WildFlowers Australia

WildFlowers Australia receives all sorts of requests for help and information about wildflowers. In this section, we list some commonly asked questions and answer them, in the hope that others will also find this information useful.

Depending on where you live, there are a number of options. Most florists carry some wildflowers in stock and may be able to source specific flowers for a special occasion, like a wedding, from their normal suppliers. Florists may order their flowers through a flower wholesaler or buy direct from growers, and/or they may visit large wholesale flower markets where several wholesalers, or a number of growers, offer a wide range of flowers and foliage for sale, including wildflowers.

Some wholesale markets, such as the Sydney Flower Market at Flemington and the Brisbane Flower Market at Rocklea, are public markets, meaning that anyone can visit them to buy their fresh flowers. Check your local Yellow Pages to locate them.

 Some florists specialise in wildflower arrangements, or like to combine them with traditional flowers in their designs. Again, look up florists in your local Yellow Pages to find them.

If you want to order wildflowers for a special event, please remember that some are very seasonal and only available for a comparatively short time, while others are available almost all year round. Allow enough time for your chosen florist to source these flowers for you, or be prepared to accept their advice on alternative flowers

Please don't be tempted to go into the bush to pick wildflowers. In many areas, wildflowers are protected species and you can be fined for picking them. It isn't worth getting caught and the flowers may not last anyway because they have not been properly conditioned. In general flowers and foliage from cultivated plants will be of better quality and have a much longer vase life than stems broken off a plant in the wild.