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 71 – Green ball
or Green Trick Dianthus is a wonderful and unique new variety of dianthus
developed by the breeder Hilverda. It is looking to be a favorite for modern
wedding bouquets, especially with Pantone’s color for 2013 being Emerald. The extraordinary pompom shaped, green
flowers are ~2” wide and last an incredible 4 to 6 weeks in a vase! This modern
relative of the ever popular Sweet William performs superbly in gardens and
flowers within just 8 weeks of planting.
Day 72 – Solidego, commonly known as
goldenrods, are considered weeds by many in North
America but they are prized as garden plants in Europe, where British gardeners
adopted solidego long before Americans did as garden subjects. Solidego only
began to gain some acceptance in American gardening (other than wildflower
gardening) during the 1980s. Solidego is commonly used for ornamental purposes
in the floral industry and is said to be a sign of good luck or good fortune.
Day 73 - Also known as the Flamingo Flower, Boy Flower, Painted Tongue
and Painter's Palette – because of their distinctive shape and color – the name
anthurium comes from Greek, meaning "tail flower." Exotic and
compelling, with bold, typically red flowers and shiny, dark green foliage,
anthurium, like the hospitality they represent, are long-lasting and
irresistibly beautiful.
Day 74 - Since 2001, when
imports of cut Hypericum were finally allowed into the U.S market, there’s been
an explosion of new varieties and colors available. What was known, until not
long ago, as primarily a burgundy colored berried branch is now available in
bright red, orange, peach, coral, pink, cream, yellow, green and even white!
These developments, combined with the perfect high altitude growing conditions
for Hypericum in Ecuador, have given us a wonderful array of trendy berries to
add to floral designs year round.
Day 75 - A symbol of happy life and contented existence, the stock
flower, with its sweet, heady-scented blooms, is native to Southwestern Greece
and the Mediterranean. Typically found in white, pink, red or lilac, stock is
also called gillyflower or Virginia stock.
Day 191 - The
name Shampoo Ginger comes from the peculiar trait that if rubbed, it will
release a “shampoo like” smell. It produces flowers that come out on the cone
that must be taken off as they will rot and turn the cone mushy and smelly. At
the beginning of the season, the cones are yellowish and small and produce the
least amount of flowers. Later on the cones grow taller and yellow, and at the end
of the season they are peach, and it produces more flowers.
Day 193 - Cut
Hypericum berries start out as a yellow flowering shrub and the berries only
develop after the flower fades away…..a little like your grandmother’s rose
hips… It takes almost 8 months from planting to berry stage to produce a single
stem of florist quality berried Hypericum!
Day 194 - The
common name for Hypericum is St John’s Wort and it is widely available in
health food stores as a homeopathic remedy for ailments such as depression and
as a natural antibiotic.
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.
