Flower Market Guide : Early Spring 2025

Well we are almost in September, spring couldn't come soon enough!!! This is such a great time for flowers. It's very hard to control myself at the markets with all these beautiful flowers about!! Here are some of our favourites we are really loving at the moment.

1. Rhododendron

Meaning - Beauty and Energy

Rhododendrons are just starting to emerge at the markets. They are often confused with Azalea, but with their much thicker, paddle-shaped evergreen leaves and big round clusters of brightly coloured flowers, which when flowering are so breathtaking they want to make you whip out your phone for a pic.

While they are often deceivingly unassuming when picked, being tight with brown buds, but they are worth sticking with because when fully open, they are striking.

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Colours: Shades of Purple, Red, White, Pink, Yellow

2. Ranunculus

Meaning - I am dazzled by your charms

Ranunculus are one of the most perfect flowers! Their rose-like heads, which are formed from layers of tissue-thin petals, bring so much joy to everyone who sees them. Don't be fooled by their delicate petals though, they are surprisingly robust and long lasting. When fresh, their heads are tightly closed and smaller in size, opening up over a few days to reveal the most soft and fluffy flowers.

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Colours: colours range from pale yellow to apricot, red, white, pink, orange and burgundy.

3. Flannel Flowers

One of my favourites, the Flannel flower is native to NSW, QLD and Victoria. It’s white flowers bloom all year round, and they last beautifully in a vase for 5-7 days before the tips of the petals begin to turn brown.

You can usually get flannels throughout the year, but right now, they are in their prime, and we are loving them!

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4. Pierus

Pierus is a gorgeous, luxe looking shrub, that is really in it's element now! They have a drapey look, and add a really special texture to our bouquets, and arrangements.

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5. Banksia Praemorsa

A beautiful meaty banksia, coming in a lovely yellow, or a rusty colour

6. Delphinium

Meaning - Delphiniums symbolize cheerfulness and goodwill, as well as a protective plant.

Delphiniums come in beautiful shades of blue, mauve, and white. The most commonly know delphinium is actually a hybrid! Pictured below.

7. Carnations

Meaning - Fascination, disctinction, or love

With so many beautiful colours available, carnations, otherwise known as sims, have well and truly made a comeback.

I would never have dreamed a few years ago that I would be using carnations in our bouquets, but now, because of their colours, texture, and longevity, they are becoming a staple during the winter months!

8. Wax flower

For a very hardy, robust flower these are super delicate and pretty to the eye. Over the last year or so we've noticed the range of wax flower coming into the Sydney market has grown substantially and we are not complaining. The more common red bud and white varieties have been joined by a wider range of pink and purple shades. Some have pretty flowers dispersed throughout their lemon-scented leaves, while others are more densely packed with cluster upon cluster of waxy flowers.

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Colours: white, red, pink and purple

How long they last in a vase: 7-10 days.

9. Blossom

Meaning - Concealed Love, Beauty in Retirement, Chaste Love

This month we are getting more and more beautiful blossoms, including cherry blossoms etc in white and pink - so pretty!!!

10. Dutch Iris

Meaning - faith, hope, courage, wisdom and admiration

We love using the yellow and white dutch iris in our bouquets - they are such a beautiful shape and the yellow in particular is such a happy colour!

11. Jasmine

Meaning - love, beauty, or sensuality

Jasmine is always a sign that spring is on it's way! The jasmine always lends such a beautiful texture to our bouquets, and smells amazing!!

12. Daffodils

Meaning - Uncertainty, Chivalry, Respect or Unrequited love

Another happy addition to our bright and gorgeous bunches. You couldn't get more of a happy flower I think!!

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13. Phillica

I LOVE phillica - it is such a beautiful, fluffy native, and dries out so nicely, it is a perfect everlasting flower.

14. Anenomes

Meaning - Forsaken Love

One of our all-time favourites!! The beautiful "panda" colour with the blush petals and dark centre is beautiful, and they also come in gorgeous fire-engine red, fascia, purple, Burgundy, and white with a green centre.

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15. Hellebore

Meaning - we shall overcome scandal and slander

Gorgeous soft colours, I love using these flowers for weddings and events. They often don't last as long for house flowers, but are beautiful while they do!