snowwhite's list "Australian Flora Names" of 20 great name ideas: Acacia - Blue Gum!

Australian Flora Names

Acacia is an attractive, rarely used Greek flower name enhanced by its popular beginning-and-ending-with 'a'-construct, and is gradually beginning to catch on as a new member of the stylish <a href="https://nameberry.com/search/girls-names/a">girl names starting with A</a>. 
 The acacia is a shrub of the mimosa family, with clusters of showy white or yellow blossoms, which symbolizes resurrection and immortality--making the name especially appropriate for an Easter-season baby.
 Named by an early Greek botanist, the acacia is known for its fine wood and medicinal properties. It also has biblical ties, since the Ark of the Covenant was made out of Acacia wood.
 As a given name, Acacia has had some popularity in Australia, where the acacia (sometimes known there as the wattle) is a common plant and sometime national symbol.

Australian Flora Names

The names

Acacia

Banksia

Dianella

Eucalyptus

Grevillea

Olearia

Pandorea

Wollemi

Callistemon

Melaleuca

Waratah

Boronia

Hakea

Macadamia

Mangrove

Calandrinia

Maireana

Waterlily

Desert Rose

Blue Gum