November is rich in flower variety, with peonies, roses and hydrangea being key highlights.
Spring flowers are ending: daffodils, jonquils, anemones are finished. Freesias are still available.
Natives are becoming scarce, especially Pink Ice protea and many banksia varieties. Some native foliage is limited in quality due to new spring growth.
Key Flower Notes
Strongly Available
Peonies – beautiful but still pricey.
Roses (including David Austin) – abundant and high quality.
Lilies (Asiatic, Oriental, November lilies) – readily available.
Lisianthus – started late November, great quality.
Calla Lilies – locally grown and lovely.
Sunflowers – particularly stunning this month.
Delphinium and Snapdragons – excellent quality.
Carnations, alstroemeria, gypsophila, gerberas, chrysanthemums – consistently available.
Singapore orchids and imported Phalaenopsis orchids – great colour range.
Limited or Finished
Spring flowers finished: daffodils, jonquils, anemones, stock, poppies (by end of November).
Hard-to-get natives: Pink Ice protea, many banksias.
Waratah – abundant early but becoming scarce.
Tulips - local tulips are almost finished.
Paper daisies – finishing by end of month.
Blushing bride – hard to source.
Gum foliage – limited and soft in quality.
Cymbidium orchids – local season finished, imports available but expensive.
Starting or New in November
Flannel flowers
Gloriosa lilies (mid-November)
Some sweet peas (limited, mainly for weddings)
Lavender
Foliage Notes
Foliage plentiful but variable in quality due to fresh spring growth.
Magnolia, viburnum, camellia foliage soft with yellowing early in month but improved later.
Flowers Typically Available in November
Agapanthus – purple, white
Allium – purple
Alstroemeria – white, pink, green, red, yellow, orange
Anthurium – white, salmon, pink, lime, red
Asiatic lilies – white, pink, orange, yellow, red
Amaryllis lily – pink, red
Bouvardia – red, white, pink
Banksia – green, red, yellow, orange, brown, silver
Calla lily – white, black, purple, pink, red, orange, yellow
Chrysanthemum – white, pink, red, green, yellow, lilac, orange
Daisy – white, yellow
David Austin roses – white, ivory, cream, pinks, reds
Delphinium – white, blue, purple
Flannel flower – white
Gerbera – white, pink, orange, yellow, red
Gladiolus – white, purple, green, pink, yellow, red, orange
Gymea lily – red
Heliconia – red, orange, yellow
Helleborus – green, purple
Hydrangea – green, pink, purple, blue
Jasmine – white, pink
Iris – blue, purple, white, yellow
Kangaroo paw – pink, green, red/green, black/green, yellow, orange, red
Larkspur – white, pink, purple
Lavender – purple
Leucadendron – green, red, yellow
Leucospermum (pincushion) – orange, red, yellow
Lisianthus – white, pink, purple
Lotus (pods, flowers) – green, pink, white
Dusty Miller (foliage)
Miniature roses – white, pink, yellow, orange, red, cream
Mini gerbera – white, red, orange, yellow, lemon, pink
November lily – white
Oriental lily – white, pink
Phalaenopsis orchid – white, lemon, green, pink
Peony – white, pinks
Queen Anne’s lace – white
Roses (standard) – white, pinks, lavender, mauve, cream, orange, red, peach, yellow, lemon
Ranunculus – white, pinks, orange, red, yellow
Singapore orchid – white, green, pink, purple, red, yellow
Statice – white, purple
Sunflower – yellow, brown
Snapdragon – white, pink, orange, burgundy
Sweet pea – white, pink, purple
Stock – white, purple, cream, pink
Tulip – white, cream, pink, orange, yellow, red, purple
Vanda orchid – pink, red, orange, purple, yellow
Violet – purple
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