What Flowers To Grow Now In Brisbane, By The Seasons

My beautiful dahlias bloomed all through summer up until April in Brisbane

I may have mentioned once or twice that I’ve been feeling a bit stifled by having only a small space to grow in currently. As a result, I have been looking back wistfully on my past gardens and I realised they captured what flowers to grow in Brisbane, season by season!

While there are almost unlimited options of what you can grow, I focus on growing 1-3 different flower varieties each season, but plant quite a lot of each variety (e.g. 20 sunflowers, 15 marigold, 10 dahlias etc).

I’ve included some of the best flowers to grow in Brisbane throughout the year below, as confirmed by my past garden successes! If you’d like an overview of flowers to grow across the seasons, check out my Flower Planting Calendar below.

Dahlias, colourful zinnias, sunflowers and sweet peas (above) that I’ve grown in Brisbane across the seasons

What Flowers To Grow Now In Brisbane | By The Seasons

Autumn (March/April): Sweet peas, sunflowers, bells of Ireland, poppies, Queen Anne’s Lace.

Winter: Sunflowers (only in full sun), poppies.

Spring (August/September): Calendula, chamomile, billy buttons, celosia, sunflowers.

Summer: Cosmos, zinnia, dahlias, basil, echinacea, marigolds.

Some of the beautiful dahlias and sunflowers I grew in my backyard in Brisbane last year

Looking for more info? Check out my take on How To Grow Sunflowers In Pots or 9 Amazing Dahlias To Grow In 2023.