Today is not only the first day of spring but also National Wattle Day. It is 21 years since the golden wattle was declared Australia's official national flower. A new exhibition celebrating the ...

A golden wattle plant in bloom in Australia's Western Desert Horst Mahr / Getty Images Each spring across Australia, its native golden wattle plants (Acacia pycnantha Benth.) burst into bloom in a ...

Spring has arrived, and all over the country the hills and riversides are burnished with the green and gold of Australian wattles, all belonging to the genus Acacia. It's a spectacular sight, but not ...

While the south of France is famous for wineries and lavender fields, it is a little known Australian Silver Wattle that is closest to European hearts.

Geetha Mathivanan elaborates on Australia's emblematic flower, the golden wattle, in "Namma Australia," highlighting how its blossoms, adorned in green and gold, symbolize national unity within the ...

When it is winter here in the Midwest, it is, of course, summer in the southern hemisphere. On January 26 each year, (which is Australia Day), I think a lot about Australia where I was born. The ...