Flowers and ornamentals
Commercial cut flower production is a significant horticultural industry in NSW. Growers produce a wide range of flower and foliage crops for both the domestic and export markets.
Commercial flower growing is a labour intensive and technically challenging business.
Unlike most other horticultural crops, demand for fresh flowers is related to fashion trends and purchases are often related to our need to convey 'emotion' (sympathy, joy and celebration).
NSW DPI's role is to support cut flower industry development by providing advisory, diagnostic and regulatory services for growers, while our research scientists develop improved production systems.
NSW flower industry
Conferences
- 2009 National Industry Conference of the Australian Hydroponic and Greenhouse Association (19-22 July 2009)
- NSW Wildflower Conference Report 2008
Nursery industry- potted plants
- Managing nursery runoff (book)
- Managing water in plant nurseries (book)
- Nursery and garden industry association (www.ngia.com.au)
- Successful plant nursery production
Growing flowers commercially
- Environmental management guidelines for growing cut flowers (on-line version)
- Gardening down-under - a guide to healthier soils and plants (book)
- Greenhouse horticulture (DPI)
- Growing traditional flowers successfully (book)
Native Australian and South African flowers
- Growing Australian native flowers commercially
- Growing Blandfordia (Christmas bells) commercially
- Improved on-farm management of Waratah bud and stem borer
- Management of psyllids in NSW Christmas bush plantations
Other flowers
Crop nutrition, pests, diseases and disorders
- Chrysanthemum white rust
- Improved on-farm management of Waratah bud and stem borer
- Integrated pest management in ornamentals: information guide (book)
- Integrated pest management in ornamentals: the full kit (various publications)
- Management of psyllids in NSW Christmas bush plantations
- New thrips pest of orchids
- Pests, diseases, disorders and beneficials in ornamentals: field identification guide
- Sycamore lace bug
- Western flower thrips (WFT) insecticide resistance management plan
Research
Postharvest care
Further information
Newsletters
NSW Flower News provides updates on research and advisory activities from NSW DPI plus news items of interest.
Laboratory services
Tests are available for:
Useful links
Industry magazines: