Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the side of a remote, dusty stretch of road in rural Western Australia, eager to catch a glimpse of a unique and beautiful sight.
Blooming amongst the 100-metre patch of otherwise bare, red dirt are hundreds of wreath flowers, which have seemingly popped up out of nowhere.
Local artist Helen Ansell, who runs a gallery at the nearby town of Mullewa, visits the wreath flowers every year. "I remember when my mother in law first saw them, she actually thought there had been an accident, and someone had laid wreaths on the side of the road." "On a good year, we can get 1000 of them. Right now there aren't quite as many, but there are still a few hundred, which is amazing."A deluge of rain in July, which saw a year's worth of rainfall in one month, saved not only the wreath flowers but this year's wildflower season and made it one of the best ever, Ansell said.
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