Lily
of the Valley
Common names: Lily of the Valley, May Lily, Convallaria, Our Lady's Tears, Convall-lily,
Lily Constancy, Ladder-to-Heaven, Jacob's Ladder, Male Lily.
Convallaria majalis, is a flowering plant of Ruscaceae, sole member of genus Convallaria.
This flower is native throughout cooler temperate Northern Hemisphere areas of Asia, Europe plus North America.
This popular plant has broad, spear-like foliage with fragrant little white bell-shaped flowers.
While it is a popular garden perennial, it has seen increasing popularity as a cut flower, especially in wedding bouquets. |
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 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 flowers in white, pink, salmon, or red, living one to two weeks.
To prolong vase life, every 4 - 5 days recut the stems plus clean container thoroughly. |
