Cluster of Craspedias

Craspedias- Also known as “billy buttons,” these tidy buds are available year-round. Excellent for having hits of color. They do have pollen so might not be suitable if anyone in the party has allergies.

Colors- Yellow, orange, white

Blooms in- Summer

Best for- Beach casual, bohemian, modern weddings

Price Range- $$ Medium

Fiddlehead Ferns AKA Monkey Tails

Fiddlehead ferns also known as Monkey Tails and Uluhe Ferns are the young sprouts of the fern before it fully opens. Most of the time they are green (at least they are in the forest and at our grocery store).

Colors- Green, Purple, Brown

Blooms in- 4 Weeks in May

Price Range- $ Low

Green Berries and Eucalyptus Leaves

Species of Eucalyptus are cultivated throughout the tropics and subtropics including the Americas, England, Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, China and the Indian Subcontinent.

Colors- Green

Blooms in- Year Round

Best for-  Bohemian, modern weddings

Price Range- $ Low

Green Orchid

The Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew list 880 genera and nearly 22,000 accepted species, but the exact number is unknown (perhaps as many as 25,000) because of taxonomic disputes. The number of orchid species equals about four times the number of mammal species, or more than twice the number of bird species

Colors- Green, Red, Yellow, Lime, White

Blooms in- Year Round

Best for- Bohemian, modern weddings

Price Range- $ Low

Peacock Boutonniere

While peacocks live in warm climates, peacock feathers can be found in most major cities, albeit for a pretty penny.

Colors- See Above

Blooms in- Year Round

Best for- Bohemian, modern weddings, Elegant, Exotic

Price Range- $$$ High

Red Dahlia

Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants.

Colors- Red

Blooms in- Year Round

Best for- Bohemian, modern weddings, Elegant,

Price Range- $ Low

Yellow Gerbera Daisy

Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a cross between Gerbera jamesonii and another South African species Gerbera viridifolia. The cross is known as Gerbera hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colors include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The center of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several different colors.

Gerbera is also important commercially. It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). It is also used as a model organism in studying flower formation. Gerbera contains naturally occurring coumarin derivatives. Gerbera is a tender annual flower

Colors- Red

Blooms in- Year Round

Best for- Bohemian, modern weddings, Elegant,

Price Range- $ Low

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A bride from Eastern Europe who is marrying in London is advertising for “decent” guests to fill her side of the church.

The Ukrainian woman’s family are all at home, and only her parents can be at the ceremony.

So the woman, whose identity has not been disclosed, has posted a free ad on classifieds website Gumtree looking for 30 people to sit with her.

She also wants volunteers to be bridesmaids, groomsmen and ushers.

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