 Dahlia
Dahlias are closely related to chrysanthemums, but are usually only available in the warmer months. The petals come in a range of forms, from closely packed ‘pompom’ types to the more tubular petals of the cacti-dahlias. They are grown from tubers and are fantastic garden plants in the low humidity summers of southern Australia. There are single and double-petal forms as well.
Flowers come in a range of colours: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, lavender and purple and mixtures of all of these. Stems are hollow, w
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 Birth Flowers
FEBRUARY - Iris
The iris family is very large with over 300 species, but only a few like the Dutch Iris or Bearded Iris (Iris germanica) are used as cut flowers. In this page we will deal with the popular Dutch iris as this is by far the most commonly sold iris cut flower. Flowers are blue, white or yellow with one flower per stem, each made of 3 sepals that unfurl and droop as the flower opens. The deep blue colour of this iris is very rare in the world of cut flowers, which explains to a large degree its consistent popularity.
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