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Mixed Flowers and Foliage. Made by: Annette Hill. Sunflower. Mass flower Bold focal flowers Yellows, oranges, reds, browns and creams Availability: April through November Vase Life: 7 to 10 days Name is from the Greek words: helios (sun) anthos (flower). Freesia. Filler flower
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Mixed Flowers and Foliage Made by: Annette Hill
Sunflower • Mass flower • Bold focal flowers • Yellows, oranges, reds, browns and creams • Availability: April through November • Vase Life: 7 to 10 days • Name is from the Greek words: • helios (sun) • anthos (flower)
Freesia • Filler flower • Curved spikes of fragrant, trumpet shaped florets born on one side of a slender stem • Wide range of colors • Availability: Year-round • Vase Life: 7 to 10 days
Leptospermum • Lepto for short • Filler flower • Clusters of small, double blossoms on woody stems with short, soft, needle-like, leaves • Pink, red & white • Availability: December through May • Vase Life: 7 to 10 days • Name is from the Greek words: • leptos (slender) • sperma (seed)
Alstromeria • Form Flower • Clusters of delicate, trumpet shaped flowers on the end of short flower stalks that spray off of a single stem • Purple, pink, dark pink, white, yellow, red, orange, and rust • Most colors are freckled or streaked with contrasting colors • Availability: Year-round • Vase Life: Long lasting, Each individual flower lasts about 1 week and each stem will have blooms for up to 2 weeks
Curly Willow • Greenish-tan to golden yellow to orange-red • Availability: Year round • Vase Life: 3 to 6 weeks • Very pliable-can be shaped or formed into shapes or wreaths