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Riverland rose growers are looking to jump on the popularity of vodka after warm weather throws a Valentine's curveball.

If you bought a rose for your loved one this Valentine's Day, there is a strong chance it has come from Kenya.

Tasmania's blooming lavender attracts Chinese visitors to pose for their wedding photographs, sometimes up to two years after the fact.

When they are in full bloom in the summer, frangipanis are spectacular flowers with a strong fragrance that decorate any garden, footpath or park.

The overwhelming and unexpected success of a project to cultivate rare "corpse flowers" forces the Adelaide Botanic Gardens to appeal for funds to help it create more greenhouse space.

A cut flower grower in Darwin's rural area urges farmers to apply for an irrigation licence to sure-up water security.

Trial and error leads to a booming export business for a Macleay Valley farmer.

A Queensland dragon fruit grower invites visitors to view a one-off flowering event that lasts just eight hours.

If the success of one Victorian farm is anything to go by, the native Australian flower market is blooming.

From edible flower petals to crowdfunding purchases of ethical meat for city consumers, regional businesses share their online marketing experience.

A botanist finds rare wildflowers and other plants blooming in far west New South Wales as a result of heavy winter rain across the region.

A small farm on an island off the coast of Brisbane is brightening Australia's restaurant scene with colourful, edible flowers.

A farming family in the Kimberley's Ord Irrigation Scheme expands their frangipani business to meet increasing demand.

Interstate and international visitors are among the hundreds who have turned up to tip-toe through the tulips.

The "inconspicuous" rare flowering plant Kunzea newbeyi is discovered to be in abundance in Western Australia's South West after a survey of bushland.

The value of irrigated agricultural production in Australia has hit more than $15 billion.

Stretches of Western Australia's outback are bursting into life, as ideal weather conditions make for one of the most spectacular wildflower seasons in decades.

A couple who retired to the Sunshine Coast grow cymbidium orchids for florists in a labour of love.

A pollination expert says flies and other insects are just as important as bees when it comes pollinating avocados.

Growing orchids is more than a hobby for Stephen Lynch. It is a love affair that has spanned nearly three decades.

An orchid enthusiast from the state's Riverland has taken his love for the diverse blooms and turned it into a professional commitment.

Orchid collector Stephen Lynch shares his almost 30-year passion for the diverse flower species with others.

One of Australia's biggest producers of daffodils prepares for Daffodil Day, and spring, their busiest time.

A Northern Territory cut flower grower says production is booming thanks to a warm Top End dry season.

Greenhouse technologies prove a hit with growers trying to escape the elements.