Showing posts with label Lisianthus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisianthus. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Simple and Sweet

We can’t believe it’s Wedding Wednesday again already! It totally snuck up on us this week.

This week’s bridal bouquet is a sweet clutch of pale pink roses and white lisianthus. The simplicity of just the two flower types adds to the elegance and softness of this lovely bouquet.
Pink and white wedding bridal clutch bouquet by Stein Your Florist Co.

If you're in the Philadelphia, PA or Burlington, NJ area and would like to meet with one of Stein Your Florist Co.'s expert wedding consultants call us at 800-887-4013.

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Wedding Ambiance

Guess what day it is… It’s Wedding Wednesday! You were thinking hump day, weren’t you? ;)

This week we have a petite and colorful bridesmaid’s bouquet that will really pop against a myriad of dress colors. This clutch was designed in hot pink roses, purple lisianthus, baby’s breath, and one of our favorite roses, “ambiance” roses. These “ambiance” roses are beautiful with their light yellow hue and reddish coral edges; they have a large bloom size and a high petal count making them even more appealing.
Colorful bridesmaid bouquet by Stein Your Florist Co. in Philadelphia, PA

If you're in the Philadelphia, PA or Burlington, NJ area and would like to meet with one of Stein Your Florist Co.'s expert wedding consultants call us at 800-887-4013.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Rich and Romantic Bridal Cascade

This week’s Wedding Wednesday flowers are a cascading bridal bouquet designed in rich romantic hues of reds, purples, and pinks. Its length gives it an extra bit of elegance that you don’t always achieve in a round bridal bouquet.

The bouquet is designed in red roses, purple lisianthus, lavender dahlias, stargazer lilies, pink miniature calla lilies, pink miniature carnations and feathery soft pink astilbe. The foliage used includes baker fern, plumosa and burgundy ti leaves. The rich color of the ti leaves adds an extra layer of depth to the color scheme and their smooth surface juxtaposed to the fluffier floral petals adds textural interest. The bouquet is finished with a bit of purple ribbon, the color of the bridesmaids’ dresses, throughout the bouquet.
Rich and Romantic Bridal Bouquet by Stein Your Florist Co.


If you're in the Philadelphia, PA or Burlington, NJ area and would like to meet with one of Stein Your Florist Co.'s expert wedding consultants call us at 800-887-4013.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Wedding Wednesday

A bridal cascade of purple and lavender blooms by Stein Your Florist Co.
A bridal cascade of purple and lavender
blooms by Stein Your Florist Co.
Here comes the bride!! 

Being in the floral business since 1887 we have seen more happy couples than we can count! From traditional to contemporary and everything in between we have designed custom bouquets for a myriad of wedding styles and themes.

Today is, what we like to call, Wedding Wednesday and our bouquet of the week is this bridal cascade of purple and lavender blooms. The bouquet features lavender roses with accents of purple larkspur, lavender lisianthus, purple statice, novi belgi asters, and white Queen Anne’s lace.


Congratulations to the happy couple!
Lavender Roses - Stein Your Florist Co.
Lavender Roses

Purple Larkspur - Stein Your Florist Co.
Purple Larkspur

Lisianthus - Stein Your Florist Co.
Lisianthus

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

365 Days of Floral Education - Days 251 - 255

As part of our 125th Anniversary celebration at Stein Your Florist Co. we are sharing a year of floral education, November 1, 2012 thru October 31, 2013. Each day we will post something new on our Facebook page to share our knowledge of our favorite things, flowers and plants and we'll be updating our blog every 5 days or so. No need for pencils and notebooks, just sharing some simple lessons in floristry.

Day 251 - The cake remaining after the seeds of a sunflower have been processed for oil is used as a livestock feed. Some recently developed cultivars have drooping heads. These cultivars are less attractive to gardeners growing the flowers as ornamental plants, but appeal to farmers, because they reduce bird damage and losses from some plant diseases. Sunflowers also produce latex, and are the subject of experiments to improve their suitability as an alternative crop for producing nonallergenic rubber. These sunflowers are #Jerseyfresh

Day 252 - The Crown of Thorns is a woody, multi-stemmed, succulent shrub that originated in Madagascar. Dark green, tear shaped leaves appear randomly on each thorn covered branch. When a Crown of Thorns plant becomes stressed due to over watering or under watering, humidity or temperature changes, it may quickly drop all of its leaves. Normally, once the cause of stress is resolved, fresh foliage will quickly return to your plant. Crown of Thorns will produce flowers nearly all year, but especially during the winter months.

Day 253 - Lisianthus have rose-like showy blossoms in grand colors, and with proper care they can last 7-10 days. Many of the unopened buds which show color may open fully. Smaller buds may not open but simply support the larger blossoms and accent the foliage.

Day 254 - Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native mainly in Mexico, but also Central America, and Colombia. A member of the Asteraceae or Compositae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.
 
 
 

Day 255 - In Europe and America, prior to the discovery of insulin in 1923, diabetics—as well as consumptives—were often given a substance called Atlantic starch or diabetic sugar, derived from inulin, a naturally occurring form of fruit sugar, extracted from dahlia tubers.  Inulin is still used in clinical tests for kidney functionality.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

365 Days of Floral Education - Days 96-100

As part of our 125th Anniversary celebration at Stein Your Florist Co. we are sharing a year of floral education, November 1, 2012 thru October 31, 2013. Each day we will post something new on our Facebook page to share our knowledge of our favorite things, flowers and plants and we'll be updating our blog every 5 days or so. No need for pencils and notebooks, just sharing some simple lessons in floristry.
Day 96 - Named after Charles Bouvard, the personal physician to Louis XIII and the superintendent of the Royal Gardens in Paris, modern varieties of bouvardia have names such as Pink Luck, Albatross and Royal Katty. Their star-like flowers grow in clusters on thin, branching stems, like small flower bouquets in soft shades of pink, white, yellow, salmon and red. With a delicate scent and feminine appearance, in the language of flowers, bouvardia represent enthusiasm.

Day 97 - With a host of names – from Texas Bluebell to Prairie Gentian to Lira de San Pedro – lisianthus symbolize an outgoing nature. Native to Texas and Mexico, and descended from a North American wildflower, in their single-form variety, lisianthus may resemble tulips or poppies. In their double form, they can take on the appearance of roses or peonies. With wide ruffled, delicate petals and oval leaves, in colors ranging from white to pink, lavender to purple and bicolors such as blue-violet, it’s said that lisianthus also symbolize appreciation.

Day 98 - Legend has it that Queen Anne, the wife of King James I, was challenged by her friends to create lace as beautiful as a flower. While making the lace, she pricked her finger, and it’s said that the purple-red flower in the center of Queen Anne’s Lace represents a droplet of her blood. Also called Wild Carrot (since Queen Anne’s Lace is the wild progenitor of today’s carrot), Bishop’s Lace or Bird’s Nest (for the nest-like appearance of the bright white and rounded flower in full bloom), in the language of flowers, Queen Anne’s Lace represents sanctuary.

Day 99 - Native to Asia and celebrated for its medicinal properties as well as its bright beauty, the small camellia-like ranunculus ranges from white to pink, red to yellow to orange. Also known as Buttercup and Coyote’s Eyes, legend has it that the mythological Coyote was tossing his eyes up in the air and catching them when Eagle snatched them. Unable to see, Coyote created eyes from the buttercup. In the language of flowers, a bouquet of ranunculus says, “I am dazzled by your charms.”





Day 100 - With its richly colored yet small, delicate flowers, the sweet pea’s history can be traced back to 17th century Italy, when a Sicilian monk, Franciscus Cupani, sent its seeds to England. Although that original sweet pea bore little resemblance to the flower we know today, when Harry Eckford, a Scottish nurseryman, crossbred the original flower, he created the colorful, ornamental and sweetly scented sweet pea we know today. Ekford’s varieties included the pink Dorothy Eckford, the lavender Lady Grisel Hamilton, the scarlet King Edward VII and perhaps his most famous, the Countess Spencer. Meaning delicate or blissful pleasure in the language of flowers, this enchanting flower remains a favorite fragrant blossom.