This large, stately flower is the state symbol for New South Wales. Its Aboriginal name comes from its vibrant, red colouring.
If you can’t resist touching a Waratah bloom, look at how your senses take in and interact with the world, and relish the pleasures they bring as much as you can – sight, touch, taste and smell.
Its botanical name is most appropriate as it means ‘most beautiful plant seen from afar’.” (Native Plants of the Sydney District, Fairley and Moore)