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A good filler flower, a bit like gypsophila but the flowers are bigger. |
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Papery flowers that also have attractive seed heads |
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Masses of blue flowers on short stems, a bit like bluebells |
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Stonecrop |
Common succulent garden flower and ideal as a long lasting filler |
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Popular shrub, sold as a cut flower when in bud |
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A popular yellow filler flower. |
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A cross between Solidago and the Aster. Used as a filler |
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Quite large feathery flower plumes. |
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Wax flower |
Not generally available as a cut flower, but the individual small, waxy, white flowers are often used in bridal work |
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Bird of paradise |
Unmistakable large and exotic flowers with blue and orange flowers. |
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A country garden flower, with dense clusters of flowers on each stem |
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Ghostberry |
Shrub with attractive round berries in pink or white |
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Lilac |
A common shrub and highly popular, strongly scented cut flower |
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A type of chrysanthemum with small button shaped flowers |
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Blue throatwort |
Masses of tiny flowers create a large flat flowerhead |
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Brodiaea |
Loose clusters of delicate blue flowers on erect leafless stems. |
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From the same family as ranunculus. Similar in appearance |
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One of the most popular cut flowers in the UK with many different varieties |
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Usually 6 - 8 blooms per flower stem, The petals often have a marbled appearance. |
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Speedwell |
Delicate flower spikes add contrast to arrangements. |
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Short lived but increasingly popular. Each flowerhead is made up of a mass of tiny flowers |
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A hybrid orchid, with highly patterned petals. |
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Calla lily, arum lily |
Striking single flowers.The coloured varieties are smaller than the white ones, and not all colours are available all year round |
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Very similar to dahlias |