Caring for your Yellow Bloom

Keep Yellow Bloom in a clean vase of cool, fresh water and top it up daily, as the roses and chrysanthemums are heavy drinkers that will sink fast if the level drops. Give the woody eryngium and snapdragon stems a fresh diagonal cut so they take up water freely, and strip any lower leaves that would otherwise sit below the waterline and cloud it. The snapdragons will gently bend their tips toward the light, so turn the arrangement every day or two if you want it to stand evenly. Set it away from direct sun, heat and ripening fruit, and lift out the delphinium or roses as they tire so the longer-lasting blooms stay fresh around them.

A note on your specific blooms

  • Aster — Strip any leaves below the waterline, as aster foliage fouls the water quickly and shortens the life of the bloom.
  • Chrysanthemum — Chrysanthemum is sensitive to murky water — strip the lower leaves and refresh it often.
  • Delphinium — Keep the tall stems in deep, fresh water and out of draughts, as Delphinium drinks heavily and wilts quickly if the vase runs low.
  • Eryngium — Trim stems at an angle and keep the water shallow and clean, as Eryngium dislikes sitting deep and lasts longest in a cool spot.
  • Pineapple — Keep the water clean and shallow, as the thick stems are prone to softening if left to sit in deep or stagnant water.
  • Rose — Roses drink heavily — re-cut the stems at an angle every couple of days.
  • Snapdragon — Trim the stems on a sharp angle and refresh the water often, as snapdragons drink heavily. The florets open from the bottom of the spike upward, so pinch away the lower blooms as they fade to keep the spire looking fresh.
  • Solidago — Trim the stems on a slant and refresh the water often, as its dense plumes drink quickly and can cloud the vase.

How long your flowers last

Expect Yellow Bloom to hold beautifully for roughly 7–10 days, with the arrangement evolving rather than fading all at once. The delphinium and roses are the first to soften, both spending themselves within 5–7 days, while the chrysanthemum, eryngium, solidago and pineapple foliage carry the design well into the second week and beyond. This staggered rhythm is intentional: as the more delicate blooms recede, the longer-lasting stems keep the composition full and golden. To get the most from it, recut the stems at an angle every two to three days and refresh the water each time — that single habit does more than anything else to extend the life of an Amicis bouquet.

The story behind these flowers

A closer look at the blooms gathered into this arrangement.

Aster

Origin

Eurasia and North America

Cultivated since

Grown in gardens for centuries

Fragrance

Faint and green

Symbolises

Love, patience & light

Named for the Greek word for star, the aster opens in a fine spray of slender rays around a golden eye. That starry, daisy-like form lends an arrangement texture and a sense of scatter - softening the structure of roses and lilies with something looser and more wild.

Chrysanthemum

Origin

East Asia — China & Japan

Cultivated since

Over 3,000 years in China

Fragrance

Soft, earthy and herbal

Symbolises

Longevity, joy & well-wishing

One of the oldest cultivated flowers, prized in China and Japan for three thousand years and honoured with its own festival. Its dense, textured heads bring depth and a long, dependable life to an arrangement.

Delphinium

Origin

Native across the Northern Hemisphere, through Europe and Asia

Cultivated since

In European gardens for centuries

Fragrance

Virtually scentless

Symbolises

Openness, lightness & positivity

Named from the Greek for dolphin, after the shape of the flower itself, Delphinium carries blooms in graduated spires of cobalt, violet and white. That vertical line is what makes it indispensable in an arrangement - it draws the eye upward and gives an Amicis design its sense of height and architecture.

Eryngium

Origin

Coastal and temperate Europe and the Mediterranean, with kin across the Americas

Prized since

Antiquity; a celebrated European confection from the 16th–18th centuries

Fragrance

Virtually scentless

Symbolises

Structure, attraction & independence

Often called sea holly, Eryngium answers to the steel-blue clusters and spiny collars that hold their colour even when dried. In an Amicis arrangement it works as architecture rather than bloom, lending edge and metallic depth that sharpens softer roses and peonies around it.

Pineapple

Origin

South Africa

Cultivated since

Grown ornamentally and used as a cut flower in modern arrangements

Fragrance

Faint and green to almost scentless

Symbolises

Structure, welcome & distinction

Named for the leafy tuft that crowns each spike, the pineapple lily carries a dense column of waxy, star-shaped flowers above an architectural stem. It is the structural note in an arrangement - a sculptural accent prized for its form rather than its scent, holding shape for weeks and drawing the eye without competing with softer blooms.

Rose

Origin

Asia — China, Persia & the Mediterranean

Cultivated since

Over 5,000 years

Fragrance

Warm and sweet, of honey & tea

Symbolises

Love, gratitude & admiration

The most storied flower in the world, grown and gifted for five millennia. Its layered petals and soft scent have made it the universal language of affection — and the quiet anchor of almost every Amicis arrangement.

Snapdragon

Origin

The western Mediterranean

Cultivated since

For centuries in European gardens

Fragrance

Soft and faintly sweet

Symbolises

Grace, strength & resilience

Named for the hinged bloom that opens like a dragon's mouth when pressed, the snapdragon climbs its stem in a tapering spire of colour. The florets open from the base upward, so the spire is always part open, part bud — a vertical line that gives an arrangement its height and architecture, drawing the eye upward and lending Amicis bouquets a quiet sense of movement.

Solidago

Origin

North America

Cultivated since

Reached European gardens in the 1600s

Fragrance

Soft and lightly grassy

Symbolises

Warmth, texture & encouragement

Native to North America, Solidago carries clouds of tiny golden florets on feathery plumes. In an arrangement it is the quiet connective tissue - softening the gaps between focal blooms and lending a sunlit, airy movement that keeps a composition from feeling crowded.