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Citrus Crush climbs. Two bird of paradise open at the top in orange and blue, a peach eremurus spike rises between them, and beneath that the arrangement thickens into a mass of orange roses, peach hydrangea and cabbage-ruffled blooms in every shade between apricot and rust.
Bird of paradise, from southern Africa, is the stem that sets the height and the attitude. Rose does the opposite job, filling the body of the piece with familiar, layered softness and supplying the only real fragrance, warm and honeyed. An orange leucospermum pincushion sits at the centre, spiky and precise where everything around it is loose.
Green stops the warmth from becoming monotone. A spray of green cymbidium orchid arcs out to the right, green carnations cluster at the base, and long trails of green amaranthus fall down the left side well below the box. Amaranthus, from the Andes and Mesoamerica, is the piece's only downward line and it does a lot to balance all that upward reach.
Two details keep it from being simply bright. A single burgundy anthurium sits low on the right, almost black against the orange. And a spray of dried grey grass fans out to the left, dusty and completely tonally opposed to the rest. Wrapped in kraft paper with an orange stripe, it suits birthdays, congratulations, new openings and gifting that should feel warm and energetic.
Bird of paradise and anthurium both hold for weeks and will still look well after the roses have gone. Roses and hydrangea are the heavy drinkers and want recutting every two to three days. The dried grasses and the palm fan need no attention at all. Keep the arrangement out of direct sunlight, which fades peach and apricot tones faster than any other colour, and away from an air conditioning vent, which will dry the hydrangea heads within days.
Citrus Crush is composed for warm, celebratory moments:
Citrus Crush is composed with these confirmed floral components:
Bird of Paradise, Eremurus, Rose, Hydrangea, Leucospermum, Chrysanthemum, Cymbidium orchid, Anthurium, Amaranthus, Carnation.
Final stem counts and supporting seasonal accents may vary slightly with market availability.
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Keep this mix in a clean vase of fresh, cool water and stand it away from direct sun, draughts, and any bowl of ripening fruit. The roses are thirsty and will drink quickly, so top up the water daily and recut their stems on a slant to keep the heads firm. Hydrangea takes in moisture through its petals as much as its stem, so a light mist now and then revives it if it starts to wilt early. The woody base of the bird of paradise benefits from a deeper drink, while the anthurium and orchid prefer to be handled gently by the stem rather than the bloom. As the hydrangea and roses begin to fade, lift them out so the lasting tropicals can hold the arrangement on their own.
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