Bouvardia
Common names: bouvardia.
Description: A native of Arizona and New Mexico, this cut flower is also related to the coffee plant and gardenia.
Grown in greenhouses, bouvardia is available year round from California cut flower
growers, although supplies are more limited in winter.
Bouvardia can have a single or double star-like flower that opens from a tubular neck.
Thin, branching stems open up to clusters of blooming florets.
Leaves are bright green and pointed. Bouvardia comes in white, pink, salmon, and
red and lives one to two weeks. To prolong vase life, every 4 to 5 days recut
the stems and clean container thoroughly. |
Carnation
Common names: carnation
Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a flowering plant native to the Near East, cultivated for the last 2,000 years.
Flowers are 2 to 3 inches wide on 1 to 2 foot stems.
Miniature carnation varieties feature several small flowers on one stem.
Colors include white, yellow, pink, red, salmon, fuchsia, deep purple, light green,
bi-colors and flecked.
This fragrant cut flower lives up to three weeks.
As well as a cut flower, Carnations are also popular as potted plants because of their long blooming season. |
