Are you looking for the right flowers for your bouquet? There are thousands flowers in the world. But most of them may not be suitable for wedding flower arrangement. To find the perfect flower, you need to know what are the most favorite flowers used in bouquet, and what its characteristics. Most popular flowers that are used in bridal bouquet are:
1. Roses
Roses are the most used cut flower in the world. The flower is pretty with various color (white, pink, & red), beautiful shape, and more than a hundred species. Besides the smell is good, rose is a durable flower. No wonder if many people really like this flower. The characteristics of good roses are: long stemmed, bold petals, & has minimum five petals.
2. Tulips
Many people know that tulip is a flower come from Dutch. This is wrong. Tulips are native to Central Asia & Persian Empire. The vast majority of tulips are being exported from Holland to all over the world. These cut flowers come with hundreds varieties with typically have one flower per stem and are available year-round.
3. Calla Lilies
Calla lilies are elegant flower. The flowers are very popular choices for bridal bouquets, flower arrangements, & home decoration because of its range of colors available with unique shapes. Calla lilies are poisonous plants, so if you want to arrange a bouquet made with calla lilies, consider keeping it far from children.
4. Gerbera
Gerbera is a genus of sunflower family. The name was taken from the last name of the German naturalist Traugott Gerber. The flowers grow with less water, so they are suitable for home gardening. Gerbera is popular for wedding bouquet because it is vary greatly in shape, color, and size. The capitulum is composed of hundreds of individual flowers.
5. Carnation
The carnation, scientifically known as Dianthus caryophyllus is a species of Dianthus. Colors include pink (natural color), red, white, yellow and green, have been developed. Carnations usually are used for showing love and fascination. But cultivars of many colors can bring different symbol from each color. For example, white carnation may symbolize the purity of Mother's Day.
6. Stephanotis
Stephanotis is also known as Madagascar jasmine. The flower has white petals, star-shaped flower, and dark green leaves. The best known stephanotis species is Stephanotis floribunda whose are popular component of wedding bouquets.
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