The end of winter tends to lift spirits as colour returns to gardens. But the early blooms have become worryingly consistent
The Western Australian plant has since been joined by a host of spring-blooming flowers, attracting animals who would typically wait for warmer months.
An early spring is in full swing across the country, as global heating-fuelled blasts of warmth – accompanied by the odd thunderstorm – deliver one of “Our daisy display has started to pop, and it normally pops at least the first week of spring,” says Chris Cole, the garden’s horticulture supervisor.While the gardens in Cranbourne and Mount Annan once faced weeks of frost, keeping early blooms at bay in years gone by, warming winters mean fewer cold snaps.At the same time, mild weather in the country’s south has kept the winter plants like wattles, grevilleas and banksias flowering as the seasons change.
Every year, Sydneysiders call Prof Brett Summerell, chief scientist at the city’s Botanic Gardens, to ask whether spring has come early or whether they’re just imagining it.
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