Tourists flock to WA to see wildflower boom that is 'visible from space'

By Tom de Souza
Updated September 8 2016 - 8:10pm, first published 2:46pm
WA's wildflower bloom is drawing in all manner of visitors. Photo: Peta Bree Rule
WA's wildflower bloom is drawing in all manner of visitors. Photo: Peta Bree Rule
The view from Nature's Window near Kalbarri. Photo: Peta Bree Rule
The view from Nature's Window near Kalbarri. Photo: Peta Bree Rule
The images from 2015 show the difference in WA fields before and after winter rains. Photo: Nearmap
The images from 2015 show the difference in WA fields before and after winter rains. Photo: Nearmap

Western Australia is enjoying one of its best wildflower seasons ever, with tourists flocking to county areas to see flowers carpeting the state in colours so vivid that they can apparently be seen from space.