Flowers in this guide are available commercially and seasonal availability is a guide only.
* indicates the flower is an excellent choice for bridal bouquets.
flower |
availability |
colours |
description |
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agapanthus |
spring/summer |
blue, purple, white |
large ball of bell shaped small blooms - long stem |
alstroemeria |
all year |
reds, pinks, mauve, yellow, pink |
bell shaped cluster on long stem - speckled petals |
antherium * |
all year |
red, pink, orange, cream, lime variegated combinations |
medium - large, exotic & waxy looking heart shaped flower with long stamen |
arum lily * |
winter/spring |
ivory |
petite, slender "curled" cone shaped flower with long yellow stamen |
asiatic lily * |
all year |
yellow, ivory, orange, plum-red, pink, lemon |
medium sized, exotic. six-petalled star shaped lily with pollen stamen frons |
azalea |
autumn |
white, red, deep pink, lilac |
delicate cluster flower, small foliage |
babies breath |
all year |
white, green, pink |
petite spindly, soft balls |
bella donna lily * |
spring |
white |
large bell shaped lily |
blushing bride * |
winter/spring |
cream & pale pink |
very petite medium sized native, complex fury centre |
bouvardia * |
summer/autumn |
red, pink, mauve, white |
perfumed double or single heads, petite short blooms |
calla lily * |
spring/summer |
ivory, green variegated |
large cone shaped flower with long thick stem & yellow stamen |
camellia bloom |
autumn |
pink, red, white, |
delicate full flower, good floating but easily damaged |
camellia leaf * |
all year |
waxy strong gloss green |
waxy strong gloss green - good for bridal bouquets |
carnation |
all year |
all colours,bi-colours & striped |
large (sim), mini (pixie), small (spray) - tissue petals |
casablanca lily/oriental lily ** |
all year |
white, cream, pink, variegated |
spectacular lily, large heads, spotted petals, long stamen |
cattleya orchid * |
autumn |
white, lavender, bi-colours |
large flower, two oval & three pointed petals with cone shaped throat |
celosia |
summer |
red, purple, pinks, yellow, orange |
large cocks comb or feathery (looks like coral) |
chrysanthemum |
all year |
all colours, bi-colours, variegated |
large (did-bud), med - spider, daisy, field |
cornflower |
summer/autumn |
blue, pink, white |
soft, medium length vivid blue |
cosmos |
summer/autumn |
purple, white, pink. lilac |
soft petite daisy style- very long and slender |
crab apple |
summer |
green and yellow fruit |
med fruit berries - leaves large/med |
cymbidium orchid * |
autumn/winter |
ivory, green, pink, mauve, rust, lemon & bi-colours |
thick, waxy orchid with five pointed petals & curled lip in centre - petite, small and medium |
daffodil |
winter/spring |
yellow, cream, bi-colours |
small bell frilled flowers - bulb grown, medium stems |
dahlia |
spring/summer/autumn |
all colours |
large full headed, tubular stem |
daisy |
summer |
white, yellow, pink |
star shaped petite bloom; occasionally unpleasant smell |
daphne |
autumn |
lilac, pink, white |
sweet strong perfume - small cluster on woody stem |
delphinium * |
winter/spring |
pale blue, white, mid blue, purple |
small clusters up long stem, petite in shape - true blue |
dendrobium orchid ** |
all year |
ivory, purple, yellow, rust, lilac, lime |
mature orchids with medium length stems on spray - sometimes referred to as singapore orchids |
english lavender * |
summer |
lilac/blue purple - grey/green foliage, |
sweet scented with elegant form, many buds to stem head |
flannel flower * |
spring |
cream (native) |
soft flannel feel star shape pale green foliage - some people highly allergic |
forget-me-not |
winter/spring |
white, blue, pink |
small short cottage flowers - thick stems |
frangipani |
summer |
cream/yellow, pink |
small cluster star cone shaped - brown easily smell sweet |
freesia ** |
autumn/winter/spring |
yellow, lemon, white, lilac, orange |
small cluster on medium stem - fragrant |
french lavender * |
winter/spring |
pale grey/green foliage, purple flower |
highly perfumed, largest lavender variety |
gardenia |
spring/summer |
some available all year - ivory/cream |
beautiful fragrance, small, medium, large round waxy leaves and gloss dark leaves |
geraldton wax * |
autumn/winter |
ivory, pink, purple |
waxy flat small petals with berry buds |
gerbera ** |
all year |
all colours, bi-colours, different centres |
big version of the common daisy - huge range of colours, varieties and sizes |
gladiolus |
all year |
white, cream, yellow, pink, red, burgundy, salmon, lilac, green |
tall thick stem with many blossoms climbing to the tip |
green goddess lily * |
winter/spring |
green & ivory |
a unique calla lily with cream centres flushed with green & broad green tips |
gymea leaves |
all year |
mid green |
really long reed shaped leaves - thick |
heliconia |
all year |
scarlet, yellow, orange, green variegated |
exotic, large flowers simular to strelitzias, thick woody stem, some have pendulous bracts |
helleborus |
winter/spring |
muted tomes of green, lilac, mauve |
clumping flowers, very low to ground, petite |
hyacinth |
winter/spring |
pink, ivory, lemon, pink, purple, blue |
short, heavy flower with multiple star-shaped flowers on stem, extremely fragrant |
iris |
all year |
blue, purple, white, yellow |
single opening bloom, long stem, variegated centre, 3 frons/petals |
jasmine |
spring |
white, pink |
small dainty highly fragrant vine |
jonquil |
winter/spring |
yellow, cream, bi-colours |
clustered small sweet smell - related to daffodil, double or single flower |
kangaroo paw |
summer |
red, green, brown (native) |
hairy paw shaped small flower on tall stem |
king protea |
summer/autumn |
pink (native) |
huge crown shaped woody flower - very impressive |
lambs ear ** |
winter/spring |
pale green/grey/lime |
soft fury small leaf - feels like lambs ears |
lavender * |
all year |
lilac/purple |
sweet smell, short stems - see "english" "french" |
leucadendron |
all year |
rust/brown/green (native) |
long leaf form flower head - last well |
liatris * |
summer |
purple, white |
long cylindrical clustered spike of fluffy flower |
lisianthus |
summer, autumn, spring |
white, lemon, pink, purple, lilac |
soft cabbage style flower, looks like loose small peonie rose and last very well - excellent bridal flower |
lilac |
spring |
lilac, white |
large cluster of manu small star shaped blooms - heavily perfumed |
lily of the valley * |
mid spring |
white |
tiny bell blooms running up short petite stem |
love in the mist |
spring |
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mini rose ** |
spring/summer |
all colours |
small spray of rose buds |
molucca balm * |
autumn/spring |
lime green |
green cluster vertical cylinder |
nerine * |
autumn |
pink, white, yellow, orange |
clustered bell |
november Lily * |
spring/summer/autumn |
white |
often called the trumpet lily or xmas lily |
oriental ** lily/casablanca lily |
all year |
white, cream, pink, variegated |
spectacular lily, large heads, spotted petals, long stamen |
pansy |
summer |
variegated assorted |
low to the ground small velvet flower |
paper daisy |
all year |
pinks, creams |
paper everlasting daisy |
peony rose* |
Oct, Nov, Dec |
pinks, white, purples |
large, rose-like full bloom on strong stem |
phalaenopsis orchid * |
LIMITED - all year |
white, pink, purple, variegated |
flat "moth" shaped orchid. Most bouquets containing this orchid will attract 30% - 70% increase in price due to their extremely high wholesale purchase price |
poppy |
winter/spring |
assorted |
papery crinkled bulb |
protea |
summer/autumn |
pink, cream (native) |
large native, woody stem long lasting |
pussy willow |
summer/winter |
brown/silver |
long stems in bud (fury feel) |
queen anne's lace * |
spring |
white/frost green |
large delicate sprays of fine flowers |
red hot pokers |
summer/autumn |
red, orange, red, yellow |
long spike clusters, brightly coloured |
repens * |
summer/autumn |
pinks, creams |
protea - fine waxy leaf/petals |
rhododendron |
winter/spring |
pinks, mauve, whites |
large cluster of manu small star shaped blooms |
roses ** |
all year |
all colours |
small to medium in size, some boast full blooms white others don’t fully open - see rose section |
roses - David Austin |
late spring |
all colours |
small to medium rose - grown outdoors and subject to seasonal change and marking/damage. Limited supply due to commercial viability. Weak stemmed and short bloom life. |
scabious * |
summer |
pale blue, lilacs |
delicate daisy like flower |
shasta daisy |
spring/summer |
white |
large single booms daisy/chrysanthemum |
silver dollar gum * |
all year |
silver/grey foliage |
eucalyptus scented round leaf gum |
singapore orchid ** |
all year |
all colours |
long cylindrical stem orchids |
smoke bush * |
all year |
grey/silver |
fury soft short foliage |
snapdragon |
spring/summer |
all colours |
large cluster of many small star shaped blooms |
snow drops |
winter |
white |
very delicate small white flowers with green dots |
spear grass * |
all year |
dark foliage |
long fine foliage - flexible |
statice * |
all year |
purples, pinks, white/cream, yellow, orange |
papery small clusters |
stephanotis * |
summer |
white |
white waxy trumpet shaped, perfumed |
stock |
spring |
pinks, purples, white |
large cluster of cylindrical blooms on woody stem |
sunflower |
spring/summer |
yellow |
big heads - brown or black centres |
sweet pea * |
spring |
pinks, lilacs, purples, white |
informal small delicate flowers, perfumed |
sweet william |
winter/spring |
reds, purple, assorted |
head of tightly clustered vibrant flowers |
tea tree * |
autumn/winter/spring |
pinks, white, purples |
white woody flowers |
tiger lily ** |
all year |
oranges, pinks, creams, yellows |
star shaped lily |
tortured willow ** |
summer/autumn/winter |
light brown/green |
twisted bare stem willow |
tuberoses * |
autumn |
white |
cylindrical clusters of perfumed blooms |
tulip ** |
winter/spring |
all colours |
smooth waxy "U" shape, smooth stems |
umbrella fern |
all year |
green |
round fine leafed fern |
vanda orchid * |
summer |
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violet |
winter/spring |
purple, pink, white |
small low growing blooms - short lasting |
waratah * |
spring |
red |
large full centre red waxy centre, woody stem |
water lily |
spring/summer |
pinks, mauve, creams |
waxy full centre when open - closes at night |
yellow bells |
spring |
yellow (native) |
clustered flowers |
zinnia |
summer/autumn |
bright assorted colours |
brightly coloured daisy shaped flower |