The encyclopedia of cut flowers : what flowers to buy, when to buy them, and how to keep them alive for longer

"From Calvert Crary, author of Flower School and executive director of FlowerSchool NY and FlowerSchool LA, The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers is a first-of-its-kind, beautiful yet practical guide to buying and caring for 146 different varieties of cut flowers, including information on how to get the most for your money by prolonging the life of your flowers"-- Provided by publisher Title Page Copyright Dedication Introduction and Getting Started The Flowers Agapanthus: (Lily of the Nile, African Lily) Alchemilla: (Lady’s Mantle, Lion’s Foot, Bear’s Foot, Nine Hooks) Allium: (Ornamental Onion, Wild Garlic, Chive) Alstroemeria: (Peruvian Lily, Parrot Lily, Lily of the Incas) Amaranthus: (Tassel Flower, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Cat’s Tail, Velvet Flower, Foxtail) Amaryllis: (Easter Lily, Jersey Lily, Naked Lily) Anemone: (Wind Flower, Lily of the Field, Poppy Anemone) Anthurium: (Flamingo Flower, Painted Tongue, Tail Flower) Asclepias: (Butterfly Weed, Swamp Milkweed) Aspidistra: (Cast-iron Plant, Barroom Plant, Butcher’s Plant) Asplenium, Crispy Wave: (Nest Fern) Aster, China: (Annual Aster) Astilbe: (False Goat’s Beard) Astrantia: (Masterwort, Hattie’s Pincushion) Banksia: (Australian wildflower) Bouvardia: (Firecracker Bush, Trumpetellia, Hummingbird Flower) Bruniaceae: (Berzelia, Brunia, Button Bush, Snow Bush) Bupleurum: (Hare’s-ear, Thoroughwax) Calathea Calendula: (Pot Marigold) Calla Lily ("Zantedeschia") Campanula: (Venus Looking Glass, Bellflower, Rampion, Rapunzel) Celosia, Brain Flower: (Plumed, Cockscomb) Celosia, Spiked: (Woolflower) Cherry Blossom ("Prunus" spp.): (Sakura, Japanese Cherry, Yoshino Cherry) Chrysanthemum, Cremon: (Dutch Football Mum) Chrysanthemum, Spider Mum Chrysanthemum, Spray: (Pom-pom Chrysanthemum, Button Mum) Clematis: (Old Man’s Beard) Columbine ("Aquilegia" spp.): (Granny’s Bonnet) Coreopsis: (Tickseed) Coriander ("Coriandrum sativum"): (Confetti Flower, Cilantro) Cornflower ("Centaurea cyanus"): (Bachelor’s Button) Cotinus: (Smoke Bush, Smoke Tree, Cloud Tree, Wig Tree) Craspedia: (Billy Button, Billy Ball, Woolyhead, Golden Drumstick) Curly Willow ("Salix matsudana"): (Peking Willow, Corkscrew Willow) Dahlia, Standard Dahlia, Café au Lait Dahlia, Curved Petal: (Pom-pom Dahlia) Daisy, Gerber ("Gerbera" spp.) Delphinium Dense, Blazing Star ("Liatris spicata"): (Blazing Star, Gayfeather) Dianthus, Green Trick: (Green Ball, Globe Carnation) Dianthus, Single Carnation: (Common Carnation, Flower of the Gods) Dianthus, Spray Carnation Dianthus, Sweet William Dusty Miller ("Jacobaea maritima"): (Silver Dust, Silver Ragwort, Maritime Ragwort) Echinacea: (Coneflower) Eremurus: (Foxtail Lily, Desert Candle) Eryngium: (Sea Holly, Blue Thistle) Eucalyptus Fern Forsythia: (Golden Bells) Freesia Fritillaria: (Checkered Lily, Fox’s Grape) Fritillaria, Crown Imperial Ginger ("Etlingera elatior"): (Torch Ginger, Ginger Lily) Gladiolus: (Sword Lily) Gloriosa Lily ("Gloriosa" spp.): (Fire Lily, Flame Lily, Creeping Lily, Cat’s Claw) Gomphrena: (Globe Amaranth) Gypsophila: (Baby’s Breath, Soap Root, Chalk Plant) Hedera: (Ivy) Heliconia: (Lobster Claw, Wild Plantain, Bird of Paradise) Helleborus: (Hellebore, Lenten Rose) Holly ("Ilex" spp.) Horsetail Fern ("Equisetum" spp.): (Snake Grass) Hosta: (Plantain Lily) Hyacinth ("Hyacinthus" spp.): (Muscari) Hydrangea, Lacecap Hydrangea, Oakleaf Hydrangea, Peegee Hydrangea, Standard Hypericum: (St. John’s Wort) Iris, Bearded Iris, Standard Kalanchoe: (Christmas Kalanchoe, Flaming Katy) Kale ("Brassica oleracea") Kangaroo Paw ("Anigozanthos" spp.) Larkspur: (Rocket Larkspur, Lark’s Claw, Lark’s Heel) Lavender ("Lavandula" spp.) Leucadendron: (Sunshine conebush) Lilac ("Syringa" spp.) Lily, Hybrid ("Lilium" spp.): (Stargazer, Casa Blanca, Martagon) Lily, Nerine ("Nerine" spp.): (Spider Lily, Guernsey Lily, Cape Flower) Lily of the Valley ("Convallaria majalis"): (May Flower, May Bell) Limonium: (Statice, Sea Lavender, Marsh Rosemary) Lisianthus ("Eustoma" spp.): (Prairie Gentian) Lysimachia: (Loosestrife, Gooseneck Loosestrife, Moneywort, Purple Willow Herb) Matricaria: (Chamomile, Mayweed) Moluccella: (Bells of Ireland, Shell Flower) Monkshood ("Aconitum" spp.): (Wolfsbane, Blue Rocket, Friar’s Cap) Muscari: (Grape Hyacinth) Narcissus, Daffodil: (Lent Lily) Narcissus, Paperwhite: (Bunchflower Daffodil) Nigella ("Nigella damascena"): (Love-in-a-Mist, Miss Jekyll, Love Entangle, Hair of Venus) Ninebark ("Physocarpus" spp.): (Diablo Ninebark) Orchid ("Cymbidium" spp.): (Boat Orchid) Orchid ("Dendrobium" spp.): (Bamboo Orchid, Singapore Orchid) Orchid ("x Mokara" spp.): (Smile Orchid, Ladies’ Finger) Orchid ("Oncidium" spp.): (Dancing Lady) Orchid ("Vanda" spp.) Ornithogalum: (Chincherinchee, Star of Bethlehem) Pampas Grass ("Cortaderia selloana") Peony ("Paeonia" spp.) Peony, Coral Charm Peony, Tree ("Paeonia" sect. "Moutan") Phlox Poppy, Iceland ("Papaver nudicaule") Poppy Pods ("Papaver" spp.) Protea, Blushing Bride ("Serruria florida") Protea, Crown ("Protea" spp.): (King Protea, Queen Protea, Honey Pot, Flowering Sugar Bush) Protea, Pincushion ("Leucospermum" spp.): (Pincushion) Queen Anne’s Lace ("Daucus carota"): (Wild Carrot) Ranunculus, Buttercup Ranunculus, Butterfly Ranunculus, Clooney Hanoi: (Clooney Hanoi) Rhododendron Rose, Garden ("Rosa" spp.) Rose, Hybrid Tea ("Rosa" spp.) Rose, Spray ("Rosa" spp.): (Sweetheart Rose, Miniature Rose) Ruscus: (Box Holly, Butcher’s Broom) Sandersonia ("Sandersonia aurantiaca"): (Chinese Lantern, Christmas Bells) Sarracenia: (Pitcher Plant) Scabiosa: (Pincushion Flower) Snapdragon ("Antirrhinum" spp.): (Dragon Flower, Dog Flower) Snowberry ("Symphoricarpos"): (Ghostberry, Pinkberry, Waxberry) Solidago: (Goldenrod) Statice ("Limonium" spp.): (Sea Lavender, Limonium) Stock ("Matthiola incana"): (Gillyflower) Strawflower ("Xerochrysum bracteatum"): (Golden Everlasting, Paper Daisy) Sunflower, Common Green or Brown ("Helianthus" spp.) Sunflower, Teddy Bear ("Helianthus annuus") Sweet Pea ("Lathyrus odoratus") Tansy ("Tanacetum" spp.): (Golden Buttons, Bitter Buttons) Tulips, Parrot ("Tulipa" spp.) Tulip, Standard ("Tulipa" spp.) Tweedia ("Oxypetalum coeruleum"): (Blue Milkweed) Veronica: (Speedwell, Bird’s Eye, Gypsyweed) Viburnum: (Snowball) Wax Flower ("Chamelaucium" spp.) Winterberry ("Ilex verticallata"): (Fever Bush) Yarrow ("Achillea millefolium"): (Milfoil) Zinnia Acknowledgments Discover More About the Authors From Calvert Crary and Bruce Littlefield, The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers is a comprehensive, gorgeously visual guide that answers every question you've ever had (and a few you didn't know to ask!) about buying, caring for, and prolonging the lives of more than 140 different varieties of commonly available cut flowers. The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers dives deep into the world of fresh-cut flowers, featuring unique entries for 143 different varieties of commonly available cut flowers that readers can buy at their local grocery store or flower market. Each flower entry offers authoritative tips for conditioning methods (eg­–cut flowers should never be put near fresh fruit because fruit produces ethylene gas which will shorten the flowers' life), as well as scientific and common names, best seasons for buying (eg—lilies in spring, dahlias in summer) and fascinating facts about each bloom. An introductory section offers basic tips for styling arrangements at home, and for keeping flowers hydrated and alive for as long as possible. By the time readers are done flipping through the pages of The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers , which features more than 150 gorgeous color photographs of flowers, they'll be experts in the field!