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Flower name
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Alternative names |
Comments |
| Acacia |
Mimosa |
Tiny petal-less yellow flowers cover the stems |
| Aconitum |
Monkshood |
Tall spiky flowers, long lasting but poisonous. |
| Alstroemeria |
Peruvian Lily |
Very popular and long lasting flowers, often bi-coloured |
| Amaryllis |
Hippeastrum |
Large very striking trumpet shaped flowers, often grown indoors from bulbs |
| Ammi |
Queen Anne's Lace |
Masses of delicate white flowers, ideal as a filler |
| Anemone |
Windflower |
Delicate, papery flowers, available in vibrant and pale colours |
| Anethum |
Dill |
Masses of tiny yellow flowers and a strong scent, used as a filler |
| Anigozanthus |
Kangaroo Paw |
Unusual furry buds with insignificant flowers. Ideal for modern arrangements. |
| Anthurium |
Painter's Palette |
Exotic waxy looking flowers. |
| Antirrhinum |
Snapdragon |
More common as a garden flower |
| Aranthera |
Scorpion Orchid |
Long lasting orchid with small flowers on upright stems |
| Asclepias |
Milkweed |
Clusters of tiny flowers, ideal as a filler |
| Aster |
Michaelmas Daisy, September |
Popular filler with daisy like flowers on upright stems |
| Arachnis |
Spider Orchid |
Long stems with slender petalled and spotted flowers |
| Astilbe |
False Goat's Beard |
Common as a garden flower, insignificant flowers used mainly as a filler |
| Banksia |
Bottlebrush |
Exotic Protea from Australia, large flower heads made up of masses of tiny flowers |
| Bouvardia |
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Clusters of small tubular flowers, use with special flower food. Not all colours are available throughout the year |
| Bupleurum |
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Insignificant yellow green flowers. Used more as a foliage and as a filler |
| Marigold |
Calendula |
Popular daisy-like flower with a country garden feel |
| Calla Lily |
Zantedeschia, Arum Lily |
Striking single flowers.The coloured varieties are smaller than the white ones, and not all colours are available all year round |
| Carnation |
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Very long lasting. Some new more interesting colours are now available |
| Carthamus |
Safflower |
Unusual slightly thistle like flowers |
| Spray Carnation |
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Long lasting flowers. Some more interesting colours becoming available |
| Cattleya orchid |
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Large brightly coloured orchids, usually 1 or 2 per stem |
| Cestrum |
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Dense clusters of flowers at the top of straight stems |
| Ginger |
Alpinia |
Large striking tropical flowers |
| Waxflower |
Chamaelaucium |
Small scented flowers ideal as fillers, sold in bud and in flower |
| Chelone |
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Rather insignificant Antirrhinum like flowers |
| Chrysanthemum |
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Available as large individual showy blooms, or the spray variety. Very long lasting |
| Craspedia |
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Small completely round flower head made up of lots of tiny yellow flowers |
| Cymbidium Orchid |
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Striking flowers, which flower profusely with up to 12 flowers on each stem |
| Delphinium |
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Tall flower spikes. Also, Larkspur which is a type of delphinium. |
| Dendrobium orchid |
Singapore orchid |
Long lasting orchids with several blooms on each erect stem |
| Eryngium |
Sea Holly |
Blue thistle like flowers, sometimes the blue is so intense it is hard to believe they are not dyed. |
| Eucharis |
Amazon Lily |
Beautiful slightly downward facing delicate flowerheads on tall straight stems |
| Eupatorium |
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Insignificant small flowers, used as a filler |
| Euphorbia |
Spurge |
Graceful curving stems with loads of tiny flowers. Note not all colours are available at the same time, check with your florist |
| Forsythia |
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The shrub commonly grown in our gardens for their springtime flowers |
| Freesia |
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Highly popular, highly scented flowers |
| Genista |
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Masses of tiny flowers all along the straight leafless stems. Popular filler flower |
| Gerbera |
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Large daisy like flowers, a smaller 'Germini' variety is also available |
| Gloriosa |
Glory Lily |
A very dramatic flower with yellow edged cerise petals. The National Flower of Zimbabwe. |
| Godetia |
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Several brightly coloured trumpet shaped flowers open up each stem |
| Gomphrena |
Globe amaranth |
Small globe shaped flowers which can be easily dried. |
| Gypsophila |
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Very popular filler flower. New smaller-flowered varieties are now available |
| Heliconia |
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Tropical flower with large very dramatic flowerheads. Several different types available |
| Helenium |
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Small daisy like flower, with slightly backward facing petals and autumnal colours |
| Helleborus |
Christmas Rose |
Short lived very delicate and subtle flowers |
| Hyacinth |
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Popular as a pot plant hyacinth and increasingly popular as a cut flower |
| Hydrangea |
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A popular garden shrub with enormous flowerheads. Cultivated hydrangea come in interesting colours. |
| Hypericum |
St John's Wort |
Attractive berries rather than flowers make this a very popular filler |
| Iris |
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Very popular but short lived flowers. |
| Leucadendron |
Safari Sunset |
It is the leaves rather than the flowers which make this popular |
| Leucospermum |
Pincushion Protea |
Large flowerheads which resemble a pin cushion. Long lasting |
| Lily |
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Available throughout the year, but if you are looking for a particular colour check availability with your florist |
| Liatris |
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Tall poker shaped purple flowers. |
| Lilac |
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A common shrub and highly popular, strongly scented cut flower |
| Lily-of the Valley |
Convallaria |
Tiny bell shaped flowers on short stems. Very popular in wedding flowers. |
| Limonium |
Sea Lavender, Statice |
Popular as a dried flower, all varieties make good fillers, but it can have an unpleasant smell! |
| Lisianthus |
Eustoma |
Popular flowers which open from tightly swirled buds, bi-coloured varieties also available |
| Lysimachia |
Loose Strife |
Arching flowerheads on the end of the stems, each made up of a mass of tiny flowers |
| Moluccella |
Bells of Ireland |
Tall stems with a mass of bell shaped flowers. |
| Muscari |
Grape hyacinth |
Very small with short stems and clusters of tiny blue flowers |
| Narcissus |
Daffodil |
Needs no description and evokes spring more than any other cut flower |
| Nerine |
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Leafless stems topped with clusters of delicate flowers. |
| Oncidium orchid |
Golden Shower Orchid |
Lots of small yellow flowers along the stem. Miniature hybrids are available in colours other than yellow. |
| Ornithogalum |
Chincherinchee |
Fantastically long lasting flower, usually white and less commonly available in yellow. |
| Paphiopedilum orchid |
Slipper orchid |
Very large dramatic orchid flowers |
| Phalaenopsis orchid |
Moth Orchid |
Large showy flowers, popular as a pot plant as well as a cut flower especially for weddings |
| Phlox |
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English country garden flower. Very popular |
| Platycodon |
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A member of the campanula family with star shaped flowers |
| Protea |
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Large exotic flowers with many different varieties |
| Prunus |
Flowering cherry |
Cherry blossom, beautiful delicate flowers on tall straight branches |
| Ranunculus |
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Small delicate, papery flowers. |
| Rose |
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Needs no description! Almost every colour available except true black or blue |
| Rudbeckia |
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Daisy like flower, usually sold without any petals, just the pincushion like centre |
| Skimmia |
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Popular shrub, sold as a cut flower when in bud |
| Solidago |
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A popular yellow filler flower. |
| Solidaster |
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A cross between Solidago and the Aster. Used as a filler. |
| Stephanotis |
Wax flower |
Not generally available as a cut flower, but the individual small, waxy, white flowers are often used in bridal work |
| Strelitzia |
Bird of Paradise |
Unmistakable large and exotic flowers with blue and orange flowers. |
| Sunflower |
Helianthus |
Striking, large daisy like flowers, usually yellow but more unusual rusty colours are becoming available |
| Tanecetum |
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A type of chrysanthemum with small button shaped flowers. |
| Trachelium |
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Masses of tiny flowers create a large flat flowerhead. |
| Tuberose |
Polianthes |
Higly scented flowers on tall stems. |
| Tulip |
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One of the most popular cut flowers in the UK with many different varieties |
| Veronica |
Speedwell |
Delicate flower spikes add contrast to arrangements. |
| Viburnum |
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Short lived but increasingly popular. Each flowerhead is made up of a mass of tiny flowers |
| Vanda |
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Usually 6 - 8 blooms per flower stem, The petals often have a marbled appearance. |
| Vuylstekeara |
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A hybrid orchid, with highly patterned petals |
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