Here you will find a list of flowers and foliages available in Australia, listed alphabetically by common name. Their botanical (Latin or scientific) name is listed alongside where it is different to the common flower name.
Australian Flowers Starting With A
Acorn Banksia = Banksia Prionotes
Albany Banksia = Banksia Coccinea
Amaryllis = Hippeastrum
Andromeda = Pieris
Angel Wings = Caladium
Apple Blossom = Malus
Areca Palm = Dypsis Lutescens
Artichoke = Cynara
Arum Lily = Zantedeschia
Asiatic Lily = Lilium
Asparagus Fern = Asparagus Setaceus
Asterlutea = Solidago
Australian Cedar = Taxandria Juniperina
Australian Flowers Starting With B
Baby’s Breath = Gypsophila
Bamboo Palm = Chamaedorea
Barker Bush = Persoonia Longifolia
Bachelor’s Buttons = Craspedia
Bachelor’s Buttons = Pycnosorus
Baubles = Berzelia Lanuginosa
Baxter’s Banksia = Banksia Baxteri
Bearded Protea = Protea Magnifica
Beehive Ginger = Zingiber Spectabile
Begonia = Begonia
Bellflower = Campanula
Bells of Ireland = Moluccella
Billabong Reed = Lepidosperma
Billy Buttons = Craspedia
Billy Buttons = Pycnosorus
Bird of Paradise = Strelitzia
Bird of Paradise = Strelitzia
Birdsnest Banksia = Banksia baxteri
Blackwood = Acacia melanoxylon
Blanket Flower = Galliardia
Blue Boy = Stirlingia
Blue Gum = Eucalyptus
Blushing Bride = Serruria
Boston Fern = Nephrolepis
Bottlebrush = Callistemon
Brain Flower = Celosia cristata
Brodiea = Triteleia
Bronze Rush = Baloskion
Broom = Chordospartium
Brown Boronia = Boronia megastigma
Buddleia = Buddleja
Burdett’s Banksia = Banksia burdettii
Bbushmans Bootlace = Pimelea nivea
Butterfly Bush = Buddleja
Butterfly Palm = Caryota
Butterfly Palm = Dypsis lutescens
Byfield Fern = Bowenia
Australian Flowers Starting With C
Cabbage Palm = Livistona
California Fuchsia = Zauschneria
Calla = Zantedeschia
Calycina = Thryptomene
Candlestick Banksia = Banksia attenuata
Candytuft = Iberis
Canterbury Bell = Campanula
Carnation = Dianthus
Cast Iron Plant = Aspidistra
Cauliflower = Verticordia eriocephala
Chamomile = Matricaria
Cherry Bush = Persoonia
China Grass =Miscanthus Sinensis
Chinese Aster = Callistephus
Chinese Lantern = Physalis
Chinese Lantern = Sandersonia
Chocolate Ginger = Zingiber macradenia
Christmas Bells = Blandfordia
Christmas Bush = Ceratopetalum
Christmas Lily = Lilium longiflorum
Chrysie = Chrysanthemum
Coast Banksia = Banksia attenuata
Coast Rosemary = Westringia
Cockscomb = Celosia cristata
Coffeebush = Brunia
Coneflower = Echinacea
Coral Fern = Gleichenia
Cordifolium = Leucospermum
Corn Lily = Ixia
Cornflower = Centaurea
Corsage Orchid = Cattleya
Cotton Bush = Pimelea Nivea
Cotton Bush =Ptilotus Obovatus
Crab Claw = Heliconia
Crabapple = Malus
Curly Sedge = Caustis Recurvata
Cycad Palm = Cycas
Australian Flowers Starting With D
Daffodil = Narcissus
Daisy = Chrysanthemum
Dallachy’s Banksia = Banksia plagiocarpa
Devil’s Rice = Ozothamnus
Didgery Sticks = Lepirona
Dingo Fern = Baloskion
Disbud = Chrysanthemum
Drumsticks = Craspedia
Drumsticks = Dasypogon
Drumsticks = Pycnosorus
Dusty Miller = Senecio
Australian Flowers Starting With E
Easter Daisy = Aster
Emile = Limonium
Emu Bush = Eremophila
Emu Grass = Podocarpus
Erlicheer = Narcissus
Eugionedes = Pittosporum eugeniodes
Everlasting Daisy = Bracteantha
Australian Flowers Starting With F
Fan Fern = Sticherus
Fan Palm = Licuala
Featherflower = Verticordia Grandis
Festival Bush = Ceratopetalum
Firewheel = Stenocarpus
Firewheel Banksia = Banksia Menziesii
Firewood Banksia = Banksia Menziesii
Fishtail Palm = Caryota
Flame Banksia = Banksia Menziesii
Flame Lily = Gloriosa
Flameflower = Beaufortia
Flannel Flower = Actinotus
Flat Pine = Pinus
Flax = Linum
Flexigrass = Schoenus
Floss Flower = Ageratum
Forest Lace = Stenocarpus
Forget-Me-Not = Myosotis
Foxtail = Ptilotus Exaltatus
Foxtail Fern = Asparagus Densiflorus
Fuchsia Gum = Eucalyptus Forrestiana
Fuchsia Heath = Epacris Longiflora
Australian Flowers Starting With G
Garden Route Conebush = Leucadendron Conicum
Geraldton Wax = Chamelaucium
Germini = Gerbera
Giant Protea = Protea Cynaroides
Ginger = Zingiber
Globe Amaranth = Gomphrena
Globe Lily = Doryanthes
Globe Thistle = Echinops
Gloxinia = Sinningia
Goanna Claw = Caustis recurvata
Godetia = Clarkia
Gogo = Gaultheria
Golden Acorn Banksia = Banksia burdettii
Golden Banksia = Banksia Prionotes
Golden Cane = Dypsis Lutescens
Golden Conebush = Leucadendron Laureolum
Golden Emperor = Dryandra Formosa
Golden Pine = Pinus
Grass Tree Spears = Xanthorrhoea
Green Banksia = Banksia Speciosa
Green Goddess = Zantedeschia
Ground Fern = Calochlaena
Gum = Eucalyptus
Gymea Lily = Doryanthes Excelsa
Gyp = Gypsophila
Gypsy = Dianthus Barbatus
Australian Flowers Starting With H
Hanging Heliconia = Helicona rostrata
Heath = Erica
Heather = Erica
High Gold = Leucospermum
Hinchinbrook Banksia = Banksia Plagiocarpa
Holly Oak = Xylomelum Occidentale
Honey Myrtle = Melaleuca
Honey Reed = Lomandra
Hooker’s Banksia = Banksia Hookeriana
Australian Flowers Starting With I
Iceland Poppy = Papaver Nudicaule
Inca Gold = Leucadendron
Irish Bells = Moluccella
Australian Flowers Starting With J
Jasmine = Jasminum
Jerusalem Sage = Phlomis
Jonquil = Narcissus
Jubilee Crown = Leucadendron
Juniper Myrtle = Taxandria Juniperina
Australian Flowers Starting With K
Kalgan = Boronia Heterophylla
Kangaroo Grass = Xanthorrhoea
Kangaroo Paw = Anigozanthos
Kangaroo Paw Black = Macropidia fuliginosa
Kangaroo Paw Red/Green = Anigozanthos flavidus
Kangaroo Tails = Xanthorrhoea
Katie’s Blush = Leucadendron
Kentia Palm = Howea
King Protea = Protea cynaroides
Koala Fern = Caustis blakei
Kolkol = Berzelia
Australian Flowers Starting With L
Laceflower = Thryptomene
Lambstail = Ptilotus exaltatus
Lambswool = Verticordia eriocephala
Larkspur = Consolida
Laurel = Laurus nobilis
Lavender = Lavandula
Leather Fern = Polypodium
Lemonwood = Pittosporum eugeniodes
Leucadendron = Leucadendron
Liatris = Liatris
Lilac = Syringa
Lion’s Tail = Leonotis leonurus
Lisianthus = Eustoma
Lobster Claw = Heliconia
Long Leaf Geebung = Persoonia longifolia
Longi = Lilium longiflorum
Lotus = Nelumbo
Love in a Mist = Nigella
Love Lies Bleeding = Amaranthus
Lucky Plant = Sansevieria
Australian Flowers Starting With M
Maidenhair Fern = Asplenium
Manyheaded Dryandra = Dryandra polycephala
Marigold = Calendula
Mealy Gum = Eucalyptus tetragona
Mimosa = Acacia
Ming Aralia = Polyscias
Ming Fern = Asparagus retrofractus
Mint Julep Banksia = Banksia speciosa
Mintbush = Prostanthera
Misty = Eupatorium
Misty = Limonium
Molucca Balm = Moluccella
Monkshood = Aconitum
Montbretia = Crocosmia
Morrison = Verticordia nitens
Moth Orchid = Phalaenopsis
Mother-in-Law’s Tongue = Sansevieria
Mulla-Mulla = Ptilotus exaltatus
Mullein = Verbascum
Australian Flowers Starting With N
Narrow Petalled Featherflower = Verticordia plumosa
Narrowleaf Crowea = Crowea angustifolia
Native Fuchsia = Correa
Native Laurel = Anopterus
New Zealand Flax = Phormium
Nile Lily = Agapanthus
November Lily = Lilium longiflorum
Australian Flowers Starting With O
Oakleaf Dryandra = Dryandra quercifolia
Onion Flower = Allium
Orange Frost Banksia = Banksia prionotes
Oriental Lily = Lilium
Australian Flowers Starting With P
Pansy = Viola x wittrockiana
Paper Daisy = Acroclinium
Paperwhite = Narcissus
Peace Lily = Spathiphyllum
Peony = Paeonia
Peony Rose = Paeonia
Peru Lily = Alstroemeria
Piccolo = Dianthus
Piketburg Conebush = Leucadendron discolor
Pincushion = Leucospermum
Pine = Pinus
Pineapple Bush = Dasypogon
Pink Boronia = Boronia pinnata
Pink Ginger = Alpinia
Pink Ice = Protea
Pink Waxflower = Eriostemon
Pinwheel = Aeonium
Pith Saw Sedge = Lepidosperma
Pitto = Pittosporum
Pixie = Dianthus
Plumed Featherflower = Verticordia plumosa
Poinsettia = Euphorbia pulcherrima
Pokers = Kniphofia
Poppy = Papaver
Portwine Banksia = Banksia menziesii
Pussy Willow = Salix caprea
Pussyfoot = Ageratum
Pussytail = Ptilotus exaltatus
Puzzle Sticks = Lepirona
Australian Flowers Starting With Q
Qualup Bells = Pimelea physodes
Queen Anne’s Lace = Ammi majus
Queen Anne’s Lace = Gilia capitata
Queen Fabiola Lily = Triteleia
Queen Palm = Livistona
Queen Protea = Protea magnifica
Australian Flowers Starting With R
Rainbow Fern = Calochlaena
Raspberry Frost Banksia = Banksia menziesii
Red Boronia = Boronia heterophylla
Red Hot Pokers = Kniphofia
Reed Grass = Calamagrostis
Reflexum = Leucospermum reflexum
Repens = Protea repens
Rice Flower = Ozothamnus
Rice Flower = Pimelea
Rickrack Banksia = Banksia speciosa
Rocket Pincushion = Leucospermum reflexum
Rose Cocade = Leucadendron tinctum
Rose Coneflower = Isopogon
Australian Flowers Starting With S
SA Daisy = Ixodia
Safari Sunset = Leucadendron
Sage = Salvia
Sago Flower = Ozothamnus
Salal = Gaultheria
Santini = Chrysanthemum
Sapphire Bush = Persoonia virgata
Scabious = Scabiosa
Scarlet Banksia = Banksia coccinea
Sceptre Banksia = Banksia sceptrum
Seastar Fern = Gleichenia
Selloum = Philodendron bipinnatifidum
Shampoo Ginger = Zingiber zerumbet
Shasta Daisy = Leucanthemum
Shell Ginger = Alpinia
Showy Banksia = Banksia speciosa
Showy Dryandra = Dryandra formosa
Silky Oak = Stenocarpus
Silvan = Leucadendron
Sim = Dianthus
Singapore Orchid = Oncidium
Skyrocket = Leucospermum reflexum
Slender Banksia = Banksia attenuata
Small Crowea = Crowea exalata
Small Leaf Geebung = Persoonia virgata
Smokebush = Conospermum
Smokebush = Cotinus
Smokebush = Ptilotus obovatus
Snapdragon = Antirrhinum
Snottygobble = Persoonia virgata
Soft Bracken = Calochlaena
South Australian Daisy = Ixodia
Spear Grass = Stipa
Spear Grass = Xanthorrhoea
Spider Flower = Cleome
Spider Flower = Grevillea
Spiked Scholtzia = Scholtzia involucrata
Spinning Gum = Eucalyptus perriniana
Spray of Gold = Tristellateia
St Johns Wort = Hypericum
Statice = Limonium
Steel Grass = Xanthorrhoea
Stock = Matthiola
Stompies = Brunia
Strawberry Banksia = Banksia menziesii
Sugarbush = Protea
Summer Hyacinth = Galtonia
Sunflower = Helianthus
Swamp Bottlebrush = Beaufortia
Swamp Wattle = Taxandria juniperina
Sweet Pea = Lathyrus
Sweet William = Dianthus barbatus
Swiss Cheese = Monstera
Australian Flowers Starting With T
T Grass = Miscanthus sinensis
Tallerack = Eucalyptus tetragona
Tangle Fern = Dicranopteris
Tasmanian Waratah = Telopea truncata
Tassel Flower = Emilia
Tea Tree = Leptospermum
Tea Tree = Taxandria parviceps
Ti Tree = Melaleuca
Tiger Flower = Tigridia
Tiger Lily = Lilium
Tiki Fern = Asparagus virgatus
Tuberose = Polianthes
Twisted Wattle = Acacia merinthophora
Typha = Lomandra
Australian Flowers Starting With U & V
Ulster Mary = Alstroemeria
Uluhe = Dicranopteris
Umbrella Fern = Dicranopteris
Umbrella Fern = Sticherus
Violet = Viola
Australian Flowers Starting With W
Wallflower = Cheiranthus
Waratah = Telopea
Waratah Banksia = Banksia coccinea
Water Lily = Nymphaea
Wattle = Acacia
Waxflower = Chamaelaucium
White Marlock = Eucalyptus tetragona
Wild Dagga = Leonotis leonurus
Willow = Salix
Wombat Grass = Ptilothrix
Woody Pear = Xylomelum angustifolium
Woolly Orange Banksia = Banksia victoriae
Woolly Protea = Protea magnifica
Woollybush = Adenanthos
Australian Flowers Starting With X, Y & Z
Xanadu = Philodendron
Yarrow = Achillea
Yellow Bells = Geleznowia
Yellow Bells = Tecoma
Yellow Rice Flower = Pimelea
Yellow Tulip = Leucadendron laureolum
Zebra Plant = Aphelandra
Zigzag Wattle = Acacia merinthophora