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Alternative names |
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Mimosa, Wattle |
Tiny petal-less yellow flowers cover the stems |
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Monkshood |
Tall spiky flowers, long lasting but poisonous |
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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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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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Michaelmas daisy, September |
Popular filler with daisy like flowers on upright stems |
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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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Canterbury bells |
Quite large bell shaped flowers, several to a stem |
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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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Waxflower |
Small scented flowers ideal as fillers, sold in bud and in flower |
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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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Small completely round flower head made up of lots of tiny yellow flowers |
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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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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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Digitalis |
Foxglove |
Tall flower spikes, mainly available in pink and blue |
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Lisianthus |
Popular flowers which open from tightly swirled buds, bi-coloured varieties also available |
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The shrub commonly grown in our gardens for their springtime flowers |
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Highly popular, highly scented flowers |
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Exotic looking flowers which hang downwards in a cluster on top of tall straight stems |
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Broom |
Masses of tiny flowers all along the straight leafless stems. Popular filler flower |
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Large daisy like flowers, a smaller 'Germini' variety is also available |
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Glory lily |
A very dramatic flower with yellow edged cerise petals. The National Flower of Zimbabwe |
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Globe amaranth |
Small globe shaped flowers which can be easily dried |
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Very popular filler flower. New smaller-flowered varieties are now available |
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Tropical flower with large very dramatic flowerheads. Several different types available |
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Amaryllis |
Large very striking trumpet shaped flowers, often grown indoors from bulbs |
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Popular as a pot plant hyacinth and increasingly popular as a cut flower |
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A popular garden shrub with enormous flowerheads |
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Very popular but short lived flowers |
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African corn lily |
Delicate flowers which belong to the same family as gladioli |
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Red hot poker |
Large dramatic upright flowerspikes |
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Sweet pea |
Wonderful colours and scents, short lived but stunning en masse and well worth it |
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Safari sunset |
It is the leaves rather than the flowers which make this popular |
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Ox eye daisy |
Large daisy like flower |
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Pincushion protea |
Large flowerheads which resemble a pin cushion. Long lasting |
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Himalayan honeysuckle |
Long leaves and drooping flower bracts |
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Tall poker shaped purple flowers |
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Available throughout the year, but if you are looking for a particular colour check availability with your florist |
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Sea lavender, Statice |
Popular as a dried flower, all varieties make good fillers, but it can have an unpleasant smell! |
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Stock |
Fantastic vibrant colours and an incredible scent. |
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Small feathery flower spikes, the fantastic mint scent makes it great as a filler |
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Bells of Ireland |
Tall stems with a mass of bell shaped flowers |
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Grape hyacinth |
Very small with short stems and clusters of tiny blue flowers |
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Forget-me-not |
Tiny very fragile pastel blue flowers on short stems |
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Daffodil |
Needs no description and evokes spring more than any other cut flower |
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Spider lily |
Leafless stems topped with clusters of delicate flowers |
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Golden shower orchid |
Lots of small yellow flowers along the stem. Miniature hybrids are available in colours other than yellow |
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Chincherinchee |
Fantastically long lasting flower, usually white and less commonly available in yellow |
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Poppy |
Fantastic papery flowers in great colours. Short lived but worth it. The seed heads are also popular |
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Slipper orchid |
Very large dramatic orchid flowers |
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Moth Orchid |
Large showy flowers, popular as a pot plant as well as a cut flower especially for weddings |
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English country garden flower. Very popular |
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Large exotic flowers with many different varieties |
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Flowering cherry |
Cherry blossom, beautiful delicate flowers on tall straight branches |
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Small delicate, papery flowers |
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Needs no description! Almost every colour available except true black or blue |
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Bluebell |
Masses of blue flowers on short stems, a bit like bluebells |
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Popular shrub, sold as a cut flower when in bud |
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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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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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| Tulip |
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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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 |