Flowers

OTHER VARIETALS

Bells of Ireland
(Moluccella laevis)

Available year-round

Native to: Western Asia
Etymology: Moluccella gets its name from the Indonesian Molucca Islands, which were once mistakenly thought to be the flower's native land.
Symbolizes: good luck and fortune
Form: line flower
Fun Fact: Green is a color of good luck. As a symbol of prosperity, it is often the flower of choice during special events like St. Patrick's Day as well as during wedding ceremonies.

Boronia
(Boronia Heterophylla)

Available March – April

Native to: Western Australia
Etymology: Named after Francesco Borone, an 18th century Italian botanist.
Symbolizes: peace and comfort
Form: filler
Fun Fact: Red Boronia, despite it’s name, doesn’t actually come in red, it is a bright pink flower.

Craspedia (Pycnosorus globosus)

Available year-round

Native to: Australia
Etymology: Greek words pyknos (dense) and soros (heap). Globosus means spherical.
Form: mass
Fun Fact: It has a spherical head of up to 200 daisy-like "flowers.”

Eryngium (Eryngium alpinum)

Available year-round

Native to: Central and Southeastern Europe
Etymology: Ancient Greek name used by Theophrastus for a plant which grew in Greece (probably Eryngium campestre)
Symbolizes: independence, severity and attraction
Form: mass
Fun Fact: In Shakespeare's time the roots of Eryngium were known to be a strong aphrodisiac.

Eriostemon (Eriostemon australasius)

Available Winter – Spring

Native to: Eastern Austrailia
Etymology: Greek words erion (wool) and stemon (stamen)
Form: filler
Fun Fact: Eriostemon australasius was first cultivated in England in 1824.

Green Mist (Ammi visnaga)

Available year-round

Native to: North America
Etymology: Derived from the Greek word ammos (sand), and refers to the plant’s habitat.
Symbolizes: sanctuary
Form: filler
Fun Fact: Ammi visnaga, known as Khella, is one of the oldest herbs. It was originally cultivated by the ancient Egyptians who used it to treat many ailments, including urinary tract diseases. It was also used in the Middle Ages as a diuretic.

Kale (Brassica oleracea)

Available Summer – Autumn

Native to: Western Europe
Etymology: Derives from the French caboche (head).
Symbolizes: love and health
Form: focal
Fun Fact: This cabbage variety is still edible, but doesn’t taste much like traditional kale, cabbage and lettuce.

Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos)

Available Spring – Summer

Native to: Western Australia
Etymology: Derived from the Greek words anises (unequal) and anthos (flower).
Symbolizes: uniqueness and individuality
Form: line
Fun Fact: Each type of kangaroo paw plant is shaped so that its pollen goes on a different part of the bird's head. Because of this, the honeyeater birds can deliver pollen for each species of kangaroo paw to the exact species of kangaroo paw that needs it!

Larkspur (Delphinium bakeri)

Available year-round

Native to: Eastern North America
Symbolizes: Fickleness
Form: line
Fun Fact: In Transylvania, dried larkspur was placed in stables to keep witches from casting spells on the animals.

Pink Rice Flower
(Ozothamnus diosmifolius)

Available March – April

Native to: Australia
Etymology: Greek words helios (sun) and chryson (golden)
Symbolizes: everlasting and immortal
Form: Filler
Fun Fact: Prior to the mid-1980s, rice flower was extensively harvested from the wild for the cut flower trade. Following research on the species, commercial cultivation commenced in 1990 and by 1999 there were about 100 growers and exporters.

Pumpkin Tree (Solanum integrifolium)

Available Autumn

Native to: Southeast Asia
Form: mass
Fun Fact: Introduced as “Scarlet Chinese an ornamental curiosity” by Vanderbilt University in 1879, they are still grown to amuse guests and decorating homes.