The Flowers in Your Bouquet; Week of June 19th

It's exciting when new varieties of flowers begin to bloom in the fields! New flowers bring new colors, textures and fragrance to your bouquets! We are adding 12 new varieties to our bouquets for markets this week. You'll definitely find a few a few look-a- likes, but look a little closer and you'll find that each bring their own uniqueness to the arrangement!

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

We hope you enjoy your bouquet!

~Andy

Zinnia- Zinnia

Zinnia is a genus of plants of the tribe Heliantheae within the daisy family (Asteraceae). They are native to scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the Southwestern United States to South America, with a centre of diversity in Mexico. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed 12 petal flowers that come in a variety of bright colors.

Slender Mountain Mint- Pycnanthemum

Missouri Native

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, commonly known as slender mountain mint, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to central and eastern North America. The flowers are predominantly white with an occasional hint of pick.

Winged Everlasting- Ammobium

Ammobium alatum, commonly known as winged everlasting,is a species of perennial herb in the daisy family (Asteraceae) It is both a native and an introduced species in south-eastern Australia. It has prominently winged stems, most of its leaves at the base, and heads of yellow florets surrounding by papery, white bracts.

Purple Coneflower- Echinacea

Missouri Native

Echinacea is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteracaea). It has ten species, which are commonly called coneflowers. They are found only in eastern and central North America, where they grow in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas.

Mountain Mint- Pycnanthemum

Pycnanthemum is a genus of herbaceous plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Species in this genus are often referred to as "mountain mints" and they often have a minty or thyme-like aroma when crushed. All species of Pycnanthemum are native to the United States and Canada. Flowers have a base of white with a hint of purple on their petals.

Matricaria- Matricaria

Matricaria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family (Asteraceae) . Most are very common in the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and America, as well as in northern and southern Africa. This variety is called "Snowball".

Larkspur- Delphinium

Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the Buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).Their species are native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa. The varieties in our fields range from deep to light purple with a few smatterings of pinks.

Amaranth- Amaranthus

Amaranthus is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths.

There are approximately 75 species in the genus, 10 of which are dioecious and native to North America with the remaining 65 monoecious species endemic to every continent (except Antarctica) from tropical lowlands to the Himalayas. The insects love the leaves of this plant but don't bother the flowers.

Cosmos- Cosmos

Cosoms is a genus of perennial and annual plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae). Their species can be found throughout North, Central, and South America. Color varieties in our fields range from white, yellow, pink, blue and magenta.

Feverfew- Tanacetum

Tanacetum, known as feverfew, is an flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It is a perennial herb native to Eurasia. The leaves of the plant are strongly scented.

Bachelor Buttons- Centaura

Commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, it is an annual flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae) native to Europe. Bachelor buttons could be found growing like weeds in corn fields hence it's other common name, cornflower.

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.

Yarrow- Achillea

Missouri Native

Achillea commonly known as yarrow, is a flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae).The plant is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Asia, Europe, and North America. Color variations in our fields range from whites to vibrant pinks.

Sunflower- Helianthus

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

There are 3 unique varieties of sunflowers growing in our fields.

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. Color varieties in our fields range from white to pink to purple.

Black-Eyed Susan: Rudbeckia

Missouri Native

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 black-eyed-susans. All are native to North America.

Dill- Anethum

Anethum is an annual herb in the parsley family (Apiaceae). Famed for it's fragrance, Dill is native to North Africa, Chad, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula

Orlaya- Orlaya

Orlaya is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family (Apiaceae). Native to Europe, they are annuals with finely-divided leaves, and umbels of lacy pink or white flowers.