Mixed Flowers Mixed Flowers and Foliageand Foliage

Made by:Made by:Annette HillAnnette Hill

LimoniumLimonium

Filler flowerFiller flower Availability: Year Availability: Year

round round Vase Life: 4-8 daysVase Life: 4-8 days Limonium is Greek Limonium is Greek

for “meadow”for “meadow”

Hydrangea Hydrangea Mass flowerMass flower Large rounded clusters of Large rounded clusters of

florets with star-like petalsflorets with star-like petals White, pinks and blues, can White, pinks and blues, can

be painted color of choicebe painted color of choice Availability: May through Availability: May through

November, peak supply July November, peak supply July through Septemberthrough September

Vase Life: 5 to 10 daysVase Life: 5 to 10 days Name is from the Greek Name is from the Greek

words: words: hydro (water) hydro (water) aggos (jar) aggos (jar) referring to the fruits which referring to the fruits which

are shaped like cupsare shaped like cups

WaxflowerWaxflower

Filler flowerFiller flower Star shaped blossoms of five Star shaped blossoms of five

petals; foliage is needlelike, petals; foliage is needlelike, on woody branching stemson woody branching stems

White, pink, lavender and bi-White, pink, lavender and bi-colorcolor

Availability: September Availability: September through Maythrough May

Vase Life: 7 to 10 daysVase Life: 7 to 10 days Foliage releases a delightful Foliage releases a delightful

lemon - citrus fragrance when lemon - citrus fragrance when crushedcrushed

Yarrow Yarrow

Filler flowerFiller flower Clusters of tiny florets Clusters of tiny florets

that make up a nearly that make up a nearly flat, slightly rounded flat, slightly rounded flower head at the end of flower head at the end of a stem with feathery a stem with feathery foliagefoliage

Yellow, white, pink, red, Yellow, white, pink, red, rustrust

Availability: July through Availability: July through SeptemberSeptember

Vase Life: 10 to 14 daysVase Life: 10 to 14 days

IrisIris

Form flowerForm flower Can be used as a line flowerCan be used as a line flower Distinctively shaped blossom Distinctively shaped blossom

of three inner petals and three of three inner petals and three outer petals with three styles outer petals with three styles between them opening widely between them opening widely from a spear shaped bud and from a spear shaped bud and sword like foliagesword like foliage

White, purple, yellow, and White, purple, yellow, and blueblue

Availability: Year-roundAvailability: Year-round Vase Life: 3 to 7 daysVase Life: 3 to 7 days Named after the Greek Named after the Greek

goddess of the rainbow goddess of the rainbow