Waratah, Notecard

WARATAH

Australian Native Wild Flower Range

The name waratah comes from the Eora Aboriginal people, the original inhabitants of the Sydney area. It means 'red flowering tree'.

Indigenous Australian legends feature the waratah strongly, and Indigenous people used the flower in a number of ways, including as a medicinal tonic for children and by infusing water with the flavour of the blooms to create a sweet drink.