Which Flowers are in Season for a Wedding

11 Written by natasha on June 5, 2009 – 8:00 am

One of the most green things you can do for your wedding  is use flowers and food that are in season and local.  To help you out, I decided to create this guide for what flowers are available when. Unlike other guides, I decided to organize this based on the time of the year and the COLOR of the flower — just because that’s how I think!

photo from The Wedding Lens

Year Round Flowers

• White: Baby’s breath, Bachelor’s button, Calla lily, Carnations, Delphinium, Gardenia, Gladiolus, Lily of the Valley, Orchid, Rose, Scaboisa
• Red: Bachelor’s button, Carnations, Roses
• Orange: Carnations, Roses
• Yellow: Carnations, Roses
• Blue: Bachelor’s button, Carnations, Delphinium, Eucalyptus, Roses
• Purple: Delphinium, Orchid, Roses, Scaboisa
• Pink: Bachelor’s button, Heather, Lily of the Valley, Orchid, Roses
• Silver: Eucalyptus

Summer Flowers

• White: Chrysanthemum, Freesia, Gerber Daisy, Hydrangea, Iris, Larkspur, Lily-asiatic, Lily-oriental, Lisianthus, Monte Casino Asters, Queen Anne’s Lace, Snapdragons, Stephanotis, Stock, Tuberose, Yarrow
• Red: Gerber Daisy, Zinnia
• Orange: Alstromeria, Chrysanthemum, Gerber Daisy, Lily-asiatic, Snapdragons, Zinnia
• Yellow: Alstromeria, Chrysanthemum, Freesia, Gerber Daisy, Lily-asiatic, Snapdragons, Solidaster, Sunflower, Yarrow
• Blue: Forget-me-not, Freesia, Hydrangea, Iris, Larkspur
• Green: Bells of Ireland
• Purple: English lavender, Freesia, Hydrangea, Iris, Larkspur, Liatris, Lisianthus, Matsumoto Asters, Monte Casino Asters, Statice
• Pink: Alstromeria, Crysanthemum, Freesia, Gerber Daisy, Hydrangea, Larkspur, Lily-asiatic, Lily-oriental, Lisianthus, Matsumoto Asters, Snapdragons, Yarrow, Zinnia
• Cream: Alstromeria

Fall Flowers

• White: Aster, Crysanthemum, Dahlia
• Red: Marigold, Zinnia
• Orange: Crysanthemum, Dahlia, Marigold, Zinnia
• Yellow: Crysanthemum, Dahlia, Marigold
• Green: Dried leaves
• Purple: Statice
• Pink: Aster, Crysanthemum, Zinnia

Winter Flowers

• White: Amaryllis, Anenome, Camellias, Casa Blanca Lily, Cosmos, Jasmine, Narcissus, Poinsettia, Ranunculus, Star Gazer Lily, Star of Bethlehem, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
• Red: Amaryllis, Anenome, Holly (w red berries), Poinsettia, Ranunculus, Sweetpea, Tulip
• Orange: Ranunculus
• Yellow: Daffodil, Narcissus, Ranunculus, Tulip
• Green: Bells of Ireland, Holly
• Blue: Anenome, Forget-me-nots
• Purple: Sweetpea, Tulip
• Pink: Anenome, Camellias, Cosmos, Ranunculus, Star Gazer Lily, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
• Brown: Cosmos

Spring Flowers

• White: Anenome, Casa Blanca lily, Delphinium, Hyacinth, Lilacs, Narcissus, Peony, Ranunculus, Star Gazer Lily, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
• Red: Anenome, Ranunculus, Sweetpea, Tulip
• Orange: Ranunculus
• Yellow: Daffodil, Ranunculus, Tulip
• Green: Bells of Ireland
• Blue: Anenome, Delphinium
• Purple: Hyacinth, Lilacs, Sweetpea, Tulip, Waxflower
• Pink: Anenome, Boronia, Hyacinth, Peony, Ranunculus, Star Gazer Lily, Tulip

Did I miss any?? Let me know!

~ Natasha