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Flowers in season in October in Australia

October is full spring. The first Australian-grown peonies arrive from Victoria, waratahs and flannel flowers are at their best, and gardenias start to scent the evening. Jacarandas turn Brisbane purple late in the month, then Grafton and Sydney follow. Open gardens are in full swing, and Floriade wraps up early in the month. Being confirmed

27flowers
in season

At market in October

What's in season

Show for

Natives and grown here

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Close-up of a soft pink boronia flower with golden stamens
Native

Boronia

Boronia megastigma and Boronia heterophylla

Pink Mangle's sunray everlasting daisies with yellow centres growing wild in Western Australia
Native

Everlasting daisy

Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea and related paper daisies

Crimson waratah flower head with its ring of red bracts, growing in bushland near Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains
NativePeak now

Waratah

Telopea speciosissima and hybrids

King protea in bloom with a silvery pink dome and pointed rose pink bracts
Grown here

Protea

Protea spp. (including Protea cynaroides)

Seasonal cut flowers

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

Lilies

Lilium hybrids

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

Roses

Rosa hybrids

Crimson waratah flower head with its ring of red bracts, growing in bushland near Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains

Pick of October

Waratah

Waratah is one of the best buys at market this month. Waratah is the NSW floral emblem and one of the showiest native cut flowers.

Pick being confirmed

All about waratah →

What's on

Flower events in October

All events
On nowWADates being confirmed

WA Wildflower Season 2026

1 July to 31 October 2026

Coalseam Conservation Park, Lesueur National Park and the Mid West, Mid West, including Mullewa and Mingenew

Everlasting daisyKangaroo pawBanksiaGeraldton wax

On nowNSW

Tulip Time 2026

11 September to 5 October 2026

Corbett Gardens, Bowral

Tulips

On nowACT

Floriade 2026

12 September to 11 October 2026

Commonwealth Park, Canberra

Tulips

On nowWA

Everlasting Kings Park Festival 2026

18 September to 4 October 2026

Kings Park and Western Australian Botanic Garden, Perth

Kangaroo pawEverlasting daisyBanksiaGrevillea

Get out and see them

Open in October

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

Born in October?

October birth flowers: Marigold and Cosmos

Marigolds mean warmth and creativity and cosmos means harmony. Both are easy summer annuals in Australian gardens.

October birth flowers
  • Marigold
  • Cosmos