The Best Flowers To Grow In Sydney, Month By Month
Wondering what are the best flowers to grow in Sydney? I love sweet peas in the cooler months - my brother Fergus (above) grew awesome purple Leamington sweet peas
Zinnia, celosia, dahlia, Bells of Ireland….these were all names of flowers I’d never even heard of 10 years ago, let alone thought I could possibly grow myself one day from seed.
Fast forward a number of years and plenty of experimenting and I have grown heaps of beautiful flowers in my backyard (and in pots as well). One year I even set myself the challenge of growing my own flowers for all big occasions including Mother’s Day, Christmas, birthdays and baby showers (not easy!).
There are so many flowers, so little time, but I have put together a list of what I consider to be the best flowers to grow in Sydney. In a nutshell, any flower that likes hot weather is a good flower to grow in Sydney. Sadly, perennial flowers like roses, hydrangeas and lilacs that you grow year on year aren’t on this list, but you can’t have everything. Here are 12 of the best flowers to grow in Sydney, and when to plant them, below!
January is a great time to plant orange marigolds - they can handle Sydney’s heat.
February is a good time to plant brightly coloured zinnia in Sydney and the butterflies love them too.
As the weather cools down in March, you can plant sweet peas. The traditional date to plant them is St Patrick’s Day on March 17. Here’s my brother Fergus with the fragrant sweet peas he grew on his Sydney balcony.
April is a good time to plant beautiful Bells of Ireland as they are happiest when it’s a little cooler.
May is a great time to plant dainty little chamomile which make great flowers as well as tea.
June is cold in Sydney but if you still have a lot of sun shining in your garden, sunflowers are a good choice.
July is a good time to plant calendula, the bright orange flowers in this awesome bunch.
A wild card flower to grow in August are spring onion flowers. They are on my right here and a very chic, unusual bloom in my opinion!
These gorgeous yellow celosia are great to plant in September as the weather warms up. This variety is called cockscomb.
October has warmer weather again and cosmos are a great flower for this time as they are happy in the heat.
November is a great time to plant echinacea. These can take 3-4 months to grow but are so worth it. I love them!
December = dahlias! Find out more about where to buy dahlia tubers here. Ferg grew these beautiful Tom’s Dahlias in his courtyard.
Looking for more information? Check out Ferg’s Dahlia Tuber Bounty or my take on Growing Dahlias In Sydney.
