A local florist near the recipient of your gift will tastefully arrange
these and other flowers
prior to your flower delivery to Monrovia California. |
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Delphinium
Common names: delphinium, larkspur.
Delphinium is a genus of about 250 species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering
plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere
and also on some high mountains of tropical Africa.
The common name, shared with its closely related genus Consolida, is Larkspur.
Many species of this flower are cultivated as garden plants, with numerous cultivars
having been selected for their denser, more prominent flowers.
Delphiniums provide some of the best cut flowers with a color range including
blue, lavender, purple, pink, salmon, rose, red, white, also some bi-colored flower
types.
Flowers grow along spikes with stems that are 1 to 6 feet long.
Flowers are either single or double, foliage is medium green and leafy.
Vase life ranges from four to 12 days.
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Orchid
Common names: orchid, cymbidium, dendrobium, oncidium, cattleya, phalaenopsis.
Orchids (Orchidaceae family) are among the largest, most diverse of flowering
plant families, with over 800 described genera covering 25,000 species, with another
100,000 plus hybrids or cultivars produced by horticulturalists.
Oncidium blossoms are 1 1/2 to 1 inch, usually yellow with orange-red flower markings.
Cattleya blossoms are large, ruffled, usually 5 to 6 inches across in white or
purple with contrasting throats.
Phalaenopsis have moth or butterfly-shaped flowers in colors such as white, pink,
purple or bicolors.
Cymbidium and dendrobium flowers have a butterfly-like shape flower that are 3
to 4 inches across.
The larger, cymbidiums, are white, yellow, green or lavender with pink or red
lips, while dendrobiums are often white or lavender. |
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