Not just a pretty thing - this flower has a storied history, and once caused a recession!
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Written by Rosie Jeffares-Levitt.
You are likely familiar with a Mimosa - the cocktail consisting of champagne and orange juice. But maybe less so with it's namesake flower.
As a person who answers to the name Rose - Rosie, Rosemary, or if it's my Mum speaking, just Ro - it's sweet to write about my namesake...
I’m writing this post on the day before my wedding. How appropriate to write about the happiest of flowers, Helianthus annuus, the sunflower.
I am indeed in a very happy mood today!
“Can we speak in flowers. It will be easier for me to understand” - Nayyirah Waheed
If I had to name a single feel-good flower, the one that is most asked for, regardless of the season, it’s the peony.
I’d say the ranunculus is an almost perfect flower, and it’s just about everyone’s favourite flower.
I find poppies incredibly showy with their crêpe-like pleated petals and their skinny, curvilinear stems.
Carnations get a bad rap! Cheap and tawdry, the last resort of a desperate date, bought on route to the party. But I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve always had a soft spot for them!
The anemone has the simple petal structure of a daisy. But like a sophisticated big sister with a tricky-to-pronounce name, she's way sexier!
Last month we took a look at Narcissus, available as both a cut flower and a "prepared" bulb, ready to force bloom indoors.