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Queen Anne’s Lace

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street name: Queen Anne’s Lace

god-given name: Ammi majus

colors available: light green with tiny white clusters

meaning: sanctuary

seasonality: May – October

cost: $8 – 10 per bunch

tips & tricks (and fun facts):

  • This is considered a weed in the midwest but here in Phoenix we adore it!
  • The taproot of the plant is edible but the leaves are poisonous (Be careful! This plant has look-alikes that are poisonous and deadly.)
  • This is an excellent filler flower and we especially love using it in bridal bouquets
  • The stems of Queen Anne’s Lace are weak so they are an excellent way to add a sculptural effect to your arrangements

Ranunculus

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street name: Ranunculus

god-given name: Ranunculus Asiaticus

colors available: Orange, Yellow, Peach, Pink, Red, White

meaning: Radiant Charm

seasonality: Spring & Fall

cost: $3 to $5 per stem

tips & tricks:
These sweet blooms are a more delicate flower. Be cautious when designing as to not damage the flower (or snap the stems!). To make your floral design more interesting, and your life a little bit easier, follow the curve of the stem when arranging with this bloom!

Chamomile

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street name: Chamomile Daisy

god-given name: Asteraceae

colors available: White petals with yellow centers

meaning: Energy in Adversity

seasonality: Summer

cost: $8 – 10 per bunch

tips & tricks:
We already blogged about chamomile buttons (these lovely flowers sans leaves), so our only tip here is that if you want these blooms petal-less you have that option! Check out the Chamomile Button post for more tips!

Gloriosa

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street name: Gloriosa

god-given name: Gloriosa Superba

colors available: Magenta with a lime green

meaning: Honor & Fame

seasonality: Available Year-Round

cost: $2-5 per stem

tips, tricks, & fun facts:

  • These flowers pack a serious punch with their unique shape and color. Pair them with more cost effective blooms to create a stunning arrangement or bouquet.
  • We love a gloriosa as a boutonniere. If you aren’t afraid of your men in pink, give this unique bloom a chance!
  • These flowers look delicate but they actually have an impressive shelf life. Keep this beauty in a vase with fresh water out of direct sunlight and you will get up to two weeks with your new favorite flower.
  • Do you love lilies? Gloriosas are part of the same family!
  • This is the national flower of Zimbabwe

Wax Flower

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street name: Wax Flower

god-given name: Chamelaucium

colors available: white, yellow, orange, pink, purple, red, and blue

meaning: lasting success

seasonality: January – May

cost: generally these beauties run $9 per bunch

tips & tricks:

This is one of our absolute favorite filler flowers.  These do a great job filling out an arrangement without adding too much heavy foliage.   Not only do these flowers play well with friends, but they also have enough oomph to stand alone in a bouquet or arrangement.  Did we mention these are gorgeous on flower crowns or in corsages and boutonnieres?

Coxcomb

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street name: Coxcomb

god-given name: Celosia cristata

colors available: yellow, orange, magenta, red, & green

meaning: n/a

seasonality: summer & fall

cost: $8-10 for a bunch

tips & tricks:

We love coxcomb for its incredible texture. Not only is this bloom fuzzy to the touch, but it also resembles a brain in the coolest way possible. Mix it in with traditional flowers such as roses to offset an otherwise standard bouquet or use it with other unique flowers to create a truly breath-taking arrangement. These are large so use them as focal flowers rather than filler.

Statice

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street name: Statice

god-given name: Limonium

colors available: lavender, pink, blue, and white

meaning: rememberance

seasonality: Available year-round

cost: $7-10 per bunch

tips & tricks:

  • These dry really nicely as they hold their shape/color when dried
  • Due to the rigid stems of limonium, they make an excellent filler flower. Each stem has many small, but strong, branches to fill in blank spaces in arrangements and support more delicate flowers surrounding them
  • We love limonium in flower crowns to give a subtle hint of color to the surround foliage
  • As limonium dries, it can make a big mess! The tiny purple leaves become delicate as the flower dies and they will fall from the branch if bumped of jostled.