Collection: Flowering Plants

Why choose artificial flowering plants?

Artificial flowers bring colour that never wilts, so start with what you want them to do. A room needing a pop of colour gains a bright bloom that stays fresh-looking year-round. A dining table or mantel wants fake flowers or artificial blooms — a flowering arrangement, or potted artificial flowers without the weekly cost of fresh flowers. An allergy sufferer gets flowers with no pollen. And a spot too dark for real flowering plants stays colourful with faux ones. Work out where you want lasting colour — a table, a shelf, a dark corner — and artificial flowering plants deliver it without wilting, watering or replacing.

How do you make faux flowers look real?

Realism is in the quality and the arrangement. Look for varied, natural colours with subtle shading rather than flat, uniform blooms, and real-touch petals over shiny plastic. Arrange them with some greenery and stems of different heights, as a real bunch would have. Use a real vase or pot with filler, since the container sells the look. Mix bud and open blooms for a natural feel. And place them where fresh flowers would go — a table, a mantel. Good-quality blooms styled like a real arrangement fool the eye easily.

What flowering plants suit your space?

Different blooms suit different spots. A potted flowering plant like an orchid or hydrangea suits a shelf or table as a lasting feature. A loose bunch of faux flowers fills a vase for a dining table or mantel. Trailing flowering plants soften a shelf edge or hanging basket. And seasonal blooms let you switch the colour with the mood. Match the flower to the spot — a potted orchid for a table feature, a vase bunch for a centrepiece, trailing blooms for a shelf — all staying fresh-looking forever.

What we'd tell a friend before they buy faux flowers

Here's the honest advice. Quality is everything with flowers — cheap fake blooms look cheap, with flat colour and shiny petals, so spend a little more for varied, real-touch flowers. Arrange them with greenery and varied heights, not as a uniform bunch, and use a real vase. For a sunny window, check they're UV-stable so the colour doesn't fade. And dust them occasionally. They cost more upfront than a bunch of fresh flowers but never need replacing. Buy on bloom quality and arrange them naturally.

FAQs – get the answers you need

Do artificial flowers look real?
Good-quality ones do, with varied natural colours and real-touch petals. Arranging them with greenery at different heights in a real vase makes them very convincing.

Do faux flowers fade?
In a sunny window over time, cheaper ones can. Choose UV-stable flowers for bright spots so the colour lasts. Away from harsh sun, they stay vivid indefinitely.

Are artificial flowers good for allergies?
Yes. They have no pollen, so they bring flowers to a home without triggering hay fever or allergies, unlike fresh blooms.

How do I arrange faux flowers naturally?
Mix bud and open blooms at varying heights with some greenery, as a real bunch has. Use a real vase with filler, and avoid a uniform, flat arrangement.

Are artificial flowers cheaper than fresh?
More upfront, but they never need replacing, so over time they cost far less than buying fresh flowers weekly, while always looking their best.

Pair it with

Flowering plants pair with green foliage. Add small plants for greenery, stems and ferns for arrangements, and hanging baskets for trailing colour.

Paying over time is easy — a $29 artificial flowering plant is four fortnightly payments of $7.25 with Afterpay, and Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 work the same way. Everything ships from our Australian warehouse within 1–2 business days, carries a 12-month warranty, and comes with 30 days to change your mind. We're family-run and Australian, at this since 2016, rated 4.66 out of 5 across 5,363 reviews.