Australian Natives Bunch

Proteas, pincushion proteas, waxflower, and brunia berries. All native, all bold, all built to last weeks longer than conventional flowers. Hand tied and delivered same day by a real local florist. From $126.20 in three sizes. Order before 2pm weekdays or 10am Saturdays for same day delivery.

The vase shown is a display vase and is not included. Your bunch arrives wrapped and ready for the recipient's own vase. The photo shows the Premium size (+$31). Native flower varieties and colours will vary by season and market availability, but the native character and colour palette will always be delivered.

What You're Getting

This is not a conventional bouquet. No roses. No lilies. No gerberas. No filler carnations padding out the stems. Every flower in this bunch is native, and every one of them evolved to survive conditions that would kill the average rose in a day. That toughness translates directly into vase life. Where a mixed flower bouquet gives you seven to ten days, this bunch is still looking good at three weeks. Some of the structural elements dry naturally and last months on a shelf.

It's our second most popular product over the past twelve months. Out of every bouquet, arrangement, and gift set in the range, this is the one customers come back to. 284 reviews and counting.

Christine described the result as "very pleased" and the website as "very informative, good graphics." Ira noted "very clear easy to follow, lovely photos." Margaret specifically searched for "native flowers" and found "great examples of flower arrangement." Josh called it "awesome service and awesome flowers." Joanne ordered natives for her 104 year old aunty. When a gift needs to work for someone who has seen a century of flowers, natives are a safe choice because they look like nothing else in the shop.

What's In The Bunch

Pink proteas. Large sculptural heads with layered bracts in shades of pink, burgundy, and green. The central crown has a soft fuzzy texture that catches light differently from every angle. Proteas are the anchor of this bunch. Each bloom is substantial enough to function as a feature flower on its own. Three or four proteas in a single arrangement gives you the kind of visual weight that conventional bouquets need a dozen roses to achieve. They're also among the longest lasting cut flowers in commercial floristry. Two weeks is standard. Three is common.

Yellow pincushion proteas. Leucospermum, if you want the botanical name, though most people just call them pincushions because that's exactly what they look like. Bright golden yellow with dozens of pin shaped projections radiating outward from a central dome. They catch every piece of available light and glow against the pink and green palette around them. Each pincushion head is roughly the size of a tennis ball and impossible to miss in the arrangement.

White waxflower. Clusters of tiny white blooms on fine stems that fill the spaces between the larger proteas and pincushions. Waxflower earned its name because the petals have a waxy coating that helps them resist moisture loss. That coating is the reason they hold their shape and colour for so long after cutting. They add a softness and spray texture that breaks up the heavy structural forms of the proteas.

Silver brunia berries. Small, round, grey silver seed heads clustered on woody stems. They sit at a completely different scale to the proteas, adding detail that rewards a closer look. Brunia also has a second life. Once the fresh flowers eventually fade, the brunia dries naturally on the stem without shrivelling or dropping. Pull the spent proteas out and the brunia alone, placed in a dry vase with no water, can sit on a mantelpiece for months.

Mixed native foliage throughout. Broad green leaves and textured greenery that frames the arrangement and gives each flower type enough space to be seen individually.

Why It's Second In The Range

Second most popular out of every product we sell. That's not a typo. Natives outsell nearly every rose bouquet, every lily arrangement, every gift set with chocolates and teddy bears.

Kirsten described it as "great service, lovely flowers" and noted how easy it was "to navigate and choose flowers." Justin called the experience "fantastic, so easy to use." Anna (the reviewer, not our Anna) ordered the Deluxe with next day delivery and chocolates, described the process as "very smooth" and the result as "a beautiful nature flower bunch." She found us "just by googling the area and what was available for next day delivery." That's the pattern. People search for native flowers, find us, and order. The intent is already locked in before they hit the page.

Lynette's story is worth telling in full. She ordered on Christmas Eve. Got the street number wrong. Our team picked it up over the phone and "went above and beyond to deliver to the right person." Christmas Eve. Wrong address. Still delivered. That's the partner florist network earning its keep under pressure.

Sizing

Three sizes. Standard at $126.20 delivers the full native mix with enough stems to create a substantial bunch. Deluxe at $132.20 (+$6) adds a few extra stems. Premium at $157.20 (+$31) is the one photographed and the jump is noticeable because extra protea and pincushion heads at this scale make a significant visual difference. Each additional protea head adds roughly the same impact as three or four extra roses would in a conventional bouquet.

Delivery is $16.95 on all sizes. Vase is not included. If you want natives arranged in a container by the florist, our Australian Native Arrangement offers that option.

Who Sends Natives

Everyone. That's the honest answer and it's the reason this product sits where it does.

Sympathy is a major driver. Natives carry a weight and groundedness that bright mixed bouquets can sometimes lack in grief. They feel connected to the Australian landscape in a way that imported roses and European lilies simply don't. For sympathy flowers to the home or funeral tributes, the native palette works without requiring white, which some families find too stark.

Gifts for men run strong. The structural, earthy look reads as masculine without trying. No man has ever looked at a bunch of proteas and pincushions and thought "those are too pretty." For Father's Day, natives are consistently our most ordered category.

Joanne sent this to her 104 year old aunty. Anna-Marie described ordering from interstate as "value for money." Julie found them perfect for an anniversary. The range of occasions tells you something about the product. Roses suit romance. Lilies suit elegance. Natives suit everything because they operate outside the traditional flower language entirely.

For natives in a boxed arrangement, try our Australian Native Arrangement. For a premium native statement, our VIP Native Bunch goes bigger. Browse the full native flowers range, our thinking of you collection, or get well flowers if you're still exploring. For corporate gifts or housewarming deliveries, natives consistently outperform conventional bouquets because they suit any interior style without clashing.

Care

When the bunch arrives, unwrap it and trim all stems. This is where natives differ from conventional flowers. The stems are woody, not soft and green. A standard angled cut with scissors might not be enough. Use sharp secateurs if you have them. Better yet, gently crush the bottom two to three centimetres of each stem with the back of the secateurs or make two small vertical splits up from the base. It looks rough but it opens up the woody tissue and lets the stem actually absorb water. A clean cut on a protea stem can seal over and the flower will struggle to drink. The crushed or split approach increases the surface area for water uptake significantly.

Strip any foliage that would sit below the waterline. Fill a vase about two thirds with room temperature water. Change the water every three to four days. Natives are less fussy about water changes than roses or lilies because their woody stems resist bacterial colonisation better than soft stems, but clean water still extends the display.

Keep the vase out of direct sunlight. Proteas are tough but prolonged heat will accelerate drying of the waxflower and foliage before the proteas are ready to follow.

After two to three weeks, the protea heads and brunia berries will begin transitioning from fresh to dried. This is not decay. The woody structure holds its form as the moisture leaves. If you want to keep them, remove from water, let them air dry for a couple of days, and display them in a dry vase. They'll hold for months. Some people keep dried proteas for a year or more.

For more detail, see our guide on caring for your flowers.

Delivery

Your bunch is hand tied and delivered by a real local florist from our network of 800+ across Australia. Made fresh on the day from market stock. Not posted. Not shipped from a warehouse. A partner florist builds the bunch that morning and a courier delivers it to the door.

Delivery is $16.95 Australia wide. That fee is subsidised. Native bunches are bulky and the protea heads require careful handling during transit. The delivery cost to us is often higher than $16.95 but we keep the fee flat.

Same day delivery if you order before 2pm on weekdays or 10am on Saturdays. Matt confirmed "super fast same day delivery" on a recent order. Lynette ordered Christmas Eve with the wrong street number and our team still got it to the right person. Anna (the reviewer) found us by searching online and received "a beautiful nature flower bunch" the next day.

No Sunday deliveries. Flower markets close Saturday afternoon.

Need to change something after ordering? Email [email protected], call us on 1300 360 469 (Mon to Fri, 7am to 6pm, Sat 7am to 12pm), or use live chat. If something isn't right with the delivery, get in touch within 24 hours with a photo and we'll sort it out.

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Substitution Policy

Native flower availability shifts with the seasons more than conventional flowers do. Proteas are grown year round in Australia but specific varieties come and go. Pink ice proteas might be swapped for a king protea or a safari sunset leucadendron depending on what's at market. Yellow pincushion proteas (Leucospermum) are seasonal and if they're unavailable the florist will substitute with another bold native bloom like banksia or kangaroo paw. Waxflower is widely available but the colour can shift from white to pink depending on the season. Brunia berries are reliably stocked through most of the year.

The florist's instruction is clear: keep it native, keep it bold, keep it structural. No roses or lilies will ever be used as filler in this product. Any substitution will be a native flower or foliage of equal or greater value. The palette and character of the bunch will always be delivered. If you have a specific native flower you want included or excluded, call 1300 360 469 and our team will check availability with the partner florist in your delivery area.

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