Plants suitable for Flower arrangers
There are a number of shrubs you can plant in your garden which are suitable for flower arranging. Here are some useful for winter wreaths and Christmas Decorations. Use them for the leaves, flowers, coloured stems, seed heads or even dried out flowers such as hydrangea.
Salix (Willow) – use stems in winter
Santolina (Cotton Lavender) – leaf sprays in winter
Viburnum – Decidous shrub with white or pink flowers and red berries, use flowers in winter
Corylus Avellana ‘Contorta’ (Twisted nut) – use twisted stems in winter with catkins
Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ – golden leaves throughout the year
Jasminum Nudiflorum – winter jasmine
Pyracantha (Firethorn) – use red or yellow berries in winter
Bergenia (Elephant’s ears) – leaves can be used all year round, flowers late winter or spring
Fatsia japonica – good leaf shape for backing flower displays
Cornus alba (Red barked dogwood) – use coloured stems in winter
Virbunum tinus, flowers in winter – use leaves throughout the year
Ilex (Holly) – use leaves and red berries in winter
Cotoneaster – use berries in Winter
Prunus Rotundifolia or Aucuba japonica
Euonymus fortunei – variegated leaves
Garrya Elliptica – catkins in winter
Eleagnus –coloured leaves
Hedera (Ivy) – comes in different leaf sizes including variegated
Eucalyptus – Blue grey foliage
Vina Major – variegata, periwinkle – good for hanging stems
A good book to refer to is Rosemary Verey – The flower arranger’s garden.
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