Summer in Australia

Flowers in season in January in Australia

January is peak summer, so the buckets lean to flowers that like heat. Lisianthus, sunflowers, hydrangeas and gerberas are at their best, frangipani is dropping across every Sydney and Brisbane footpath, and lavender farms in Tasmania are in full purple. Buy early in the day, keep bouquets out of direct sun and change the water every day, because warm vase water is what shortens summer flowers most. Being confirmed

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At market in January

What's in season

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Natives and grown here

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Seasonal cut flowers

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Decorative dahlia with coral pink petals fading to a butter yellow centre, set against dark green leaves
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Dahlias

Dahlia pinnata hybrids

Pure white double gardenia bloom against glossy dark green leaves
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Gardenia

Gardenia jasminoides

Upright purple spikes of English lavender backlit against green leaves
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Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia and other Lavandula

Stargazer Oriental lily fully open, deep pink petals edged in white and freckled with crimson spots
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Lilies

Lilium hybrids

Velvety red hybrid tea rose, Kardinal, in full bloom on the bush
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Roses

Rosa hybrids

Ruffled purple lisianthus flower beaded with dew, seen from above

Pick of January

Lisianthus

Lisianthus are one of the best buys at market this month. Lisianthus is a summer and autumn flower in Australia, most plentiful from December to May.

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All about lisianthus →

What's on

Flower events in January

All events

No festivals on our list this month. The botanic gardens and places below are still worth a visit.

Get out and see them

Open in January

All places
Flower farmNSWPick your own

Cedar Creek Farm

Cedar Creek (Wollombi Valley)

Open: September to MayBeing confirmed

Flower farmSAPick your own

Charleston Farm

Charleston

Open: October to MarchBeing confirmed

Flower farmVICPick your own

Pure Maiden Farm

Maiden Gully

Open: September to MayBeing confirmed

Born in January?

January birth flowers: Carnation and Snowdrop

Carnations stand for love and admiration. Snowdrops, the other January flower, are a hope-after-winter symbol from the northern hemisphere and rarely sold here.

January birth flowers