Featured Flowers

As we settle in to the depths of winter, our talented group of florists and arrangers has risen to our annual challenge; every year we ask for at least one winter time bouquet that will warm the spirit and transport our members to the warm-weathered tropics. As always, they've come through with an ensemble that is as evocative of a tropical landscape as the sun-drenched Hawaiian coastline. An assemblage of graceful Costa Rican Red Torch Parakeet Heliconias, striking large red and supple medium purple anthuriums from the Hawaiian Islands, tri color tropical Hala leaves, animated Song of India and stalwart black ti leaves come together beautifully as a little bastion of the tropics in this, one of our favorite arrangements. With its bold lines and deep tropical colors, the composition of this month's bouquet is simply magnificent.

This month, your bouquet celebrates the exotic beauty of two different orchid varieties. Both are are grown in Thailand where there are many hybrid and wild orchid species. Israeli Ruscus, the greens accompanying your orchids, are grown in California and they will try very hard to outlast your orchids!

As winter eases up on its seasonal duties and we stand poised at the cusp of spring, The Fresh Cut Flower of the Month Club dives into the spirit of things by bringing you flowers that epitomize the magnificent sunsets and cool breezes of those picturesque days to come.

How interesting that these ancient beauties which existed in primordial times, are now considered to be the flower of the New Millennium! With their flamboyant looks, they make a big splash wherever they go, and can be arranged to suit every occasion. Dramatic, striking, and even a bit imposing, they add color, texture and line to make a mighty powerful statement.

This captivating, spectacular bouquet is one of our all time favorites! Is there any flower more arresting and sophisticated, elegant and graceful, mysterious and remarkable than an orchid? This month we've assembled a durable, yet exotic combination of cymbidium orchids which are accompanied with Hawaiian Hala leaves and Oregon Bear Grass. Many customers call to tell us that the bouquet survived to see the next month's shipment!

What a breathtaking way to celebrate the mysteries of nature… just take a really good look at your Le Reve Lilies. These flowers are particularly exceptional Orientals, dressed in delicate hues of blushing pink, sunny yellow and bountiful green, and accented by raised burgundy spots and stamens topped off by pollen in shades of cinnamon. The extraordinary range of textures… velvety, prickly, waxy, and the delicate veining of the petals lend credence to Le Reve's reputation for being truly a work of art.

Your colorful selection this month arrives from the far reaches of Singapore. The enchanting Mokara Orchid is a trigeneric hybrid between the Ascocentrum, Vanda and Arachnis Orchids. Created in Singapore in 1969, Mokara is now as popular as its parents. The first Mokara hybrid was called Mokara Wai Liang, named after C.Y. Mok of Singapore. This hearty hybrid has a unique flower shape and the potential to last up to two or three weeks in the vase with proper care.

Our featured arrangement this month represents an example of contrast in floral forms. The bouquet consists of eight stems of various colored Anthuriums from Hawaii. The most striking component of the arrangement is the contrast between the exceptionally thin stems supporting the large, glossy, brilliantly-colored Anthuriums. This arrangement repeatedly draws the eye from the thin supporting structures of the stems out to the large floral constellation created by vibrant Anthurium bracts and gives one the impression that they're viewing a snapshot of holiday fireworks ablaze in the nighttime sky.

This month, the Fresh Cut Flower Club presents you with one of the most flamboyant personalities in the world of Lilies. Your Oriental hybrids are aptly named, Acapulco, and you can count on them to fill your whole room with an intense and intoxicating fragrance! It’s hard to compete with Acapulco’s breathtaking light pink hues fading to rich hot pinks at the centers, and their long, graceful stems sporting several flowers. To complement Acapulco’s striking beauty, our designers selected two very different green flowers with unusual textures that won’t even try to vie for center stage.

This month, The Fresh Cut Flower of the Month Club brings you a bouquet that when dried, is every bit as stunning as the first day you arrange it in the vase! At the heart of this exotic, yet durable arrangement is two very different varieties of Hawaiian Proteas, Pink Ice Latifolia and Safari Sunset. Although both proteas, you'll quickly note that these two flowers quite different from each other. When properly cared for, your proteas stay looking fresh for weeks!

Your arrangement, this month, seems to taunt the arrival of fall with its vibrant display of colors. We at The Fresh Cut Flower of the Month Club would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers, and wish you a bountiful season. We know that the striking combination of colors in your bouquet will help to creative a festive ambiance, and it is our hope that these flowers foretell the abundant levels of happiness you will experience this holiday season.