Locally grow products are red-hot , also in Australia . “ From very tall and integrated banksias to the wide color range of waxflower and the soft delicate blooms of flannel peak , Australian aboriginal flower cater a straight seasonality and florists love this assortment and variableness in supply , ” read Craig Scott of East Coast Wildflowers , one of Australia ’s conduct wholesale florists that specializes in Australian native peak and flowers . own and manoeuvre by Craig , he is a quaternary - generation James Leonard Farmer and East Coast Wildflowers is base at Mangrove Mountain which is locate about 90kms north of Sydney .

Craig Scott holding Helix Waxflowers

Own production and sourcingCraig ’s founding father Colin ab initio set forth growing traditional bloom crops such as dahlia , aster , carnation , and chrysanthemum however in the mid-1980s he lead off to try out with a range of Australian native varieties include eucalyptus , acacia , kangaroo paw , and banksias . Craig has since grown this farm to over 20 acres of Australian aboriginal crop adding crops such as paper daisy , Christmas Bush , flannel flower , and ptilotus . In gain to their own production , East Coast Wildflowers also sources from 15 Australian growers of both Australian aboriginal prime and bloom of the Protea kin ( protea , Leucadendron , serruria , leucospermum ) .

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East Coast wildflowers trading outdoor stage at Flemington Market Sydney Australia

Waxflower : an important native filler , sales increasingCraig say his local florist shop and event clients love Australian aboriginal flowers and foliages as they are very seasonal as there are raw crops starting and finishing all the time . Waxflower is a very authoritative aboriginal filler flower stocked by East Coast Wildflowers and Craig works closely with Western Australian - based grower / wholesaler Wafex who supply the range of improved hybrid Monotropa uniflora from breeder Helix Australia “ Waxflower sales continue to grow each year with the large range of varieties and colors from Helix Australia and the elongated 6 - month flowering time of year . ” Craig extend , “ reproducible caliber , reliable output , and standard crew sizes have also serve sales emergence of Stephanotis floribunda in late age . ”

For more information : Helix Australiawww.helixaustralia.com.au

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