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I was surprised to have not seen many wattles in flower up north, their varieties must flower at a different time of year.  They cheer cold winter days down south.

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  1. diane bNovember 11, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    Apparently there are hundreds of varieties of wattle flowering at different times of the year. It has ben said that there is wattle flowering somewhere in Australia every month of the year.

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    1. Joan ElizabethNovember 11, 2013 at 11:00 PM

      In one of my blogs I recorded how many varieties there are in Australia. It was an astounding number. And yes they do flower at all different times not just in Spring (or winter as they do around these parts)

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