Resources - Flower Library

Welcome to our Flower Library. In these pages you will find over 134 of the most common florist flowers and foliages used in floral design. We have pictured and detailed the common and botanical names of each flower along with it's seasonal availability and colors. You may search for a flower by name or by image. For each flower we have detailed the care and conditioning methods, storage temperatures, design notes and problems specific to each flower. Also included in these pages are interesting facts about each flower including the country or region of origin, how the flower came to named, and historical notes about the flower.

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Trees with clusters of fragrant, ball-shaped yellow flowers without petals and delicate, gray-green fringe cut leaves.

Acacia

Trees with clusters of fragrant, ball-shaped yellow flowers without petals and delicate, gray-green fringe cut leaves.

Achillea - Cottage Yarrow

Achillea - Cottage Yarrow

Clusters of tiny florets that make up a nearly flat, slightly rounded flower head at the end of a stem with feathery foliage.

Achillea - Yarrow

Achillea - Yarrow

Clusters of tiny florets that make up a nearly flat, slightly rounded flower head at the end of a stem with feathery foliage.

Agapanthus

Agapanthus

Large globe-shaped clusters of funnel-shaped flowers at the end of a tall stem. Blue, and shades of blue are the most common colors. White flowered cultivars are available.

Allium

Allium

Globe-shaped clusters of flowers on long leafless stems. The long stem of the Allium with its bold globe of flowers adds a strong line element to a floral design.

Alstroemeria

Alstroemeria

Clusters of delicate, trumpet shaped flowers on the end of short flower stalks that spray off of a single stem.

Amaranthus - Hanging

Amaranthus - Hanging

Erect and brush-like flower racemes with very long trailing spikes. Available in shades of red, green and cream.

Amaranthus Red Spike

Amaranthus Red Spike

Erect and brush-like flower racemes. Available in shades of red, green and cream.

Amaryllis

Four to six large trumpet-shaped blossoms clustered at the top of a long, thick leafless stem. Colors come in several shades and tints of red.

Anemone

Anemone

Delicate oval-shaped petals surrounding a dark round center, making cup-shaped solitary flowers. Best if used in a vase arrangement as opposed to worked into floral foam.

Anthurium

Anthurium

The Anthurium "bloom" is made up of a modified shiny leaf and a long horn-like spadix. The true small flowers are located on the spadix. The flowers appear as a roughness on the spadix as compared to a smooth spadix.

Artichoke

Artichoke

A very large (2 to 4 inches across), spiny, thistle-shaped head with a long multi-thread blossom emerging from the center.

Asparagus fern foliage

Asparagus Fern

Delicate lacy foliage. Needle-like leaves densely packed on stems 16 to 24 inches long.  The needles are tightly packed forming a feathery triangular plume.

Aspidistra

Large, glossy, dark green leaves up to 30 inches long and 4 inches wide. The leaves are typically lance-shaped or elliptical, with stiff short stems.  

Aster - China Aster - Matsumoto Aster

Aster - China Aster - Matsumoto Aster

Large solitary flower heads in a variety of shapes and sizes, generally 3 to 5 inches in diameter. Appearance ranges from single daisy-like flower heads with a yellow center to fully double flower heads with shaggy to pompom form.  

Astilbe

Astilbe

Dense, feathery plumes of flowers above fern-like foliage. Astilbe is an excellent line material and a beautiful addition to summer flower bouquets.

Astrantia - Masterwort

Astrantia - Masterwort

Long, wiry stems and compact clusters of neat star-like flowers. Each flower is actually a small umbel composed of numerous tiny flowers, surrounded by petal-like bracts.

Atriplex

Tall erect stems with open loose flower heads. The Atriplex is a dramatic line flower that will add a sturdy weight to any design.

Baby's Breath

Baby's Breath

Bunches of complex branches filled with dozens of tiny white florets. Sometimes pink is available but very uncommon.

Bachelor's Buttons

Bachelor's Buttons

With a small, thistle-like appearance, this single flowered stem boasts an intense vibrant blue hue that radiates from the center, outward.