Seasonal British Flower Guide

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Nigella

Romantically named annuals, 'Love-in-a-mist' appears to be set in a cloudy mist of delicate foliage around the blue, pink or white varieties of flower. These are a cottage garden favourite and make lovely cut flowers.

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Sweet Peas

Beautiful scented Sweet Peas are native to Sicily, Cyprus and Southern Italy. A Sicilian monk is said to have sent the first sweet pea seeds to England in the 17th century and they have been popular ever since! Modern varieties of sweet peas have large flowers, in a range of beautiful, reds, purples, pinks, whites, and deep purple/crimson. These scented flowers on are on long stems that make the best cut flowers.

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Cornflowers

Cornflowers are often associated with the countryside but are very valuable and interesting flowers. Cornflowers as cut flowers look wonderful in classic bouquets, but also look great in wedding bouquets.

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Achillea

The flattened heads of Achillea flowers are held high on tall stems, hovering above, and contrasting beautifully with, the ferny grey-green foliage. A long-flowering perennial it makes a lovely cut flower in a wide range of colours, including bright pinks.

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Geums

Geums are wonderful long lasting material for cut flower design. Their papery flowers and graceful stems make for a very welcomed addition to any floral arrangement. 

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Ranunculus

Ranunculus (Buttercup) boast beautiful, bright coloured flowers with ruffled petals on straight stems. Ranunculus flowers are true showstoppers and make fabulous blooms as fresh cut flowers for early summer bouquet arrangements.

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