The time has come for pink, blue and white hydrangeas to make way for the classic versions in green, red and brown hues. With their magical flower balls that swap their colours for antique and dark hues, these cut hydrangeas are a perfect fit for autumn and winter. They are the ideal basis for a bouquet, but also work really well as a single flower in a vase.
Sedum plants are found in the wild in dry, rocky areas. So it is hardly surprising that they effortlessly survive dry periods and are therefore very easy to look after.
No matter how beautiful nature may look at this time of year, if you suffer from hay fever, that wonderful spectacle will only lead to itchy eyes and continuous sneezing. However, your customers no longer need to go without their daily dose of flowers.
Majestic and impressive: what better way to describe the Gladiolus? This 'hero' shoots upward like a rocket from where it shows off a wide range of colours from late spring until well into autumn.
Are they little blue bells that ring, or tiny dolphins jumping in and out of the green undergrowth? Proud and tall in a field of grass, blessed with shades of blue otherwise unheard of in the floral world. Cousin to the buttercup, queen in her own right.
Even the slightest hint can take you back. A whiff of something that reminds you of summer in France with your first love in 1984, or visiting your potpourri-loving grandma every Sunday.
It’s still one of the most popular flowers in the world, but what do we really know about roses? Besides the fact that they’re a symbol for love? We went looking for the real story behind the rose and found these fascinating facts. Add one to a bouquet the next time a customer buys roses!
Forced shrubs are an extraordinary phenomenon. These are flowering shrubs produced mainly in the Netherlands for cut flower purposes. The shrubs stay outside year-round, except for the few weeks they spend in the greenhouse when they are in bloom.
Are you a prickly Scorpio, a dreamy Aquarian or a perfectionist Virgo? Here is the flower that suits you best.
