SEASONAL GUIDE
INSPIRATION AND AVAILABILITY
FOR AUSTRALIA
Need a little help working out what flowers and foliages are in season and when? Need some inspiration for your wedding by season? Been googling and pinteresting like crazy and keep finding out things you love aren’t available? This list is written to support our local and Australian growers, there is however access to imports from overseas, but they come with their own costs and challenges. Here is a brief list of what is available to us in Australia by season.
We also have a colour guide on our pinterest board. So you can look at colours first then check the availability.
**PINTEREST COLOUR GUIDE**
SUMMER BLOOMS AND BRANCHES
Agapanthus – White, Purple, Blue
Amaranthus – Red, Pink, Burgundy, Green and Bronze
Bouvardia – White, Pinks
Calla Lily – Blush, Plum, Dark Purple, White, Off-white, Lemon, Peach, Pink, Mauve, Yellow, Orange
Clethera – White Flower, often pink stem.
Copper Beech Foliage – Burgundy
Cottage Rose – Pinks, Whites, Creams, Reds, Yellows, Oranges
Crab Apple Branches – Green to Red
Dahlia – Pinks, Whites, Lattes, Apricots, Purples, Oranges, Yellows, Reds and Bi-colours
David Austin Rose – Pinks, Whites, Apricots, Yellow, Burgundy
Gloriosa Lily – Red/Yellow
Green Privet Berry – Green
Hydrangea – Pinks, Whites, Blues, Purples, Mauves, Mottled Antique Tones, Green
Lavender – Purple/Mauve
Lisianthus – White, Off-white, Cream, Pinks, Purples, Mauves, Green
Peony (November only) – White, Off-White, Light Pinks, Dark Pinks, Coral
Rice Flower – White
Snowberry – White
Spray Rose – Whites, Cream, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges, Reds, Bi-colour
Standard Rose – Whites, Cream, Pinks, Yellows, Mauves, Oranges, Reds, Bi-colour
Tuberose – White/Off-White
Wild Grass – Natural
Young Berries (Green Blackberries/Raspberries) – Green
For some Summer inspiration and to see what is available, click on the below links.
**LUXURIOUS SPICERS CLOVELLY**
AUTUMN FLOWERS AND FOLIAGES
Amaranthus – Red, Pink, Burgundy, Green and Bronze
Celosia – Red, Burgundy, Coral, Green, Yellow/Orange
Cymbidium Orchid – Burgundy, White, Cream, Browns/Golds, Pinks, Greens, Yellows
Cornflower – Blue, White
Cotton – White
Dahlia – Pinks, Whites, Lattes, Apricots, Purples, Oranges, Yellows, Reds and Bi-colours
David Austin Rose – Pinks, Whites, Apricots, Yellow, Burgundy
Erica – Pinks, White
Freesia – White, Lavender, Pinks, Yellow, Orange, Red
Hyacinth – White, Pinks, Purples, Apricot
Hydrangea – Pinks, Whites, Blues, Purples, Mauves, Mottled Antique Tones, Green
Jasmine Foliage – Green
Kale – White/Green, Purple/Green, Green
Lisianthus – White, Off-white, Cream, Pinks, Purples, Mauves, Green
Pink Pepper Berry – Pink
Rattail Celosia – Purple/Burgundy
Scabiosa – White, Pink, Dark Burgundy/Plum
Sedum – White, Pink, Coral
Trick Carnations – Green
Tuberose- White/Off-White
Tulip – White, Pink, Purple/Plum, Mauve, Yellow, Orange, Red, Bi-Colour
Veronica – Purple, White, Pink
Zinnia – White, Pinks, Yellow, Orange, Red
Real Autumn weddings to inspire click the links below to see
WINTER FLORALS AND TEXTURES
Andromeda – White, Pinks
Anemones – White, Purples, Pinks, Red
Astilbe – Pinks, White, Red
Black Privet Berry – Dark Blue/Black
Blushing Bride Protea – Cream/Pink, Cream/White
Daffodil – Yellow, White
Daphne – White/Pink
Earlicheer – Cream
Flowering Vibirnum – White/Pink
Freesia – White, Lavender, Pinks, Yellow, Orange, Red
Helleborus – Antique Tones, Purple, Off-White, Plum, Green
Hyacinth – White, Pinks, Purples, Apricot
Jasmine Buds/Flower – Pink Buds/White Flowers
Kale – White/Green, Purple/Green, Green
Magnolia Buddy Branch – Brown Buds/Pink/White Flowers
Peony (French Import) – White, Off-White, Light Pinks, Dark Pinks, Coral
Poppy – Red, Oranges, Yellow, Lemon, White
Ranunculus – White, Plum, Burgundy, Pink, Red, Orange, Apricot, Muted Antique Tones
Stock – Peach, White, Pink, Purple,
Sweet Pea- White, Pink, Purple, Mauve, Red, Bi-Colour
Tulip – White, Pink, Purple/Plum, Mauve, Yellow, Orange, Red, Bi-Colour
Wax Flower – White, Pink
Winter wedding wonderlands, click below
SPRING BLOOMS AND BUDS
Andromeda – White, Pink
Anemones – White, Purples, Pinks, Red
Arabs Eye – White with Black Centre
Bearded Iris – Brown/Gold, Purple/Mauve, White/Lemon
Blossom Branches – Pinks, Apricots and Whites
Blushing Bride Protea – Cream/Pink, Cream/White
Boronia – White, Hot Pink, Brown/Yellow
Chincherinchee – White
Corn Flower – Blue, White
Dogwood Branches – Light Pink
Flannel Flower – White
Freesia – White, Lavender, Pinks, Yellow, Orange, Red
Lilac – Purple, White, Mauve
Peony – White, Off-White, Light Pinks, Dark Pinks, Coral
Ranunculus – White, Plum, Burgundy, Pink, Red, Orange, Apricot, Muted Antique Tones
Rhododendron – Pinks, Mauve, White
Rice Flower – White, Pink
Snow Ball Viburnum – White/Green
Stock – Peach, White, Pink, Purple,
Sweet Pea – White, Pink, Purple, Mauve, Red, Bi-Colour
Tulip – White, Pink, Purple/Plum, Mauve, Yellow, Orange, Red, Bi-Colour
Tweedia- Blue, White
Waratah – Red, White
Wax Flower – Pinks, Whites
Click the links below for some Spring wedding love
ALMOST ALL YEAR ROUND BEAUTIES
Alstroemeria – White, Pinks, Peach, Red, Yellow, Orange, Purple
Aster – White, Pinks, Purples
Baby’s Breath – White or tinted any colour
Banksia – Browns, Yellows, Creams, Oranges, Red
Billy Buttons – Yellow or tinted any colour
Carnations – White, Cream, Antique Tones, Apricot, Yellow, Red, Pink, Bi-Colour
Daisies – White, Yellow
Delphinium – White, Blue, Purples, Pinks
Disbud Chrysanthemum – White, Pinks, Mauves or various dyed colours – inc. Brown, Apricot
Dried and Preserved Florals and Foliages – Palms, Ruscus, Hydrangea, Ferns, Bunny Tail Grass, amaranthys – Natural, White or Tinted/Dyed
Dusty Miller – Grey
Easter Daisy – White
Eucalyptus Foliage – Grey/Green
Gladioli – White, Pink, Mauve, Burgundy, Peach, Yellow, Red, Orange
Herbs – Green
Hypericum Berry – Green to Red
Italian Ruscus – Green
King Protea – Pink, White
Leucadendron – Burgundy, Red, Yellow, Green, Orange
Lily – White, Pinks
Magnolia Foliage – Green/Brown
Misty – Purple, White
Orchid – Phalaenopsis, Natural/Tinted (Imported) – White, Purple, Bi-Colour, Pink, Apricot or tinted various colours inc. Latte, Gold, Peach
Orchid – Singapore, Vanda, Spider, Oncidium – White, Pinks, Purples, Greens, Coral, Orange, Yellow, Red
Plum Gorgeous Foliage- Burgundy
Protea – Burgundy, White
Queen Annes Lace – White, Purple, Chocolate
Roses – All the Colours (Blue, Full Black and some others are Dyed)
Scabiosa – White, Pinks, Burgundy, Plum
Sea Holly – Blue
Snapdragons – Whites, Pinks, Apricots, Orange, Yellows
Spanish Moss – Grey
Spray Rose – Whites, Cream, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges, Reds, Bi-colour
Standard Rose – All the Colours (Blue, Full Black and some others are Dyed)
Succulents – Greys, Greens, Peaches, Pinks
Sunflowers/ Teddy Bear Sunflowers – Yellow, Burgundy/Yellow
Sweet William Carnation – Whites, Pinks, Mauves, Reds
Wild Grass including Pampas and Phragmites – Natural or tinted
More all year inspiration in the weddings below
Cover and Summer Photography SHAE ESTELLA PHOTO | Autumn JENNIFER OLIPHANT PHOTOGRAPHY | Winter KIRK WILCOX | Spring JULIAN BEATTIE | All Year CLOUD CATCHER STUDIOS