5 Most Famous Australian Native Plants
By: palettedeflores.com.au
Australia has some of the most beautiful native plants we've ever seen. There is a wide range of colours, sizes, shapes, and beautiful native flowers.
Photo: @sugartreephotography
These are the 5 most popular Australian native plants:
Banksia, Waratah, Wattle, Bottlebrush and Eucalyptus.
1. Banksia Flowers
This is one of our favourite native flowers, they come in all shapes and sizes. The largest Banksia is call Spinulosa “hairpin banksia’. The magnificent feature of the plant is that they have such a huge flower that is loved by insects, butterflies, and nectar-feeding birds.
Banksia flowers are big in floristry. We've used them to create large floral installations for weddings and events, as well as in our Australian native bouquets. One of the reasons we love banksia is because they can last for several weeks in a vase filled with water.
Photo: @sugartreephotography
2. Waratah flowers
We love Waratah flowers, they are a real beauty!
The tree Waratah is a large rainforest tree that can grow up to 35 meters and it only grows in North Queensland.
They have a beautiful heart shape and they come mostly in red, orange, and yellow colour palette. The form of their long tubes that split apart makes them very popular with birds.
We use Waratah flowers when they are in season in our vase arrangements. The colours of this plant provide a touch of texture and sophistication.
Australian Waratah
3. Yellow Wattle
It is an Australian national Flower. It captures the essence of the bush!
The wattle grows all over the country along the southeast coast of Australia. This plant is pretty amazing! It’s been around for about 35 million years, and it survived any weather conditions. You can find wattle prints on coins and Australian metals. The celebration of the national wattle day is on September 1st.
There are different wattle species, and they’re vibrant and usually yellow. We love to use wattle in our flower arrangements and native bouquets because it has a distinctive yellow bud that can give a nice texture and movement.
The yellow wattle embodies the Australian spirit.
4. Bottlebrush
This plant grows in every state of the country, bottlebrush is also a firm favourite of honeyeaters and butterflies.
There are different varieties through the seasons, we love to explore and create beautiful floral experiences with this type of Australian natives.
Bottlebrush has a brilliant blood-red colour palette. This plant is perfect to use alongside fences, walls, or for a narrow garden, they can handle heat and humidity very well.
5. Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is the most iconic symbol of the Australian native environment. They are perfect for your home garden, especially if you are looking for something unique. We love using eucalyptus in our flower bouquets. They bring a diverse range of colours, and we love the smell!
Photo: @sugartreephotography
We love to explore the beauty of Australian native flowers through the year creating stunning flower arrangements that represent the iconic native environment.
What is your favourite Australian Native Plant?
We love Banksia and eucalyptus!
Angela XO
Creative Director
Palette de Flores
Comments
Daniel Walker said:
I LOVE THEM ALL…. I already have bottlebrush and Angel’s Trumpet.
Meg said:
I really love grevilleas and their multiple varieties
damond said:
I like waratah and eucalyptus