The Hills in bloom: Spring brings a burst of native colour

The Hills have come alive this spring with stunning native flowers brightening the bushland.

From the magnificent array of orchids to the cheerful golden globes of Billy Buttons, the Adelaide Hills are showcasing their natural beauty in full bloom. It’s the perfect time to take a walk, slow down, and appreciate the delicate wonders of our local environment.

Explore our photo gallery to see some of the common and rare native flowers captured across the region this spring in our reserves.

Plants featured:

• Thelymitra Rubra Salmon Sun Orchid
• Native Flower Tetratheca Pilosa Hairy Pink Bells
• Stackhousia Aspericocca Candle
• Pimelea Stricta Gaunt Riceflower
• Marianthus Bignoniaceus Orange Bell Climber
• Goodenia Blackiana Native Primrose
• Glossodia Major Wax Lip Orchid White Variant
• Drosera Auriculata Tall Sundew
• Diuris Pardina Spotted Donkey Orchid
• Dillwynia Hispida Red Parrot Pea
• Craspedia Variabilis Billy Buttons
• Chamaescilla Corymbosa Blue Squill
• Caladenia Tentaculata King Spider Orchid
• Caladenia Leptochila Ssp. Leptochila Narrow Lip Spider Orchid
• Caesia Calliantha Blue Grass Lily
• Bulbine Bulbosa Bulbine Lily