Blue flowers?
Ashli Gasten
shades popular in the sun moon and stars thing right now. Does anyone
know of any blueish or even blue-purpleish flowers, especially ones
that will be in season in the summer?
Aaron Newman
Hi, Ashli!
We are using blue flowers also, so here is what our florist recommended for
Chicago in the summer:
Irises - many shades of blue and purple
delphiniums: light blue, royal, and purple
hydrangeas: light blue
statice: purple and blue
grape hyacinth: med. blue
limonium: similar to baby's breath with tiny purple-blue flowers
anemones come in blue, but they are not in season during the summer
Hope this helps, and if you get any email with other suggestions, please
forward it to me!
Cheryl M.
LOVE IS NOT TANGIBLE...
Hmmm this is a hard question..the only flowers that come to my mind
that are blue or purplish are liek violets (which are probably too tiny to
be much good and irises ...You might be able to find gladiola (sp?) or
soemthing like that as well ...i'm not sure... there is also one called
Sweet William that is kind of a purplish color ...Anyway I wish you the best
of luck ...it probably wouldn't hurt to talk to a few florists and see what
they can tell you .....
Good luck
Billie
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Venitha Manter
Ashli Gasten <aga...@uvaix.uvic.ca> wrote:
>I'm planning on using blue and yellow as our wedding colors - the
>shades popular in the sun moon and stars thing right now. Does anyone
>know of any blueish or even blue-purpleish flowers, especially ones
>that will be in season in the summer?
How about iris? That's my plan, though my mom ("what in the world
do you want to do that for?") says they're done by the end of June
in the midwest. My #$&* dog just dug up all the iris I planted last
fall, so I guess I don't get to find out for myself how long they last
in Colorado. =(
venitha
venitha...@symbios.com
Tara Kelley
>
> I'm planning on using blue and yellow as our wedding colors - the
> shades popular in the sun moon and stars thing right now. Does anyone
> know of any blueish or even blue-purpleish flowers, especially ones
> that will be in season in the summer?
Ashli,
What about hot-house iris, or if the ceremony is not very formal,
what about garden variety iris? The garden variety come in various
shades of both blue and yellow and bluish-purple.
Good Luck and Let us know what you choose. Those are two very
dynamic colors and I think the combination should turn out
beatifully!!
Tara (and Mark 5/18/96)
Janet Penelope Gunn
writes:
>Ashli Gasten wrote:
>>
>> I'm planning on using blue and yellow as our wedding colors - the
>> shades popular in the sun moon and stars thing right now. Does
anyone
>> know of any blueish or even blue-purpleish flowers, especially ones
>> that will be in season in the summer?
>
Delphinium
Larkspur
Lupine
Some varieties of Morning Glories
" " " " Petunias
" " " " Violas
Lavender
Those are mostly "garden flowers", and I don't know how well they work
as cut flowers.
Iris and Hyacinth will be out of season, but Irises are available all
year from florists.
Carnations come in any color you want (by dyeing the water)
Janet Gunn (also planning on Blue and Yellow)
Nik...@ltec.net
>I'm planning on using blue and yellow as our wedding colors - the
>shades popular in the sun moon and stars thing right now. Does anyone
>know of any blueish or even blue-purpleish flowers, especially ones
>that will be in season in the summer?
Talk to a florist in your area about what they will have available.
What we have available here in the midwest won't be the same as down
south, etc.
If all else fails and you can't find one you like, they make a special
spray paint for real and silk flowers that they could use.
Nike
Debbie McCoy
The best flowers to use for bouquets and
centerpieces are definitely blue delphinium,
which comes in light blue and dark blue
varieties. Also, blue statice. Iris, pansies,
etc. are not hearty and don't hold up well
when cut and styled. There's also a rose
called the "sterling" which is a dark grey
with a bluish caste. Absolutely gorgeous.
All the best,
Deb McCoy, Author, "For the Bride" For more info
free book offer, Bride's Dir., Gold Index,
visit: http://www.gate.net/~bridea2z/wedding.htm
Mira
man...@scoobies.FtCollins.NCR.com (Venitha Manter) wrote:
> In article <4jkrrr$i...@uvaix3e1.comp.UVic.CA>,
> Ashli Gasten <aga...@uvaix.uvic.ca> wrote:
> >I'm planning on using blue and yellow as our wedding colors - the
> >shades popular in the sun moon and stars thing right now. Does anyone
> >know of any blueish or even blue-purpleish flowers, especially ones
> >that will be in season in the summer?
>
The blue
range:
bloom season/start blooming:
perennials---
amsonis (blue star) -- not showy; willowlike foliage late may early
june; in northern climates as late as july
anchusa (bugloss) -- vivid blue
june and most of july
aster (aster) -- violet purple with yellow centers late
summer and fall
baptisia (false indigo) --pale lavendar to dark purple late may to
early june
campanula (harbell) -- blue purple or white july
ceratostigma (blue plumbago) -- bright blue upon
opening, change to violet with age
august to frost
delphinium (delphinium) --blue, long spikes june to july
echinacea (coneflower) -- purple, daisy like july to
september
echinops (globe thistle) -- various shades of blue july thru august
geranium (cranesbill) -- lavendar/blue may to
august
hosta, selected specices (plantain lily)
--pale lilac to near white
(blue foilage w/ some varieties) july
iris
(iris)
march and april; may in north
lupinus (lupine) --many times bicolored
june
mertensia (virginia bluebells) -- outer portion is
sky blue; inner, pinkish
purple bloom april / may
phlox (phlox) -
purple july to early sept
platycodon (balloon flowers) -- bell shape, blue july /
august, often into sept
primula
(primrose)
as early as february, most in april or may in the north
pulmonaria (lungwort) - dainty blue
early april and may
salvia (sage) -- spikes, violet-purple
june or august
scabiosa (pincushion flower) -- pastel blue june to sept
stachys (betony) --pastel blue
july thru sept
stokesia (stokes' aster) --daisy family
july and august
tradescantia (spiderwort) -- usually bright purple,
also blue
available june
to sept
veronica (speedwell) -- colorful spikes,
snapdragon
family june
thru mid-august
annuals with blue, violet and purple flowers --
agertaum houstanianum (floss flowers)
anchusa capensis (cape forget-me-not)
browallia speciosa (sapphire flower)
callistephus shinensis (china aster)
campanula medium (canterbury bells)
cenauria cyanus (bachelor button)
consolida ambigua (rocket larkspur)
convolvulus tricolor (dwarf morning glory)
cynoglossum amabile (chinese forget-me-not)
gomphrena globosa (globe amaranth)
heliotropium arborescens (heliotrope)
ipomea leptophylla (bush morning glory)
ipomea nil; i. purpurea; i. tricolor (morning glory)
lathyrus odorata (sweet pea)
limonium sinuatum 9nothc-leaf sea lavendar)
lobelia erinus (edging lobelia)
myosotic sylvatica (forget-me-not)
nemophila menziesii (baby blue eyes)
nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist)
nierembergia hippomanica (cup flower)
petunia x hybrida (petunia)
salpiglossis simuata (painted tongue)
salvia farinacea (blue sage)
scabiosa atropurpurea (pincushion flower)
torenia fourneri (wishbone flower)
tracymene coerulea (blue lace flower)
verbena x hybrid (garden verbena)
viola x wittrockiana (pansy)
if you were planning centerpieces, many florists can be creative with
grasses, and there's a number of blues!
don't know what "style" you are looking for. could consider using potted
plants for centerpieces instead of cut; have guests take home. plant more
than one variety in pot (e.g. i like monochromatic such as pale blue
pansies with forget-me-nots; you want blue & yellow, try lobelia erinus
draping over edge of pot and surrounding yellow miniature rose bush...
sounds like alot and tall but only about 12 inches with pot). could use
these at bridal shower too.
suggestion: make every centerpiece different, but similar (use same
colors but vary plants). this will keep guests interested in all tables,
looking around (maybe evenget up), rather than just at their own table.
the library should have more info (books with photos)
most important: trust your florist (which i am not) as he/she will know
which flowers will last longest, stay freshest!
please let me know what you end up with and how you like them!
Debbie McCoy
The flower industry has changed drastically
with the advent of technology. Florists are
able to get most flowers all year 'round because
they are flown in daily from such places as
Columbia and Holland--and are ordered via
computer.
The blue flowers that I enjoyed working with
included delphinium (which comes in light and
dark blue varieties). Blue statice and sterling
roses--very unusual. If you need more specific
info, please e-mail me. Hope this helps.
All the best,
Deb McCoy, Author, "For the Bride" For more info,
book offer, gold index, honeymoons, Bride's Dir.
http://www.gate.net/~bridea2z/wedding.htm