Spring is here! Look at what’s in season…Yvette

As it’s the first day of Spring we thought we would give you a list of our favourite flowers in season.

And in no particular order here is the long list of beauties;

• Anemones – fabulous colours, best used in vases & posies
• Geraldton wax – flowering is available and the bud variety all always available, a great Australian native
• Sweet pea – so pretty and sweet in vases and posies
• Ranunculus – field grown varieties are now available in mixed coloured inexpensive bunches
• Waratah – haven’t seen any yet but they won’t be far, beautiful big reds, creams and whites are less available but equally stunning
• Poppies – Best time to buy the ever happy poppy, well priced and great quality
• Lavender – some lovely varieties starting to come through, smell not so heavily scented
• Tulips – yes they are still here and here to stay in good supply and quality until late October ish
• Iris – the magic of blue and purple iris, opening up with a bright spark of yellow. Look for yellow and white varieties too
• Blossoms – So may beautiful blossoms are now appearing, if you don’t want them to drop, squirt them with a little hair spray
• Hyacinth – One the saving graces of winter, they come ion so many soft lovely colours along with deep blues and purples
• Helleborus – not long lived in the vase but of so special.
• Freesia – look for the field grown varieties for stronger scents or the strong large white variety with a peppery scent
• Gymea – The largest flower in the land, surely these guys where around when dinosaurs lived. Very Jurassic park!
• Orchid- Cymbidium – Buy a potted one and make a display in a clear vase after removing the soil, quite striking
• Jonquils and Daffodils – fading fast but still around
• Daphne – be quick
• Violets – be faster
• Billy Buttons – stock up and buy fresh now then store and allow to dry
• Cyclamen – potted, look for the mini scented ones too
• Bluebells – lovely, short lived and inexpensive
• Magnolia – best left on the tree
• Blushing bride – one of the prettiest native flowers
• Camellia – use large heads to float in a bowl
• Boronia – Some would say best smelt but not seen! beats any other flower scent but lacks the visual beauty
• Lily of the valley – the daintiest sweetest little thing, appreciate her beauty and aroma for the short time you get with her
• Dogwood – Spectacular on its own

Some images of our favourite flowery friends in Spring, Enjoy the season and all that it brings………………….

To see all of what’s commercially available join a Melbourne Wholesale Flower Market Tour during Spring