I have a question for all you keen gardeners . If a flower or tree is beginning to blossom here in the UK at spring time. If you transported it to Australia, which is Autumn time, would the plant carry on blossoming or would it go into hibernation mode.
I am sure at least some of you knowledgrable members know the answer as I don’t have a clue about gardening
cant think of any reason you would want to transport a plant from the UK to Australia
Don’t think it would be allowed anyway. Danger of spreading disease or whatever.
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My first thought. Customs would seize and destroy it, and probably issue a fine. 
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Would it even be allowed into customs in the first place?
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There is absolutely no way you could take a plant from the UK to Australia because of our biosecurity laws. You can’t even take plants or fruit between states or even sometimes areas of a state…
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But if you could ? I refer to my original post
The plant would respond to its environment.
At Christmas Poinsettia appear in the shops with their bright red leaves. The leaves are forced to go red for Christmas they will never go red at that time of the year ever again. (another great plant, break off a twig, stick it in the ground - new plant).
My geraniums in the garden flower all year round but I bet your geraniums (if you have any) don’t. Plants respond to the climate they are in. Like goldfish in a tropical fish tank they go mad.
On the other hand Chilli plants find the winter here too cold to survive, I had some that lasted a few years but generally they don’t.