Live: What is Australia's most amazing wildflower? Last chance to vote

The ABC is on the lookout for Australia's most amazing native wildflower this National Science Week, as voted by our audience.Follow along on our live blog as we unearth the winning flower.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 11:01amFri 21 Aug 2026 at 11:01amLit up by creamy candles(Illustration: ABC)Creamy candles (Stackhousia monogyna) are a low-growing herb found across Australia which produce gorgeous, candle like flowers and a sweet scent at night — trying to attract night-time pollinators like moths.The flowers are tubes made up of tiny, creamy-white flowers that look like little stars.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 10:58amFri 21 Aug 2026 at 10:58amThe carnivorous bladderwort likes to slurp(Illustration: ABC)The blue bladderwort (Utricularia caerulea) is a vacuum-powered swamp carnivore with lightning-fast reflexes.The plants have tiny floating bladders that can suck in water and insects in milliseconds.This active trapping mechanism is an unusual strategy among carnivorous plants, most of which use a more passive method to catch prey.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 10:55amFri 21 Aug 2026 at 10:55amDrumroll please... your candidates 🥁With the help of experts, we've ventured beyond the common garden varieties of native flowers to bring you this top 10 of unsung blooms from across the country.Here are your 10 contenders:BladderwortCreamy candleFlannel flowerFlying duch orchidMulla mullaMurnong (yam daisy)Richea scopariaStar flower (Calytrix)TriggerplantUnderground orchidWhich wildflower deserves the winning title? Vote on our polling page and sound off in the comments at the top of this page under "submit a comment or question".In the next few moments, we'll tell you a little bit more about each species.Fri 21 Aug 2026 at 10:50amFri 21 Aug 2026 at 10:50amWelcome to the wildflower of the year live blog!Good morning and thanks for joining our live coverage as we uncover Australia's most amazing native wildflower, as voted by you.There's still time to cast your vote, so head to the poll to help your favourite along.The flower that receives the most votes will be crowned the winner just before 1pm!You can also listen along over on ABC Radio National.