The Flowers in Your Bouquet; Week of June 12th!

For a moment she discovered the purpose of her life. She was here on the earth to grasp the meaning of its wild enchantment and to call each thing by its right name.~Boris Pasternak

The beauty of our bouquets is superficially inherent. The bold colors, the contrasting textures and the mesmerizing patterns give us that hit of dopamine every time. But to deeply appreciate these flowers, I find it's important to get to know the names of each. Learning the names and remembering the names are two totally different tasks...I get it. To call each bloom by its right name makes the bouquet come alive! Each flower has its own unique characteristics that it brings to the bouquet. Once you learn the names, your discussion with friends goes from " look at this beautiful bouquet" to "look how wonderfully the yellow petals of the Black-Eyed Susan contrasts with the purples and pinks of the Snapdragon". Or " I really enjoy the vastly differing shapes of the Dill and the Bells of Ireland!".

Below you'll find the common name, the genus ( and species or some), a few notes about the plant and a picture of the flower in our production beds.

We hope you enjoy your bouquet!

~Andy

Sunflower- Helianthus

Helianthus is a genus comprising about 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the aster family (Asteraceae) commonly known as sunflowers. Except for three South American species, the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America.

Statice- Limonium

Statice is in a genus of about 600 flowering plant species. Statice is in the plumbago or leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae). The genus Limonium is found throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. North America only has three native Limonium species

Black-Eyed Susan- Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia is a plant genus in the Asteraceae or composite family.Rudbeckia flowers feature a prominent, raised central disc in black, brown shades of green, and in-between tones, giving rise to their familiar common names of coneflowers and black-eyed-susans. All are native to North America.

Yarrow- Achillea millefolium

Achillea commonly known as yarrow, is a flowering plant in the aster family (Asteraceae).

The plant is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Persian Penny Cress- Thlaspi

Thlaspi, known by the common name field pennycress,is a flowering plant in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae). It is native to Eurasia, and is a common weed throughout much of North America and its home.

Snapdragon- Antirrhinum

Antirrhinum is a genus of plants commonly known as dragon flowers and snapdragons because of the flowers' fancied resemblance to the face of a dragon that opens and closes its mouth when laterally squeezed. They are native to rocky areas of Europe, the United States, Canada, and North Africa.

Orlaya- Orlaya

Orlaya is a genus of flowering plants from Europe in the family Apiaceae, with between 1 and 11 species. They are annuals with finely-divided leaves, and umbels of lacy pink or white flowers.

Bells of Ireland- Moluccella laevis

A summer flowering annual, native to Turkey, Syria and the Caucasus.In the language of flowers, it represents luck.

Shasta Daisy- Leucanthemum (Hybrid)

Leucanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family (Asteraceae). It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe. Some species are known on other continents as introduced species, and some are cultivated as ornamental plants.

Dill- Anethum

Anethum is an annual herb in the celery family (Apiaceae). It is native to North Africa, Chad, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula