Tuesday, August 22, 2006

The Wattle

Ever wondered why Australian sports teams always wear dresses in green and yellow?

These colors don’t show up on the Australian flag or anything alike and I learned today where they come from ...


Actually the dresses are green and gold and the colors come from the Australian national flower, the wattle. The wattle is a bright yellow flower that comes in about 70 different kinds, some are small yellow balls with long or short leafs, some are rather cylindrical in shape.

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