Some of our wildflowers don't like to be disturbed and they don't like fertilisers. Others do well however they're treated.
@RebeccasFarm (89743)
• Arvada, Colorado
25 Oct 20
OH absolutely gorgeousness in those flowers Judy.
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 20
Hopefully you'll be to get here one day soon. The pandemic has upset a lot of travel plans.
@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
25 Oct 20
What a beauftul variety of wildflowers Judy. All of them beauftul.
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 20
Thanks. There were still a lot of blooms in the countryside.
@sweetshayens (328)
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26 Oct 20
I like Australian native flowers, they looks unique as if come from Jurassic world and no found in another place of the earth :-)
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16748)
• China
25 Oct 20
Those wildflowers are rare and unique ! They must be indigenous to Australia.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
25 Oct 20
what a treat fer the eyes! those mulla mulla's 're quite beautiful 'n i resist the urge to see if'n i could bring such here, lol. our climate durin' the summer'd be most ideal fer such. not certain they'd like the freezin' rain/snow we're to get here shortly.
that smoke bush 'tis jest lovely, too. looks like lil mounds 'f cotton candy from the photo. 'n ya know i'd 'lready be most smitten by the desert rose. thanks fer sharin' all this yumminess!
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@LindaOHio (176200)
• United States
25 Oct 20
Beautiful photos! Such lovely creations in an unforgiving desert!
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@JudyEv (338393)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 20
Mostly these would be seen in their native areas although some can now be grown in domestic gardens.
