Australia National Flower

Did you know? Golden Wattle are the most fragrant flowers and are used in making perfumes, bath herbs, and potpourris.

Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) is Australia's national flower. The Golden Wattle blooms in spring, - beginning September - in Australia, with large fluffy, yellow, sweet smelling flower heads. Each Golden Wattle flower head is a bunch of many tiny flowers. Acacias are popularly called Wattle.

Kingdom

Plantae

Division

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Acacia

The tiny Golden Wattle flowers have five very small petals, almost hidden by the long stamens, and are arranged in dense rounded or elongated clusters. The Golden Wattle flowers are yellow in most species, whitish in some, and are widely cultivated as ornamentals.

Autralia's Acacias vary in size but have a distinctive yellow colouring. Most of the species flower during the end of winter or the beginning of spring. The most common Acacia, the Golden Wattle (Arcacias pycnantha) is found in the South Eastern parts of Australia, and the hotter and drier climates.

The Golden Wattle tree, is a shrub of about 4-8 metres. The shrubs and trees genus, Acacia comes from the Pea Family (Fabaceae) and is originally Gondwanian. About 1300 species of Acacia abound worldwide, with about 950 of them being native to Australia. The Golden Wattle features prominently on the Australian coat of arms. Australia celebrates Wattle Day on September 1.

National Flower of Armonia

Armenia is the second most densely populated of the former Soviet Republics.

Though an Armenian woman, Agnes Joaquim is responsible for discovering the national flower of Singapore the "Vanda Miss Joaquim", there is no flower in the country which serves as the national flower or flower emblem of Armenia. Still the people come and enjoy the great nature of the country due to its diverse climate conditions which offers spectacular floral locations to Armenia.

Other Native and Popular Flowers of Armenia

Having diverse and rich Flora, the variety of plant-life in Armenia is truly astounding. Though Autumn has a twinge of regret in it, but Spring is promise forever and with the blooms of flowers, this season greatly adds to the beauty o the country. Some of the popular Flowers grown in Armenia are, Garni, Geghard Canyons, Gladiolus atroviolaceus, Nigella oxypetala, Actynolema macrolema, Gundelia tournefort, Verbascum saccatum, Lallemanita iberica, Pardancanda norrisii, Scabiosa argentea, Scorronera paposa, Tulipa armena, Stchys inflata, Astragalus distyophysus, Iris grossheimii, Achillea tenuifolia, Helichrysum rubicundum, Silena spergulifolia and Scilla armenia.

The flower loving attitude of Armenians always persuades them to show their emotions through flowers on various occasions The popular flowers used as gifts and greeting here are Tulips, Orchids, Gladiolus, Lavenders, Gerberas, Roses and Carnations.