Native Australian flowers in short supply after bushfires
Townsville florists are struggling to keep up with local demand for native Australian flowers after the devastating bushfire season.
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Townsville florists are struggling to keep up with local demand for native Australian flowers after the devastating bushfire season.
Several wildflower farms were destroyed in the fires in New South Wales and Victoria putting stain on national supply.
The Rose Cottage owner Danielle Malpas has operated the florist for two years and said supply was at its lowest level she had encountered.
“A lot of natives were burnt in the fires and a lot of natives that are usually on the order list are not on the list anymore,” she said.
“So I am not even stocking natives at the moment because people don’t want to pay that high price point.”
Townsville Flower Market florist Demi-May Pearce said the market was also having trouble sourcing Australian foliage.
“What has been affected has been our gum supply because of the heat so it is coming through a lot more dehydrated than usual,” she said.
Ms Pearce said supply might be further impacted after the wet weather than battered Sydney this week.
“We have a supplier in Sydney that they have other suppliers in the hinterland so we are not sure what will be the impacts of the recent floods down there,” she said.
Wildflower farms were destroyed in the fires in New South Wales and Victoria.
The Rose Cottage owner Danielle Malpas said supply was at its lowest she had encountered.
“A lot of natives were burnt in the fires and a lot of natives that are usually on the order list are not on the list anymore,” she said.
Townsville Flower Market florist Demi-May Pearce said the gum supply had been hit because of the heat.
Originally published as Native Australian flowers in short supply after bushfires