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. |
Alstroemeria
Common names: alstroemeria, Peruvian lily, Inca lily.
Alstroemeria, commonly called Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, is a South
American genus of about 50 species of flowering plants, mainly from cool, mountainous
regions in the Andes.
Main stems of these cut flowers are 2 to 3 feet long branching into four to six short pedicels; each holding two to four flower buds.
Many hybrids plus about 190 cultivars have been developed, with different markings
and colors, ranging from white, golden yellow, orange, to apricot, pink, red, purple or lavender.
The flower, which resembles a miniature lily, is very popular with florists for
bouquets and flower arrangements in the commercial cut flower trade.
They have a vase life of up to two weeks. |
