Festival of Flowers 22 April 2023
What: Festival of Flowers
Who: Orchid Club of South Australia
When: 22 April 2023 10am - 4pm to 23rd April 2023 10am - 2pm
Where: Angle Park Greyhound Park, 55 Cardigan St, Angle Park SA 5010
Cost: $5
Visit: https://www.ocsa.org.au/event/festival-of-flowers-2023/
Festival of Flowers
Adelaide's biggest events of the year for garden enthusiasts is the Festival of Flowers with its stunning showcase of beautiful blooms.
The event features an impressive gathering of 19 South Australian garden clubs and commercial vendors working together to show and sell plants. Stall holders will offer specialist plant information, demonstrations from very experienced, senior growers, as well as a monster plant sale.
Visitors can take in the magnificent display of flowers, enjoy a sausage sizzle or food from the onsite food van and participate in the giant raffle drawn at 1.30 pm. From humble beginnings in 2005 the flower show now requires a venue the size of the auditorium at Greyhound Park, Angle Park, the second year it's been held here, with plenty of parking space available.
The Festival of Flowers provides a unique opportunity to see, learn about and buy your favourite plants, gain first-hand knowledge from enthusiastic and knowlegeable experts, and perhaps be inspired to join one of the many garden clubs themselves!
Visit The Festival of Flowers for more details.
Orchid Club of South Australia
The Festival of Flowers is one of the primary annual events hosted by the Orchid Club of South Australia, the first and foremost club in SA to specialize in orchids.
The group was established in 1939 by orchid growers in Adelaide, and currently boasts roughly 340 members dedicated to their aim to preserve, protect, and spread knowledge about orchids. The club also hopes to raise awareness on the history, development and hybridisation of orchids, promoting them as a valuable resource in Australia's ornamental horticultural industry.
Apart from organising the Festival of Flowers, the Orchid Club conducts various events throughout the year including providing workshops for novice growers to learn about orchid culture from the club's skilled and experienced orchid growers.
Interested in joining and finding out more? Visit The Orchid Club of South Australia.
Garden clubs at the Festival of Flowers:
Orchid Club of SA: Specialist orchid club
Hidden Valley Orchids: Orchid vendor
Cottage Gardens: Information exchange, garden tours, plant and craft sales
Fern Society: Cultivation and propagation of ferns
Aroid Plant Society: Promotion of aroids (such as aglaonemas, philodendrons, monsteras)
Pelargonium and Geranium Society: Promotion of knowledge, propagation and cultivation of geraniums and pelargoniums
Cactus and Succulent Society of SA: Promotion of and cultivation of cacti and succulents
Bromeliad Society: Cultivation of bromeliads (such as aechmea)
Begonia Society: Cultivation, propagation and appreciation of Begonias
Carnivorous Plants Society: Promotes carnivorous plants cultivation and education
African Violets: Horticultural Group African Violets and Gesneriads
3 Amigos Orchids: Orchid vendor
Sundaani Orchids: Orchid vendor
Stubby Tubbies: Succulent vendor
Weald View: Fuchsia vendor
Iris Society: Promotion and appreciation of all iris species
Nicky's Slippers: Orchid vendor
Les Nesbitt orchids: Orchid vendor
The Rose Society of SA: Rose appreciation, exhibitions and pruning demonstrations.
