Located in Maitland, NSW we are an urban flower farm growing unique blooms for floral designers looking for something special.
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Sarah & Sam
We grow flowers with the seasons, for the designers who appreciate quality, texture, and a bit of quirk. Our main focus is getting more local flowers into the hands of floral designers, and growing the cool stuff they struggle to find elsewhere.
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Seed grown by us here in the Hunter Valley, NSW.
Description:
An elegant, airy cut flower for early-season production.
Fantastic for wedding/event floristry.
3-5cm blooms grow in sprays on willowy grey stems.
Cold hardy annual so prefers cool growing conditions.
Seed count: 50+
Site: full sun
Height: 80-100cm
Sowing method: Sow in Autumn, Winter (only in temperate/sub-tropical areas) and early-Spring. Frost hardy. Prefers to be direct sown but transplanting also works - try to avoid too much root disturbance.
Sowing depth: 3-5mm
Spacing: 10-20cm for cut flower production, 30cm if ornamental.
(NOTE: if sowing in Autumn and you have poor drainage or experience particularly wet Winters, space 20-30cm to allow extra airflow and help reduce rot. They do not like to be wet for long periods, especially in cool weather. Seedlings and smaller plants handle the wet better than more mature plants so you can adjust your spacing depending on the time of year EG. my May & April successions will be 20cm apart but after that I will go to 10cm apart).
Days to germination: 7-14 days at 16-21 degrees (longer if cooler temps).
Days to maturity: 90-100 days if late Winter/Spring sown, approx. 140-160 days if Autumn sown.
Support: Corral with twine (stems can tangle so netting isn’t ideal)
Yield/stems per plant: Approx. 5 branching stems
Successions: At least 3 successions for ongoing blooms through Spring.
Example from my temperate climate: Succession 1 sown mid-April bloomed early-Sept, succession 2 sown late-May bloomed early-Oct, succession 3 sown early-August bloomed mid-Nov. I had a gap late-Oct so will be doing 4-5 successions next season. The bloom window for each succession is approx. 2-4 weeks depending on temperatures and weather.
Vase life: Individual blooms last approx. 5-6 days, but each stem is loaded with multiple blooms that open over the period of 10 days. For event work, they will hold up out of water for a few hours but you’ll notice the petals will start to reflex back after a while.
Harvest stage: Ideally when one flower on the stem is open and the rest are just starting to unfurl.
Harvesting tip: To speed up the process you can use a scythe or use your snips to cut a handful all at once.
CAUTION: All parts of the plant including seeds is harmful if eaten.
Seed grown by us here in the Hunter Valley, NSW.
Botanical name: Silene vulgaris
Common names: Blushing Lanterns, Witches Thimbles, Bladder Campion
Description:
Branching, wispy grey-green stems covered in miniature, pale green balloon-like pods veined with blush.
Fantastic for wedding/event floristry.
Extremely productive and “cut and come again”.
Perennial herb that self-seeds readily.
Seed count: 25+
Site: full sun to part shade
Height: 50-80cm
Sowing method: Sow in Autumn, Winter (only in temperate/sub-tropical areas) and Spring. Frost hardy. Direct sow or raise seedlings.
Sowing depth: surface sow - light required to germinate
Spacing: recommended 30-40cm (I space mine at 25cm as I have limited space and they do fine).
Days to germination: 14-21 days
Days to maturity: 120 days
Support: Not required but you could corral with twine to stop them flopping into paths (stems can tangle so definitely don’t use netting).
Cut and come again: keep cutting for blooms from mid-Spring to Autumn.
Vase life: Approx. 7 days. They also hold up out of water for a good few hours for bridal bouquets etc.
Harvest stage: When some of the pods on the stem start to get petals.
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, we are unable to ship to Western Australia or Tasmania due to quarantine restrictions.
Seed grown by us here in the Hunter Valley, NSW.
Botanical name: Talinum paniculatum
Common names: Jewels of Opar, Ruby Jewels
Description:
Thin, wiry stems with tiny pink star-shaped flowers that mature into miniature burgundy berries.
Plants are low growing mounds with tuberous roots.
Heat and drought tolerant.
A cut and come again plant that gets more productive every year.
Great for fresh or dry arrangements.
Tender perennial that dies off hard in Winter before re-emerging in Spring (annual in very cold areas).
Extremely prolific self-seeder.
Seed count: 100+
Site: Tolerates full sun but prefers part shade.
Height: 30-80cm (first year plants will be on the shorter side).
Sowing method: Sow in Spring. Raise seedlings or sow direct. Plant after last frost.
Sowing depth: 0-1mm (light required for germination).
Spacing: 30cm
Days to germination: 7-30 days (germination can be slow and inconsistent).
Days to maturity: approx. 100-120 days
Support: Not required but you could corral with twine to keep them from sprawling into pathways.
Yield: Approx. 10+ stems per plant in first season, approx. 20+ once plant is mature.
Cut and come again: Keep cutting/deadheading for blooms late-Spring to Autumn.
Vase life: 10-14 days if used fresh. Hang upside down to dry so that stems remain straight.
Harvest stage: Harvest after most of the flowers have dropped and seedpods appear. If harvested too early the tips will droop.
Explore our podcast Bloommates
Co-hosted by Sarah from Quayle Cottage and Katie from Grown by Lightning Hollows. We chat about the ins and outs of growing and selling cut flowers, and interview other Australian farmers.
Local to the Hunter region? Check out The Harvest; a collection point in Newcastle, bringing farmers and florists together on a weekly basis.
