What is Golden Wattle?

Golden Wattle is a type of plant from Australia. The Golden Wattle appeared as a large shrub or tree and got its name from the distinctive golden flowers hanging from his branches beginning early in the spring. The Golden Wattle was called an Australian floral emblem and was considered an Australian national flower for more than a century, although it was not officially recognized as such until 1988. As seedlings, these plants have leaves, but when they reach maturity, they lose leaf blades and maintain only the stems of the leaves. The stems are dark green, thin and pointed and about 2.3-7.8 inches (6-20 cm) long.

Flowers are fluffy balls that occur in clusters on branches that can fire from a tree at angles or hang like free muscle grapes. Every ball, or flower head, has up to 80 small, yellow, fragrant flowers. Fruit is dark brown and 2.7-4.7thumb (7–12 cm) long when it is ripe. In addition, this plant was introduced to southern California in the United States and South Africa, where it can be found wild. In Africa it is considered a kind of pests.

sweet scented flowers are often used in the production of perfumes as well as in top fragrant cosmetics. Wood is sometimes used in the production of furniture. In addition, Golden Wattle appeared on Australian stamps, ridges and a medal for Australia. It is said that the Australian colors of green and gold are based on the coloring of Wattle.

It coincides with the early flowering of the tree, September 1 is considered a day Wattle in Australia. Wattle Day was first held in 1910, originally created to recognize Golden Wattle as a national flower and celebrate the national history of Australia. A few years later Australia joined the First World War and plans an official statement of a tree as a national emblemLky released. However, Wattle Day was still celebrated and instead used as a way of raising funds for war efforts. Now Wattle Day has become a symbol of national pride in Australia and generally celebrated Australian culture and history.