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Rosie Bloom is red first and everything else second. Red roses are massed through the centre at several stages of opening, red hydrangea packs the spaces between them, and a large burgundy chrysanthemum sits at the top left as the darkest point in the piece. The red is deliberately not uniform, which is what stops it reading as a standard red bouquet.
Rose came to us from China, Persia and the Mediterranean, and carries its association with love and admiration without needing to be explained; it also brings the warm, honeyed scent that is the only fragrance here. Around it, lilac and mauve chrysanthemum pompons interrupt the red at four points, a hot pink bloom opens at the centre right, and pale pink cymbidium orchids arch above on fine stems.
The movement is all downward. Long trails of burgundy amaranthus fall from both sides of the box, one reaching almost to the floor, and their beaded texture is completely unlike anything else in the arrangement. Amaranthus, from the Andes and Mesoamerica, has meant unfading love and endurance for centuries, which suits the piece. Pale astilbe plumes and a red gerbera add two more textures near the top, and red-tinted craspedia heads stand on straight stems like pins.
It is generous and slightly wild rather than formal, and it wants to be seen from the front with space either side for the amaranthus to hang. It suits anniversaries, Valentine's Day and romantic gestures where a dozen red roses would feel too expected.
Amaranthus is the longest-lived element here and dries beautifully in place, holding both its shape and most of its colour, so the trails can stay long after the roses have gone. Roses drink heavily in warm rooms and should be recut every two to three days at a sharp angle. Hydrangea is the other heavy drinker. Keep the arrangement out of direct sun, away from the air conditioning, and away from ripening fruit, which will shorten the life of the roses noticeably.
Rosie Bloom is composed for romantic occasions with some drama:
Rosie Bloom is composed with these confirmed floral components:
Rose, Hydrangea, Chrysanthemum, Cymbidium orchid, Peony, Gerbera, Craspedia, Amaranthus, Astilbe.
Final stem counts and supporting seasonal accents may vary slightly with market availability.
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Keep this arrangement somewhere cool and out of direct sun, as its tropical anchors — anthurium, heliconia and bird of paradise — hold up best away from heat while the tulips and gerberas wilt quickly in a warm spot. The woody stems of the protea need a clean diagonal cut and a deep drink to draw water up their dense fibres, and the hydrangea benefits from a full vase since it takes in moisture through its petals as much as its stem. Gerbera stems are the most fragile here, so support them upright and keep the water shallow and clean to stop them bending or rotting at the base. Pull the hydrangea and tulips as they tire and the orchid, protea and anthurium will carry the composition on for another week.
Amicis
Amicis
