Native Cut Flower Garden
Flowers make a beautiful gift, but home grown and hand picked flowers are the bee’s knees! The bouquet does’t need to be big either, if it is gathered with intention and given with love it is so meaningful. The great news is that with some patience and a little know how you can grow your own native cut flower garden. Even in a small garden or courtyard you can grow an impressive amount of gorgeous blooms that you can cut and gift or bring indoors and put in a vase. Here are our top 6 native flower and foliage choices that you can add to your small garden or grow in a pot.
Kangaroo Paw
This iconic Australian flower comes in a huge variety of colours and sizes. Easy to grow and a striking addition to any bouquet.
Billy Buttons
Cute and long lasting these little balls of sunshine are easy to dry and can be used indefinitely in a vase.
Banksia
Looking for something large and structural Banksia flowers are striking as a cut flower, include some of the foliage and your’e bouquet is complete.
Flannel flower
Another Australian icon, the gorgeous flannel flower grows in full sun and part shade and can be added to a bouquet for a whimsical look.
Leucadendron
This structural plant has flowers that could be mistaken for leaves, a beautiful addition to the garden and a bouquet, they come in an array of beautiful colours and are easy to grow.
Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
Looking for a foliage plant with so much personality, the silver dollar Eucalyptus is it. Easy to grow and forgiving to a good prune, these look gorgeous added to your native bouquet.
