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In Bloom: Where to Find Wildflowers in Tasmania
Spring brings longer days and sunshine, but it's the state's stunning display of flowers that blooms brightest. Discover where to find the dreamiest wildflowers in Tasmania.
Spring arrives in Tasmania like a quiet awakening — days stretch longer, sunlight softens, and the island bursts into bloom. Across windswept coastlines, mountain plateaus and cool-temperate rainforests, wildflowers sweep through the landscape in a mesmerising display of colour and life. From delicate alpine daisies to vivid coastal orchids, every region tells its own floral story, transforming Tasmania into a living canvas for nature lovers and wanderers alike.
For those chasing beauty in full bloom, Tasmania’s wildflower season is nothing short of spectacular. Here’s your guide to the island’s most breathtaking wildflower displays this spring and summer.
Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Walls of Jerusalem National Park feels like a secret garden in Tasmania’s high country — remote, untamed and achingly beautiful. Among its ancient pencil pines and glacial tarns, the alpine plains come alive each spring with snow daisies, flowering scoparia and tiny mountain berries glowing against the moss. Accessible only by foot, the journey in feels like stepping through a threshold into stillness. The air tastes impossibly pure, here, and the landscape blooms in quiet splendour beneath the watchful peaks of the Walls.
Best time to visit: November to February
Walls of Jerusalem, Tasmania
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Cradle Mountain, set within Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness, transforms into an alpine wonderland when summer arrives. The rugged terrain comes alive with fiery bursts of Richea scoparia in shades of red, orange and gold, softened by the gentle white of snow daisies scattered across the slopes. Every turn, along the Dove Lake Circuit frames a scene of wild beauty — mirror-like water, jagged peaks and flora in radiant bloom — a landscape that feels both ancient and enchanted.
Best time to visit: November to February
Cradle Mountain, 2 hours from Launceston
Ben Lomond National Park
High in Tasmania’s northeast, Ben Lomond National Park unfolds in a sweep of alpine drama and delicate bloom. Across its rugged plateau, the landscape softens with bursts of pink and white trigger plants, fields of golden everlastings and the vivid hues of flowering scoparia. The climb to the summit reveals panoramic views that stretch to the horizon, framed by wildflowers clinging to wind-carved rock.
Best time to visit: December to February
Ben Lomond, 1.5 hours from Launceston
Freycinet National Park
Freycinet National Park is pure Tasmanian magic: pink granite peaks rise above sapphire bays and the air is perfumed with wildflowers. Along the trail to Wineglass Bay, the landscape bursts into colour — soft bluebells, coral correa and golden wattles painting the path in a kaleidoscope of hues. Each turn reveals another postcard view: mountains glowing at dusk, sea glittering below, blooms swaying in the breeze. Hike the headlands, rest on the sand, and let Freycinet’s floral beauty do the talking.
Best time to visit: September to December
Freycinet Peninsula, 2.5 hours from Hobart
Tasman National Park
For a wild and windswept escape, Tasman National Park feels like nature in full poetry. Along the cliffs where the land drops away to the sea, the air hums with salt and colour — native orchids peeking through coastal heath, paper daisies catching the wind like confetti. The famed Three Capes Track traces this edge-of-the-world beauty, each turn revealing another painterly sweep of the Tasman Sea. Here, the blooms are delicate but defiant, thriving where the elements rule.
Best time to visit: October to January
Tasman Peninsula, 1.5 hours from Hobart
Rocky Cape National Park
Rocky Cape National Park (pinmatik / Rocky Cape) on Tasmania’s far north-west coast is one of the island’s most enchanting wildflower destinations. Heathlands spill over ancient headlands, the air rich with the scent of tea-tree and salt, while orchids, native irises and coastal daisies turn the hillsides into a living mosaic from late winter through summer. Orange-lichened rocks blaze against turquoise water, and every trail — from North Cave to the lighthouse — reveals another painterly contrast of flora and sea.
Best time to visit: September to January
Mount Wellington (Kunanyi)
High above Hobart, kunanyi / Mount Wellington unfurls into a floral dream. The summit moorland glows with Richea scoparia’s flame-red tips, banksias draped in a soft mantle of silver, and the mountain rocket’s white spires dancing in the cool alpine breeze. Set out along the Organ Pipes Track, and you’ll wander beneath towering dolerite columns, each step unveiling a sweeping vista over Hobart and the Derwent River. In this sky-lit garden, nature reveals a quiet splendour, inviting you to pause, breathe deep and let the wild blooms carry you away.
Best time to visit: November to February
Mount Wellington, Hobart
Central Plateau Conservation Area
For those drawn to solitude and sweeping wilderness, the Central Plateau Conservation Area offers Tasmania at its most poetic. Often called the island’s “roof,” this vast alpine realm stretches across glacial lakes, windswept meadows and heathlands that blaze with life in spring. From soft carpets of alpine daisies to cushion plants and rare Sphagnum mosses, the landscape transforms into a living tapestry of colour and texture.
Remote, tranquil and endlessly beautiful, it’s a place made for quiet wanderings and deep breaths. The air is crisp, the silence deep, and nature entirely in command.
Best time to visit: December to January
Central Plateau, Tasmania
A wildflower wonderland awaits in Tasmania, and with so many hotspots to explore, the state invites you to immerse yourself in its rich natural beauty. Whether you’re chasing alpine blooms or coastal treasures, each park and trail offers a unique experience filled with floral delights. Pack your camera, plan your route, and prepare to be enchanted by Tasmania’s wildflower spectacle.
