Guest Post: Picking the Right Flower for the Right Weather

Comment Written by natasha on February 9, 2011 – 8:00 am

We received this guest post and thought you might find it helpful!  If you are looking for flowers, be sure to check out our blog post on what flowers are in season when!

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It’s a well known fact that flowers are very particular about what kind of weather and climates they will grow in. With a bit of planning, you can have a season approprate flower selection, delighting you and your family during any season’s climate.

Winter

After putting in countless hours during the spring, summer, and fall to make your property beautiful and lush with floral life, there is no reason to let it all die during the winter! There are many hardy plants that produce colorful blooms when most others are either dormant or dead:

Camellia Sasanqua – Bears apple blossom-like flowers from late autumn to early winter.

Chinese Juniper – Small yellow flowers bloom to a lush covering over the blue/green leaves of this plant in the late winter and early spring.

Oleaster – Not only blooms throughout the winter months with tiny white flowers, the Oleaster also bears edible berries that will attract wildlife to your yard.

Winter Heaths – Among the hardiest winter-blooming plants, Winter Heaths bear tiny bell shaped flowers in a variety of reds and pinks.

Spring

Many spring flowers originate from bulbs that must be planted in the autumn. These include:

Daffodils – Daffodils is the common English name for flowers of the Narcissus genus. They have a central bowl shaped bloom surrounded by six petals, commonly seen in different shades of whites and yellows.

Tulips – While having the ability to bloom in a variety of climates, Tulips tend to bloom in mid spring. Tulips come in a wide range of colors and sizes, and have a cup shaped head made up of six petals.

Lilies – Lilies are large flowers containing six tepals, and come in a wide range of all colors.
Many spring flowers, however, need not be planted as bulbs in the autumn:

Crocus – Crocus petals can be first seen popping out of the snow in late February, fully blooming in early April. It’s purple and white flowers are a reminder to many that warmer weather is on the way.

Cherry Blossom – The standard symbol of spring, Cherry Blossoms are the delicate pink flowers that
grow on cherry trees.

Anemone – Tiny flowers that come in a variety of colors, anemone are another flower that signals the onset of spring.

Summer

Many flowers hit full bloom in the warm, sunny weather of summer:

Hydrangea – The Hydrangea flower is composed of hundreds of small flowers clustering together; commonly found in blue, pink, and white varieties.

Daisy – Arguably the most popular flower in the US, Daisies have central heads populated with pollen and surrounded by white petals. Gerbera daisies can come in a variety of colors as well.

Chrysanthemum – Or “Mums” come in all the colors of the rainbow, and are shaped as pompoms or buttons.

Autumn

Many people associate autumn with the death or stagnation of plants, as the trees lose their leaves in preparation for winter. However, autumn can be a time of abundant flowers if you choose the right ones:

Autumn Crocus – Producing it’s leaves in the spring and waiting to flower until autumn, the Autumn Crocus has pretty pink blooms that can grow up to 18 inches high.

Azure Monkshood – These flowers feature beautiful deep blue blooms that appear in early autumn and last into the winter.

Neopolitan Cyclamen – Neopolitan Cyclamen feature delicate petals in shades of white, pink, and red, perched atop a slender stem.

A season appropriate flower selection gives your buget the upper hand, and will show insight to your wedding planning. Use this as a guide along with a little research to decide which will work best for your wedding day and climate.

- Trisha Hardings, of FlowerDelivery.net, an online resource for arrangements, bouquets, flower delivery, and all things flowers!

Remember, once you have your flowers, be sure to share photos of them with all your friends and family with your online photo album from The Wedding Lens!