tall flowers for daughters wedding
Carol Richmond
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Hi there,
My daughters is getting married in July outdoors.
At the front, where she will say her vows, she would like tall flowers in tall vases.
Any ideas?
The colour theme is ivory and grey.
She did say she wanted apple blossom, till I told her it would not be in flower then!
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Cream gladioli? They take about 100 days from planting to flowering - approximately - depending on weather conditions of course - so I'd plant three lots timed to bloom after 90 days, 100 days and 110 days. And there are some lovely creamy white delphiniums - but depending on when in July the wedding is they may be past their best.
I'd have a look at Sarah Raven's site http://www.sarahraven.com/shop/plants-and-seedlings/for-spring-planting/cut-flower-seedlings.html for ideas. She also does courses for wedding and party flowers http://www.sarahraven.com/shop/wedding-and-party-flowers.html
Good luck
What about some polyanthus tuberosa - beautiful and she'll be surrounded by its perfume. I tried to grow some for my daughter's wedding last summer (end July) - very hard to get them to bloom at the right time, but you may have more luck...
Probably not striking enough on their own, but mix with others?
Grey might not be easy to find in a flower, but maybe some eucalyptus branches as a background? I love using it in flower arrangements.
Artemisia and lavender could be the grey, with padding in the vase to increase height. Be careful with the white delphiniums, I have one that looks slightly grubby; cream may be better. Also have tree lilies, very spectacular. Cosmos grows very tall too.
What about delphinium .... You would probably have to grow in a green house but!!! Or if you have the ££££ large white phalanopsis orchids arching out of a large straight glass ( we had at out wedding 4 in each case with butterflies) v attractive
White verbascum?
Ikea do orchids very cheaply