Classic A:
Circus Rose (Ecuador) - These are bicolor roses with yellow-orange petals that have a reddish-orange tip. Orange roses symbolize fascination and passion.
Sunflower (Pennsylvania) - The sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. The mesmerizing patter of the sunflower's florets can be expressed by a mathematical equation where the number of interconnecting left spirals and the number of right spirals of successive Fibonacci numbers. The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas.
Red Cone Leucadendron (California) – These are evergreen shrubs with spirally arranged leaves belonging to the protea family. Native to South Africa, leucadendron occur in fynbos, meaning "fine bush" in Afrikaans.
Excellent Flair Hypericum (Ecuador) - The genus hypericum, native to Western Asia is also known as St. John's Wort. Hypericum grows one to four feet tall and wide, with many clustered, upright branches with dark green, shiny, somewhat pointed leaves and clusters of juicy berries.
Green Pittosporum (Washington) - The name of this flowering plant is derived from the Greek for "pitch seed," in this case, pitch referring to the sticky residue found coating the seeds. Native to Oceania, Eastern Asia, and parts of Africa, some pittosporum are grown as bonsai.
Classic B:
Blue Hyacinth (Holland) – Hyacinths are a bulbous flower native to the eastern Mediterranean region east of Iran. They have a single dense spike of fragrant flowers that blooms each spring. Like tulips, hyacinth continues to grow in the vase.
White "Vendela" Rose (Columbia) – Vendela roses are some of the most hearty white roses available today. They have a creamy white center and traditionally large heads. The vendela rose is the number one rose requested for wedding bouquets.
Lavender Freesia (Canada) – Native to Africa, freesia flowers are very fragrant, typically white or yellow and are borne in spike-like racemes. As many as eight funnel-shaped freesia flowers form a loose cluster at the top of each stalk. Where the flowers begin, the stem makes a sharp bend so that the Freesia flowers face upward.
Lavender Spider Mum (Columbia) - Also known as Fuji mums, these flowers have thin, thread-like florets that curve back at the ends.
Exotic C:
Circus Rose (Ecuador) - These are bicolor roses with yellow-orange petals that have a reddish-orange tip. Orange roses symbolize fascination and passion.
Red Cone Leucadendron (California) - These are evergreen shrubs with spirally arranged leaves belonging to the protea family. Native to South Africa, leucadendron occur in fynbos, meaning "fine bush" in Afrikaans.
Mango Mini Calla (Holland) - Calla lilies are grown in bogs and ponds and are native to cool, temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The plant is highly poisonous if eaten.
Orange Ranunculus (California) – A member of the buttercup family, ranunculus is a spring flower that usually comes in white or yellow but are occassionally orange or red. The name means "little frog" in Latin, probably because they (like frogs) are found near water.
Orange Cymbidium Orchid (Holland) – The word cybidium comes from Greek kymbe, meaning a boat, in reference to the hollow lip of the flower. Cybidiums symbolize virtue and morality and in Asian cultures are considered a gift or respect and friendship.
Orange Pin Cushion Protea (Peru) – Also known as leucospermum, these flowers are members of the Proteaceae family which includes of 100 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are native to the cape region of South Africa. This variety features distinctive dome-shaped flower heads that resemble pin cushions filled with pins.
Exotic D:
Blue Hyacinth (Holland) - Hyacinths are a bulbous flower native to the eastern Mediterranean region east of Iran. They have a single dense spike of fragrant flowers that blooms each spring. Like tulips, hyacinth continues to grow in the vase.
White "Vendela" Rose (Columbia) - Vendela roses are some of the most hearty white roses available today. They have a creamy white center and traditionally large heads. The vendela rose is the number one rose requested for wedding bouquets.
Lavender Freesia (Canada) - Native to Africa, freesia flowers are very fragrant, typically white or yellow and are borne in spike-like racemes. As many as eight funnel-shaped freesia flowers form a loose cluster at the top of each stalk. Where the flowers begin, the stem makes a sharp bend so that the Freesia flowers face upward.
White Mini Calla (Holland) - Calla lilies are grown in bogs and ponds and are native to cool, temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The plant is highly poisonous if eaten.
Purple Vanda Orchid (Malaysia) - These tropical orchids are related to phalaenopsis and come from Malaysia, Thailand, Borneo and the Philippines.
White Dendrobium Orchids (Thailand) - Dendrobium comprise a huge genus of orchids containing about 1,200 species. These orchids are native to much of south, east and southeast Asia. The name is from the Green dendron (tree) and bios (life) meaning "one who lives on trees."
Contemporary E:
Circus Rose (Ecuador) - These are bicolor roses with yellow-orange petals that have a reddish-orange tip. Orange roses symbolize fascination and passion.
Orange Monarch Tulips (Holland) - Althought tulips are associated with Holland, the flower and the word originated in Persia. In fact, the peak of the Ottoman Empire is referred to as the Tulip Era. Tulips are credited with the first ever economic bubble during the early 1600s, when 40 bulbs sold for the modern equivalent of $1.5 million. This variety is so named as it shares the color of the Dutch monarchy.
Tangerine Mokara Orchid (Thailand) - Mokara orchid is a trigeneric hybrid, meaning it comes from three "parent" varieties. Created in Singapore in 1969, Mokara has a unique sunburst shape.
Contemporary F:
"Ocean Song" Lavender Rose (Ecuador) - A fresh lavender rose, Ocean Song opens into a stunning classic, antique-looking bloom. This shade of this bloom ranges from a lavender pink to a pale lavender center.
Lavender Hyacinth (Holland) - Hyacinths are a bulbous flower native to the eastern Mediterranean region east of Iran. They have a single dense spike of fragrant flowers that blooms each spring. Like tulips, hyacinth continues to grow in the vase.
Lavender Freesia (Canada) - Native to Africa, freesia flowers are very fragrant, typically white or yellow and are borne in spike-like racemes. As many as eight funnel-shaped freesia flowers form a loose cluster at the top of each stalk. Where the flowers begin, the stem makes a sharp bend so that the Freesia flowers face upward.
Arrange Your Own Collection: Arranged in 12x4x3 inch rectangle, 10x4x3 inch rectangle, and 3×3 inch square vases
Hybrid Delphinium (California) - delphinium is a perennial in the buttercup family native throughout the northern hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa.
Helvetia Oriental Lily (Costa Rica) – a type of hybrid lily derived from central and East Asian species remarkable for its fragrance and pristine white color. A little known fact about lilies is many of their bulbs are edible.
Solidago (California) – a perennial species which is similar in appearance to the wild Goldenrod but doesn’t cause allergic reactions. Solidago has a number of uses and Thomas Edison experimented with using it to produce rubber, which it contains naturally
Larkspur (California) - closely related to delphinium (both members of the buttercup family), larkspur features irregularly shaped blooms in a loose, vertical grouping along the upper end of the plant's main stalk. They are most frequently in the blue-violet color range.
Foxtail Fern (Florida) -from the genus Asparagus, a long living plant that grows year round.
Aspidistra Leaf (Washington state) – also known as the cast iron plant, aspidistra was popular in Victorian parlors. Native to the forests of Asia, the Japanese have been growing selections of Aspidistra for more than 300 years.
Tall Collection:
White Oriental Lily (Costa Rica) - A type of hybrid lily derived from Central and East Asian species remarkable for its fragrance and pristine white color. A little known fact about lilies is that many of their bulbs are edible.