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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Gomphrena - Globe Amaranth

Round, clover-like flower heads that look like small globes. Each blossom is 1 to 2 inches wide and grows at the tips of the stems. The plant itself is upright and bushy, with multiple stems branching out.

Rudbeckia - Black Eyed Susan

Bright, daisy-like blooms.  Golden-yellow petals that encircle a prominent, dark brown or nearly black center, known as the "eye." Each petal is narrow and slightly rounded at the tips, forming a sunburst pattern around the eye. Leaves are rough, hairy, and lance-shaped with a slightly serrated edge.

Sorghum - Millet

Sorghum - Millet

Plant stems are upright with thick stalks and large, grass-like leaves.  Seed heads are found at end of the stalks, somewhat resembling a bushy, seedy cattail. This is a very complex genus considered to by polymorphic (having many forms).  Forms range from heavy seeded heads, feathery heads and broom-like heads.

Cocculus foliage

Cocculus foliage

Cocculus foliage features ovate leaves with a smooth margin. The leaves have a soft texture, and the stems are slender and flexible.

Marigold

Marigold

There are over 50 different species of Marigolds.  The blossoms can vary in size, from small, delicate flowers to larger, pom-pom-like blooms.  The flower’s petals are often ruffled or layered, giving it a textured, full appearance.

Pineapple Lily

Pineapple Lily

A tall central spike covered in small, star-shaped flowers that resembles a pineapple.  At the top of the flower spike, a tuft of leafy bracts adds to the pineapple-like appearance.

Dill Weed

Tiny, delicate, star-shaped blossoms which grow in flat-topped clusters called umbels. Each umbel can be up to 6 inches across and is composed of numerous individual flower stalks radiating from a single point, creating a somewhat umbrella-like shape.  Dill is known for its fine, feathery foliage. The leaves are slender, delicate, and thread-like.

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

Acacia

Trees or shrubs with fluffy, ball-shaped clusters of small, delicate, fragrant, 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.

Agonis

Agonis

Agonis has slender willow-like, cascading stems with leaves that are narrow and elongated. The leaves are smooth and glossy, with a waxy texture.

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.

Amsonia - Bluestar

Amsonia - Bluestar

Small star-shaped flowers, with five petals radiating symmetrically from the center.  The flowers are borne in terminal clusters at the ends of the stems. Each cluster contains numerous flowers, forming a loose, airy bouquet that hovers above the foliage. 

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.