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Poolside Petals is blue and white first, and then two colours arrive to break it open. Three cobalt anthuriums sit high and low on the right in deep, almost inky blue, and two white anthuriums answer them on the left. Between them, blue delphinium spikes and blue hydrangea heads fill the body of the arrangement in every lighter blue available.
Anthurium comes from the rainforests of Colombia and Ecuador and is virtually scentless; what it contributes is a flat, glossy plane of colour that no other flower in the piece can imitate. Hydrangea, from Japan and the Americas, takes tinted colour better than almost anything else and gives the arrangement its density.
The yellow and orange are used sparingly and to real effect. Yellow calla lilies curve out from three points, their furled cones reading as drawn lines against all the mass. A single bird of paradise opens at the very top in orange and blue, the highest point in the piece. An orange bloom sits mid-left, and a bright yellow chrysanthemum ball anchors the centre.
White cymbidium orchid, white carnations, cream craspedia and pale gerbera daisies keep the base bright, and dried yellow palm fronds fan out behind. Wrapped in a blue butterfly-print paper and set in a cream Amicis box, it suits summer birthdays, congratulations, new babies and any room that would take a hit of colour well.
Anthurium is the longest-lived flower here and will still look well when the rest has gone; it can be lifted into a small vase of its own at that point. Calla lily bruises easily and should not be handled once placed. Hydrangea and delphinium drink heavily and want topping up every day or two in a warm room. Keep the arrangement out of direct sun, which fades tinted blue faster than natural colour, and away from the air conditioning.
Poolside Petals is composed for bright, warm-weather occasions:
Poolside Petals is composed with these confirmed floral components:
Anthurium, Bird of Paradise, Delphinium, Hydrangea, Calla lily, Gerbera, Chrysanthemum, Craspedia, Cymbidium orchid, Carnation.
Final stem counts and supporting seasonal accents may vary slightly with market availability.
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Keep this arrangement cool and out of direct sun and air conditioning, since the thirsty roses and gerbera drink heavily while the delphinium tires in warmth; mist the hydrangea head, which drinks through its petals, recut the woody bird of paradise and calla lily stems at an angle, and lift out any spent blooms so they do not foul the water
Amicis
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