Statice
Common names: statice, limonium, English statice, German statice, seafoam statice,
latifolia.
Sea-lavender (also Sea Lavender, Sealavender) or Statice is a genus Limonium of
flowering plants with about 120 species.
This genus was formerly often known as Statice.
These cut flowers are available in several varieties, they are extemely popular with florists/flower arrangers.
English statice carries 1- to 2-inch clusters of calyxes, each about 1/2 inch
across.
Flower stems are 1 to 1 1/2 feet long.
Seafoam statices have smaller calyxes, arched clusters, smooth stems with no foliage.
German statices have small gray bracts that arch backward.
English statice calyxes are yellow, white, purple, lavender or pink with tiny
white or yellow flowers inside.
Latifolia calyxes are white with blue-violet flowers. |
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 flower 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. |
