Fashion Flowers For Summer - Urban Beach

< Delphinium

Delphiniums come in all shades of blue from navy to pale baby blue. Occasionally they are available in salmon or peach shades. They evoke the summer perfectly and look great tied simply with raffia.

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Zantedeschia>

More commonly known as calla or arum lilies, they have a sculptural elegant shape. Their leafless stems are flexible and so can be easily manipulated and bent into interesting arrangements. They look stunning entiwined with other flowers.

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< Curcuma

Curcuma have a spicy, aromatic scent and a long vase life. Their lime green waxy stem supports a pinky lilac flower with sturdy petals.

They can look gorgeous grouped together on their own, but also make an interesting addition to a mixed arrangement softened with grasses.

Gentian >

Although not common as cut flowers Gentians have stunning deep blue and deep purple flowers which make them well worth seeking out. Added to this they have a vase life of 3-4 weeks!

< Ammi

Ammi has a large umbrella shaped flower head made up of lots of tiny flowerlets. It only comes in a creamy-white colour and it is mainly available in high summer.

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Eremurus >

This spikey shaped flower is made up of hundreds of tiny starry flowers. Each spike is over one metre long and the flowers gradually open from the bottom to the tip of the spike.

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