Alstro
Name:
Alstromeria
Common Name:
Peru Lily
Family:
Origin:
Columbia, Peru, Canada, USA, Holland
Characteristics:
Exists in some 100 varieties in solid colours or two-tone. The stem has from 3 to 5 flowers, depending on the grade.
Longevity:
5 to 10 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Aster
Name:
Aster
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
South America, USA
Characteristics:
This family of flowers exists in some 50 varieties. The flowers can be 3 to 4 cm.
Longevity:
5 to 7 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Bird of
paradise
Name:
Bird of paradise
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Central America
Characteristics:
Each head has at least two flowers; when the first one dies, the second blooms.
Longevity:
5 to 10 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Chrysanthemum
Name:
Chrysanthemum
Common Name:
Pompon
Family:
Origin:
South America, Holland, Canada
Characteristics:
This family of flowers can have from 1 to 10 flowers per stem, depending on the type. There are over 300 varieties.
Longevity:
10 to 14 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Delphinium
Name:
Delphinium (Larkspur)
Common Name:
Lark’s Foot
Family:
Origin:
South America, Holland, USA
Characteristics:
Available in blue, mauve, pink and white
Longevity:
5 to 8 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Freesia
Name:
Freesia
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Canada, Holland
Characteristics:
This delicate flower is particularly well-known for its lovely scent.
Longevity:
3 to 5 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
Local production makes this flower abundant in the spring, but it is also available all year long.
Gerbera
Name:
Gerbera
Common Name:
Transvaal Daisy
Family:
Origin:
Holland, South America, USA
Characteristics:
This flower exists in two sizes (germini and gerbera).
Longevity:
5 to 8 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Godetia
Name:
Godetia
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
USA, South America
Characteristics:
This flower, with fragile-looking petals, has a very long life.
Longevity:
10 to 14 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
Available especially in spring
Gypsophile
Name:
Gypsophile
Common Name:
Baby’s breath
Family:
Origin:
South America
Characteristics:
Longevity:
5 to 10 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Iris
Name:
Iris
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Holland, Canada, USA.
Characteristics:
An ephemeral flower that portrays spring.
Longevity:
3 to 5 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
Especially spring.
Lily
Name:
Lily
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Holland, South America, Canada, USA
Characteristics:
Lilies have four different structures and come in a variety of colours
Longevity:
5 to 10 days
Care and advice:
Remove the stamen from the flower to avoid staining.
Flowering Season:
All year long
Protea
Name:
Protea
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Australia, USA
Characteristics:
This rustic flower from Australia has many different varieties.
Longevity:
9 to 15 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
January, February, March
Renoncule
Name:
Renoncule
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
USA, Holland
Characteristics:
Longevity:
5 to 7 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
Spring, summer
Snapdragon
Name:
Snapdragon
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Canada, Holland
Characteristics:
Longevity:
5 to 7 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
Spring, summer
Statice
Name:
Statice
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
South America, USA
Characteristics:
This flower maintains its colour as it dries and can therefore be used in dried flower bouquets.
Longevity:
Once dried, over a year
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
Tournesol
Name:
Sunflowers
Common Name:
Family:
Origin:
Canada, USA, South America.
Characteristics:
Longevity:
5 to 8 days
Care and advice:
Flowering Season:
All year long
