Form FlowersForm Flowers

Made by:Made by:Annette HillAnnette Hill

Form FlowersForm Flowers

Interest flowers Interest flowers Have a distinctive form or coloring Have a distinctive form or coloring Creates focal point of arrangementCreates focal point of arrangement Use sparingly to avoid overemphasisUse sparingly to avoid overemphasis

AnthuriumAnthurium

Red and shades of red Red and shades of red are most commonare most common

Less common are Less common are cultivars in white, green, cultivars in white, green, purple and multi-colored purple and multi-colored

Availability: Year-roundAvailability: Year-round Vase Life: 10 - 45 days, Vase Life: 10 - 45 days,

depending on cultivardepending on cultivar Anthurium is Greek for Anthurium is Greek for

"tailflower” "tailflower”

Bird of ParadiseBird of Paradise

Tropical flowerTropical flower Orange-blue flowers Orange-blue flowers Availability: Year-roundAvailability: Year-round Vase Life: 7 to 14 daysVase Life: 7 to 14 days

Calla lilyCalla lily

White, ivory, pink, White, ivory, pink, yellow, green, purple, yellow, green, purple, black, shades of redblack, shades of red

Availability: Year-round, Availability: Year-round, peak supplies December peak supplies December through Julythrough July

Vase Life: 4 to 8 days.Vase Life: 4 to 8 days. Requires lots of waterRequires lots of water Sap of the calla will stain Sap of the calla will stain

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OrchidOrchid

Several varieties of Several varieties of orchids – Cymbidium, orchids – Cymbidium, Phalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, ButterflyDendrobium, Butterfly

Come in a wide variety Come in a wide variety of colorsof colors

White, yellow, pink, White, yellow, pink, purple, lavender are the purple, lavender are the most common most common

Availability: October Availability: October through Junethrough June

Vase Life: 17 to 21 daysVase Life: 17 to 21 days

LilyLily Several varieties of lilies Several varieties of lilies

– Asiatic, Stargazer, – Asiatic, Stargazer, Easter, TigerEaster, Tiger

White, cream, reds, White, cream, reds, pinks, yellows, and bi-pinks, yellows, and bi-colors, some with colors, some with characteristic markings characteristic markings

Availability: Year-round, Availability: Year-round, peak supplies by seasonpeak supplies by season

Vase Life: 7 to 14 days Vase Life: 7 to 14 days per stem, 4 to 7 days per stem, 4 to 7 days per bloomper bloom

In Europe, lilies were In Europe, lilies were used as a remedy used as a remedy against diseases and against diseases and ailmentsailments