Flower Guides

Browse our extensive range of flower guides. We provide important details on a huge range of flower and greenery varieties, so you can quickly identify the most suitable flower for your requirements.

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Agapanthus
Agapanthus

Wholesale Agapanthus are elegant, tall-stemmed cut flowers topped with clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers, also known as African Lily, or Lily of the Nile. They are popular for summer weddings, contemporary designs and arrangements where height and movement are required. 

Alliums (Ornamental Onions)
Alliums (Ornamental Onions)

Wholesale alliums, also known as Ornamental Onions, are distinctive cut flowers with globe-shaped flower heads made of tiny star-like florets. They are loved for their sculptural shape and are particularly useful in modern, garden-style and seasonal arrangements. 

Aconitum
Aconitum

Wholesale Aconitum, also known as Monkshood (Aconite, Wolfsbane, Leopard's Bane, Women's bane, Devils helmut and Blue rocket), is a tall, elegant cut flower with distinctive hood-shaped blooms arranged along upright stems. It is often used to add height, depth and rich colour to wedding, event and sympathy designs. 

Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria

Wholesale Alstroemeria, also known as Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas (or simply 'alstro' in the floristry trade. It is a reliable and long-lasting cut flower used widely in floristry. It is popular for weddings, gift bouquets, funeral flowers and everyday arrangements because of its excellent vase life and wide colour range. 

Anthurium
Anthurium

Wholesale Anthuriums are striking tropical cut flowers known for their glossy, heart-shaped spathes and bold architectural appearance. They are a popular choice for modern wedding flowers, luxury arrangements, tropical designs and contemporary event styling. 

Aster
Aster

Wholesale Aster, otherwise known as September Flower, is a pretty filler flower with daisy-like blooms and a soft, natural appearance. They are useful for adding texture, colour and volume to bouquets, arrangements and sympathy flowers. 

Achillea
Achillea

Wholesale Achillea, also known as Yarrow or Milfoil, is a textural cut flower with flat clusters of tiny flowers held above slender stems. It is popular for natural, rustic and meadow-style floristry and works well in both fresh and dried arrangements. 

Ageratum
Ageratum

Wholesale Ageratum, also known as Floss Flower & Whiteweed, is a soft, fluffy filler flower often used to add delicate texture and gentle colour to floral designs. It has small clustered blooms that work well in garden-style arrangements, summer weddings and informal bouquets. 

Alchemilla Mollis
Alchemilla Mollis

Wholesale Alchemilla Mollis, also known as Lady’s Mantle, is a soft green filler flower loved for its delicate frothy heads and pretty rounded foliage. It is a favourite for garden-style wedding flowers and natural arrangements. 

Amaranthus
Amaranthus

Wholesale Amaranthus is a dramatic and textural cut flower available in upright and trailing forms. The trailing varieties, often known as Love Lies Bleeding, are especially popular for adding movement to bouquets, urns, installations and large-scale event flowers. 

Anemones (Wind Flowers)
Anemones (Wind Flowers)

Wholesale anemones, known as Wind Flowers, are delicate, romantic cut flowers with soft petals and striking dark and green centres. They are especially popular for weddings, spring bouquets and elegant seasonal arrangements. 

Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paw)
Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paw)

Wholesale Anigozanthos, otherwise known as Kangaroo Paw and Monkey Paw, is an unusual cut flower with velvety, tubular blooms and a strong architectural shape. It is popular in tropical, contemporary and textural designs. 

Antirrhinums (Snapdragons)
Antirrhinums (Snapdragons)

Wholesale Antirrhinums, commonly known as Snapdragons, are tall, elegant cut flowers with rows of flowers along an upright stem. They are popular for adding height, colour and a cottage-garden feel to floral arrangements. 

Asclepias
Asclepias

Asclepias tuberosa is a variety of milkweed native to North Africa. Ascelpias is a perennial plant and has many common names which can be very confusing. Here are just a few common names for Asclepias tuberosa: Butterfly Weed, Chigger Flower, Canada Root, Indian Paintbrush, Fluxroot, Indian Posy, Orange Swallow Wort, Orange Milkweed, Silky Swallow Wort, Tuber Root, White Root, Yellow Milkweed, Butterfly Love and Windroot – Phew! See what I mean!!

Astrantia
Astrantia

Astrantia, (otherwise known as Great Masterwort), is a genus of the same family as Cow Parsley – the Apiaceae family.

Acacia Mimosa
Acacia Mimosa

Wholesale Acacia is a decorative foliage and flowering branch known for its soft, feathery leaves and, in some varieties, clusters of small yellow flowers. It is often referred to as Mimosa (Golden Acacia, Wattle and Thorntree) and is popular for adding texture, movement and a natural appearance to floral designs. 

Ananas (Ornimental Pineapples)
Ananas (Ornimental Pineapples)

Ananas, (pineapples), are a member of the Bromeliaceae family and are native to Mesoamerica . Ananas were taken to the Caribbean by Carib natives.

Aspidistra Elatior
Aspidistra Elatior

Aspidistra is a plant native to Asia and is commonly grown as a house plant. The common name for aspidistra is the 'cast-iron plant'.

Aralia (Fatsia Japonica)
Aralia (Fatsia Japonica)

Aralia, (otherwise known as Fatsia Japonica, Fatsi, Glossy Leaved Paper Plant, Castor Oil Plant and Fig-Leaf Plant), is native to Japan and Taiwan.

Asparagus Fern
Asparagus Fern

Asparagus fern is a genus of the 'Asparagaceae' family and there are over 300 species known to date. The most well known asparagus is the edible variety called Asparagus Officinalis - all other varieties are ornimental plants.

Abies Nobilis (Blue Spruce)
Abies Nobilis (Blue Spruce)

Abies Nobilis is a very seasonal Christmas foliage and is only available in November and Dececember. Blue Spruce is never seen on the wholesale flower markets in other months. Traditionally Blue Spruce is used for making Xmas flower arrangements, Spruce Rings, Xmas Garlands and decorating shop windows etc.

Abies Nobilis Rings (Spruce Rings)
Abies Nobilis Rings (Spruce Rings)

Abies Nobilis Spruce Rings are very popular at Christmas time and are purchased by florists and flower arrangers for the base of their decorations. Spruce rings can be made by hand using mossing wire, but purchasing pre-made abies nobilis spruce rings save a lot of time - and after all 'time is money'.