As demand for native flowers booms across Australia, the flower industry is lobbying for new players to enter so they can reclaim sales into their lucrative export markets.
With wedding and event trends favouring natives and florists pushing the product, demand is at levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.
According to Flowers Australia, sales have increased five-fold since 2010 and the industry is now worth about $350 million.
It has brought smiles back to growers who have stayed in the industry through tough times.
But there are challenges ahead.
Renewed demand is now being driven by domestic consumers and as export markets like Japan look to source from Australia, growers are concerned about lack of supply.