What fresh flowers are in season?

In Aotearoa New Zealand, many favourite flowers are available year-round.

The table below lists the top 75 flowers and their seasonal availability. With seasons opposite to the Northern Hemisphere—Summer (Dec–Feb), Autumn (Mar–May), Winter (Jun–Aug), and Spring (Sep–Nov)—this guide helps you choose the perfect blooms, even when ordering from overseas. 

Flower availability chart

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Alstromeria

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Anemones

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

Anthuriums

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Aster

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

Bells of Ireland

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

Calla Lily

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

Carnation

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Celosia

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

Chrysanthemums

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Daffodil

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

Dahlia

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

Delphinium

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

Earlicheer

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

Eucalyptus

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

Freesia

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Gentian

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

Gerberas

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Gladioli

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

Gloriosa

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

Gypsophila

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

Hellebores

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

Hyacinths

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

Hydrangea

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

Hypericum

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

Iris

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

Lavender

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

Lily Asiatic

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Lily Oriental

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Lily Longiflorum

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

Lisianthus

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

Orchid Cymbidium Std

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

Orchid Cymbidium Mini

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

Orchid Phaleonopsis

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Peony

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

Poppy

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

Protea

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Ranunculus

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

Rose Standard

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Rose Spray

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Snapdragon

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

Stephanotis

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

Stock

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

Sunflower

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

Sweet Pea

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

❌

Sweet William

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

Tuberose

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

❌

Tulip

❌

❌

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

✅

❌