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Mimosa, Wattle |
Tiny petal-less yellow flowers cover the stems |
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Yarrow |
Very popular as a dried flower |
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Monkshood |
Tall spiky flowers, long lasting but poisonous |
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African lily |
Long lasting, large striking flowers |
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Lady's mantle |
Common as a garden flower, masses of tiny yellow-green flowers, ideal as a filler |
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Flowering onion |
Several types, some have large globe shaped flower, others much smaller bullet shaped flowers |
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Ginger lily |
Large striking tropical flowers |
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Peruvian lily |
Very popular and long lasting flowers, often bi-coloured |
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Althaea |
Hollyhock |
Tall spikes of wide-funnel-shaped flowers |
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Love lies bleeding |
One type (love lies bleeding) has trailing flowers while the other has upright flower heads. |
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Hippeastrum |
Large very striking trumpet shaped flowers, often grown indoors from bulbs |
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Queen Anne's lace |
Masses of delicate white flowers, ideal as a filler |
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Windflower |
Delicate, papery flowers, available in vibrant and pale colours |
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Dill |
Masses of tiny yellow flowers and a strong scent, used as a filler |
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Kangaroo paw |
Unusual furry buds with insignificant flowers. Ideal for modern arrangements |
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Painter's palette |
Exotic waxy looking flowers |
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Snapdragon |
More common as a garden flower |
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Spider orchid |
Long stems with slender petalled and spotted flowers |
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Scorpion orchid |
Long lasting orchid with small flowers on upright stems |
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Milkweed |
Clusters of tiny flowers, ideal as a filler |
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Michaelmas daisy, September |
Popular filler with daisy like flowers on upright stems |
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False goat's beard |
Common as a garden flower, insignificant flowers used mainly as a filler |
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Stinkwort |
Grown as a garden flower. Small, round, delicate flowers, ideal as a filler |
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Bottlebrush |
Exotic Protea from Australia, large flower heads made up of masses of tiny flowers |
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Clusters of small tubular flowers, use with special flower food. Not all colours are available throughout the year |
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Insignificant yellow green flowers. Used more as a foliage and as a filler |
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Marigold |
Popular daisy-like flower with a country garden feel |
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China aster |
Dense headed flowers with contrasting coloured centres |
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Canterbury bells |
Quite large bell shaped flowers, several to a stem. |
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Safflower |
Unusual slightly thistle like flowers |
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Large brightly coloured orchids, usually 1 or 2 per stem |
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Cockscomb |
Different varieties, some with crinkled 'brain-like' flowers others with feathery upright plumes |
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Cornflower |
Usually available as the well known blue cornflower, other colours are sometimes available |
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Dense clusters of flowers at the top of straight stems |
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Waxflower |
Small scented flowers ideal as fillers, sold in bud and in flower |
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Rather insignificant Antirrhinum like flowers |
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Available as large individual showy blooms, or the spray variety. Very long lasting |
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Look a bit like pink thistles, which open out into pompom shaped flowers |
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Lily–of-the-valley |
Tiny bell shaped flowers on short stems. Very popular in wedding flowers. |
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Delicate daisy like flower. The brown chocolate cosmos is great |
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Small completely round flower head made up of lots of tiny yellow flowers |
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Tall spiky flowers generally known as Montbretia when grown as a garden flower |
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Tropical looking flower on tall straight stems. |
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Striking flowers, which flower profusely with up to 12 flowers on each stem |
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Artichoke |
The flower of the artichoke |
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Dramatic round pompom shaped flowers, becoming very popular as a cut flower |
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Tall flower spikes. Also, Larkspur which is a type of delphinium |
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Singapore orchid |
Long lasting orchids with several blooms on each erect stem |
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Carnation |
Very long lasting. Some new more interesting colours are now available |
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Foxglove |
Tall flower spikes, mainly available in pink and blue |