Autumn in Australia
Flowers in season in May in Australia
May is Mother's Day month, the busiest week of the year for most florists. Chrysanthemums are the traditional flower and are in season, alongside orchids, late dahlias, roses and the first ranunculus and anemones from the cooler growers. Order a few days ahead for the Sunday, and expect imported tulips and peonies to be dearer than local seasonal stems. Being confirmed
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At market in May
What's in season
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Natives and grown here
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Nothing in this group is at market this month for the state you picked.
Seasonal cut flowers
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Nothing in this group is at market this month for the state you picked.
Pick of May
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums are one of the best buys at market this month. Chrysanthemums flower naturally in autumn and spring, but commercial growers control day length to crop them all year, so they are at market in every month.
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All about chrysanthemums →What's on
Flower events in May
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 May
Cedar Creek Farm
Cedar Creek (Wollombi Valley)
Open: September to MayBeing confirmed
Curlew Ridge Flower Farm
Woodford
Open: August to MayBeing confirmed
Pure Maiden Farm
Maiden Gully
Open: September to MayBeing confirmed
Born in May?
May birth flowers: Lily of the valley and Hawthorn
Lily of the valley means a return of happiness. In Australia it's a rare, imported stem in May, and flowers in southern gardens in spring.
May birth flowers- Lily of the valley
- Hawthorn