A local florist near the recipient of your gift will tastefully arrange
these and other flowers
prior to your flower delivery to Palmdale 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. |
Gladiolus
Common names: gladiolus, glad, gladioli.
Gladiolus , sometimes called sword lily, it is a genus of flowering plants, iris
family (Iridaceae).
Gladioli have been extensively hybridized with a wide range of ornamental flower
colours available from the many varieties.
Tall, tightly packed spikes of six to eight blossoms open in sequence from its
stem base, so they make very good cut flowers.
2 to 8 inch-wide florets bloom in one direction with sword shaped foliage on long
stems.
Gladiolus lend itself to almost any type of style from use of a full stem to provide
height to a tall arrangement or individual florets for corsage or wedding flower
work.
Gladiolus last seven to 10 days as a cut flower, and are available in a wide variety
of colors including white, green, cream, yellow, buff, orange, salmon, pink, red,
lavender, purple, blue plus terra cotta. |
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