What Flowers To Grow Now In Melbourne, By The Seasons

My beautiful dahlias bloomed all through summer up until April 

After moving, 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, season by season!

While there are almost unlimited options of what flowers you can grow, I focus on growing about 3 different flower varieties each season (and then plant quite a lot of each, like 20 sunflowers, 15 marigold, 10 dahlias).

I’ve included some of the best flowers to grow in Melbourne 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 2024 Planting Calendar below.

Some of the best flowers to grow in Melbourne: dahlias, colourful zinnias, sunflowers and sweet peas (above)

What Flowers To Grow Now In Melbourne | 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 last year

Looking for more info? Check out my 2024 Growing Sweet Peas Guide and 9 Colourful Zinnias To Plant In Australia.