I’m often asked, “What flower is this?” from customers who stop by our booth at our farmer’s markets.
New customers are amazed at the variety of flowers we grow and long time customers notice a new flower in the mix right away.
We are delighted to satisfy your curiosity about the flowers in your bouquet by answering your questions.
Perhaps you’ve forgotten the name I told you, or you had a long list of errands to run floating around in your head, so you didn’t remember to ask what that one is called.
I thought it would be a good idea to wright about some of them here, so you have a place to read about them until you have their names memorized.
Sweet William
Sweet William is a staple flower in our spring bouquets. I can’t imagine them without it. They bring bright bold pinks and purples to our color palette with sprays of tiny flowers. They add a fresh scent that smells like spring and our customers rave about what a long lasting cut flower they are.
Feverfew
These cheerful white and yellow flowers scream SPRING to me. Our spring bouquets wouldn’t be say spring without the fresh scent and airy delicate look they bring to our designs.
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
Black-Eyed Susans are often mistaken for sunflowers. The dark center and bright yellow petals are similar enough to the beauty of the iconic sunflower that many are fooled. We grow many different colors of rudbeckia on our farm. Peach, yellow, burgundy, and orange are all found in our fields.
Larkspur
Larkspur doesn’t just add it’s vibrant colors to our designs, it also brings a lovely spiky texture. You’ll find it hold it’s color well when dried. Our dried bunches are very popular at our fall markets. Both the seeds and the blooms are toxic to ingest, so be careful to keep them away from pets and children.
Orlaya
Orlaya brings the delicate look of lace to our bouquets. The crisp white color is hard to overlook when paired with other vibrant flowers like sweet william and snapdragon.
Snapdragons
We can’t leave out snapdragons in our list of beautiful spring flowers! They have a fresh scent, wide variety of colors, and last a long time in the vase. When the bottom blooms fade and drop, the top blooms will continue to open. Snapdragons are such a magnificent fresh cut flower!