Mixed Flowers and Foliage Made by: Annette Hill

Limonium  Filler flower  Availability: Year round  Vase Life: 4-8 days  Limonium is Greek for “meadow”

Hydrangea  Mass flower  Large rounded clusters of florets with star-like petals  White, pinks and blues, can be painted color of choice  Availability: May through November, peak supply July through September  Vase Life: 5 to 10 days  Name is from the Greek words:  hydro (water)  aggos (jar)  referring to the fruits which are shaped like cups

Waxflower  Filler flower  Star shaped blossoms of five petals; foliage is needlelike, on woody branching stems  White, pink, lavender and bi- color  Availability: September through May  Vase Life: 7 to 10 days  Foliage releases a delightful lemon - citrus fragrance when crushed

Yarrow  Filler flower  Clusters of tiny florets that make up a nearly flat, slightly rounded flower head at the end of a stem with feathery foliage  Yellow, white, pink, red, rust  Availability: July through September  Vase Life: 10 to 14 days

Iris  Form flower  Can be used as a line flower  Distinctively shaped blossom of three inner petals and three outer petals with three styles between them opening widely from a spear shaped bud and sword like foliage  White, purple, yellow, and blue  Availability: Year-round  Vase Life: 3 to 7 days  Named after the Greek goddess of the rainbow