WILDFLOWERS IN KALBARRI

 

2024 was a great year for native flora and fauna with a good recovery from previous dry seasons. During the later months (October to November) beautiful abundance of White Plume Grevillea (Smelly Socks) were seen lining the roads in and around town and throughout the National Park. Smokebush, Flame Grevillea, Pink Morrison, Coppercups and Star Flowers, to name a few, were just some of the various wildflowers that were abundant in the 2024 season, blooming in the Kalbarri National Park and surrounds.

From our Inland National Park to the Coastal Cliffs just south of town, you will see a vast array of botanical life throughout.

Come into the Kalbarri Visitor Centre for the latest reports on sightings and our $2 wildflower map, which has been curated by us to ensure a great wildflower spotting experience. 

*wildflower growth subject to seasonal weather and rainfall*

 

TRAVELLER BEHAVIOUR FOR THE WILDFLOWER SEASON

 

 

2024 WILDFLOWER REPORT (APRIL - NOVEMBER)

SEEN ON COASTAL CLIFF AREAS:

Along the cliffs there have been sightings of the Murchison Rose flowering as well as sightings of Murchison Magic, Red Grevillea, Native Yams & Holly Leaved Tailflower.

MUSHROOM ROCK/ RAINBOW VALLEY NATURE TRAIL: Kalbarri Carpet, Hairy Mirbelia, Coastal Rosemary, Purple Thryptomene and Red Grevillea.

BIGURDA TRAIL ON THE COAST: Some Pimelea's are blooming.

 

SEEN WITHIN THE INLAND NATIONAL PARK:

Within the National Park there have been sightings of Wattles, Hakeas, Spreading Coneflower, Pink Poker's, Verticordia & Melaleuca's, Wirey Honey Myrtle, Star Flowers, White Plume Grevillea (smelly Socks), Coppercups, Bright Podolepis, Woolly Lambtails, Damperia, Flannel Bush, Yellow Rose, Lots of Climbing Fringe- Lily.

KALBARRI SKYWALK:  Broom Milkwort, Pink Bridal Rainbow (Drosera).

Z BEND LOOKOUT: A few sightings of various Orchids may be found in this area.  Also Pink Poker (Grevillea),Purple Tassels, Everlastings, Short Leaved Star Flower & Wrinkle-Seeded Lobelia.

KALBARRI ROADSIDES: Here we are finding Acorn Banksia, Sandplain Woody Pear, Guinea Flower (Hibbertia),Tall Triggerplant, Yellow Plume Grevillea, Purple Flags.

Pink Everlastings, Pink Parakeelya, Violet daisies, are blooming along the Roadside heading in and out of town.

Lambs Wool, Smokebush, Murchison Bell, Fan Flower, Mat Cottonheads, Silver Cassia, Kangaroo Paws, Cats Paws & Smelly Socks are all starting to come into bloom now.

MEANARRA HILL: Large Flowered Guichenotia, Yellow Plume Grevillea.

 

SEEN WITHIN TOWN CENTRE AND SURROUNDS: 

The town has  Purple Thryptomene, Coastal Ray Flower, Geraldton Wax, Scholtzia, Parakeelya, Purple Tassels, Pink Milkmaids, Holly Leaved Tailflower, Mat Cottonheads, Climbing Fringe Lily, all in bloom. 

 

 

From July to October, more than 12,000 wildflower species carpet the Mid West region with their vivid and vibrant beauty, 60% of which are found no where else on Earth.

Did you know that Western Australia has the largest variety of wildflowers in the world?

Some are very hard to find so tread lightly and be prepared to walk to find the more rare and smaller species. The climate does play a role in the abundance and variety that appear in the National Parks every year. If we experience a particularly dry winter there will be less flowers and the rarer species harder to find. One thing we can tell you is that you will be amazed at what you will experience in the Kalbarri National Park areas. Beginning in late June, the dry sand plains and coastal and river gorges of Kalbarri National Park transform into a vivid display of colour. In the five months that follow, over 1,100 species of Western Australian wildflowers can burst into bloom across the Kalbarri region.

 

WILDFLOWER BOOKS & GUIDES TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S WILDFLOWERS

If you time your visit to coincide with the wildflower season, be sure to stop in at the Kalbarri Visitor Centre for the latest wildflower updates and sighting information. We have great local knowledge and also receive constant updates from local guides, making us the best place to find all the flower gossip, including what species are flowering and where. We stock a range of wildflower books that cover the West Australian area. 

We love to share pictures and stories from our visitors, please #kalbarri on Instagram and Facebook with any flowers that you may have discovered on your visit.

A wildflower map of the Kalbarri area can be purchased for $2 at the Kalbarri Visitor Centre. This map has listings of where different flowers can be sighted, what time of year the different species should emerge and a list of the beautifully rare orchids to be found in this region, including the Kalbarri Spider Orchid, which can only be found here! 

You can also use our exclusive Kalbarri Wildflowers book as your identification guide and as a reminder of your visit to our beautiful region.

The book and the map are both written and published by the Kalbarri Visitor Centre, the book available for purchase in the centre for only $9.95.