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Flower library

Everything about the flowers we carry.

Which flower is in season when? How long does it last? What does it mean? Our library explains the most important cut flowers — concise, accurate and tied to actual Düsseldorf availability.

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Purple anemone with dark center

Anemones

Anemone coronaria

Anemones are little drama queens: black-button centers, paper-thin petals, intense colors. They bring a first whiff of spring into winter — the season starts as early as January.

White calla lily in sunlight

Calla Lilies

Zantedeschia

Callas are the architectural flowers of the cut-flower world — a single curving silhouette that can carry a whole room. They suit minimalist modern bouquets just as well as opulent wedding pieces.

Orange dahlia macro with rolled petals

Dahlias

Dahlia

Dahlias come in more than 20,000 varieties — from dinner-plate display blooms to tiny pompons. They're the dominant cut flower of the late season, from August until the first frost.

Hydrangeas in blue and pink

Hydrangeas

Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are the workhorse of opulent summer bouquets and wedding floristry. A single hydrangea cluster fills a bouquet like ten other blooms would. In autumn they shift into ‘antique' tones that dry beautifully — often more prized dried than fresh.

Pink and white lisianthus bouquet

Lisianthus

Eustoma grandiflorum

Lisianthus looks like a delicate, multi-petaled rose — without thorns, softer petals and longer vase life. It has gained ground rapidly in wedding and event floristry.

Deep bordeaux double peony in full bloom

Peonies

Paeonia

Peonies are the queen of early summer — opulent, fragrant, romantic. Their season is short: just 6–8 weeks between early May and mid-June. Couples marrying in June have the rare luck of carrying them as a bridal bouquet.

Pink ranunculus freshly cut

Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Ranunculus are little peonies — many-petaled, paper-thin blooms in a palette from pastel to vivid pink. Their season sits between tulips and peonies — February through May.

Bud-stage rose with dark green foliage in editorial style

Roses

Rosa

The rose is the world's best-selling cut flower — and the most multifaceted one. It comes in nearly every shade, every size and for nearly every occasion. At Fleura, roses arrive year-round from Dutch and German greenhouses as well as from Kenya and Ecuador via the Veiling auction.

Fresh yellow sunflowers

Sunflowers

Helianthus annuus

Sunflowers are high summer in plant form. We carry them from July through early October — mostly from German and Dutch fields. Today there are also deep, almost bordeaux varieties (‘Black Magic', ‘Procut Red Lemon').

Closed tulip against evening sky, editorial style

Tulips

Tulipa

Tulips are the symbol of approaching spring — for us the first sign of life after the dark months, starting in January. They come fresh from the Dutch growing region that supplies the world with tulips.

Nodding, spurred columbine flowers in blue-violet above delicate foliage

Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

Columbine is one of the most poetic cut flowers of early summer: nodding, spurred blooms that hover like little lanterns above delicate foliage. Its season is short, which is why we bring it in fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas at peak bloom – so all the fragility of this flower reaches the vase intact.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing golden-yellow blooms with finely frayed ray petals in a summer bouquet

Elecampane

Inula

Elecampane is a small yellow sun with a frayed corona: its blooms carry strikingly narrow, almost thread-fine ray petals around a golden centre, giving them a filigree quality that rudbeckias and sunflowers lack. As a cut flower it is a high-summer rarity — when it appears at the Veiling Rhein-Maas we are happy to take it along.

Violet allium flower spheres on long, straight stems in a vase

Allium (Ornamental Onion)

Allium

Allium is an architectural beauty: perfectly round flower spheres on dead-straight, leafless stems that instantly give any bouquet structure and elegance. As a bulb plant it is one of the longest-lasting cut flowers of all. Because at Fleura we buy directly at the Veiling Rhein-Maas in A1 quality, our allium stems often last considerably longer than the industry-standard seven days.

Amaryllis in winter

Amaryllis

Hippeastrum

Amaryllis is winter's statement flower. With its trumpet-shaped, often plate-sized bloom on a thick hollow stem, it makes immediate impact. As a cut flower in the vase a classic, as a bulb in a pot a typical Advent gift.

Red anthuriums

Anthuriums

Anthurium

Anthuriums are the longest-lasting cut flower around — 2–4 weeks in the vase is normal, some varieties last a month. Their waxy-glossy spathe (what looks like a petal) and the yellow spike in the centre make them unmistakable.

Floristry photo by Fleura: a large scaly thistle bud as a sculptural element in an arrangement

Artichoke

Cynara

An artichoke in the vase is a statement: fist-sized, scaly buds on arm-thick stems that instantly give any arrangement sculptural power. Allowed to bloom, the bud opens into a glowing violet thistle flower reminiscent of an oversized cornflower. For us it is the prime example of how close the vegetable garden and grand floristry really are.

Asparagus greenery

Asparagus Fern

Asparagus setaceus

Asparagus is a fine, feathery greenery — branched stems with mini needle-leaves. Classic element in wedding floristry (pre-eucalyptus era) and many funeral wreaths.

Glossy dark-green aspidistra leaves (cast-iron plant) used as cut foliage

Aspidistra (Cast-Iron Plant)

Aspidistra elatior

Aspidistra is the most robust foliage we keep in the workshop: leathery, glossy dark-green leaves that give an arrangement structure and architecture. We have rarely seen a cut green last this long. A single leaf shapes a bouquet; rolled or looped it adds a modern accent.

Purple asters in full bloom

Asters

Aster

Asters bring autumn into the bouquet — small daisy-like blooms in deep purples and pinks, often branching with many flower heads per stem. They're affordable, long-lasting and a key ingredient in autumn floristry.

Astrantia (masterwort) with delicate star-shaped flower umbels in pink and white

Masterwort

Astrantia major

Astrantia is a delicate, star-shaped cut flower with a fine character and surprising resilience. Its small umbels, framed by papery bracts, lend every bouquet a natural, meadow-like lightness. We source it in top A1 quality straight from the Rhein-Maas auction, which is why it often stays fresh well beyond the usual seven days.

Floristry photo from Fleura: primeval flower cones with structural foliage

Banksia

Banksia

The banksia is one of the most primeval sights in the flower trade: a candle-shaped cone of hundreds of densely packed florets, surrounded by serrated, leathery foliage. It looks as if it came from another world — and lasts several weeks in the vase before transitioning seamlessly into a dried flower. We buy banksias at the Veiling Rhein-Maas whenever the Australian and South African seasons deliver good cones.

Blue-flowering bluebeard with airy flower whorls and spicy foliage as a late-summer cut branch

Bluebeard

Caryopteris × clandonensis

Bluebeard ignites its luminous blue just as summer tips over – cloudy flower whorls on upright stems, paired with spicy, sage-scented foliage. In floristry it is a wonderful late-summer accent that lends any bouquet depth. We pick it deliberately at the Veiling Rhein-Maas when the lower flower rings have just opened – that way it lasts longest in the vase.

Sweet William with dense flower heads in pink, red and white and serrated petals

Sweet William

Dianthus barbatus

Sweet William is a nostalgic summer flower with densely packed flower heads and a fine, spicy clove-like scent. It brings the mood of old cottage gardens into modern bouquets and impresses with sturdy, long-lasting stems. Because we buy it in top A1 quality straight from the Rhein-Maas auction, it often stands well beyond the usual seven days.

Fine, long blades of bear grass in deep green used as binding greenery

Bear Grass

Xerophyllum tenax

Bear grass, also known in Germany as Bärgras, is one of the most popular binding greens in modern floristry: fine, long blades that bring airiness and momentum to any bouquet. We buy it fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction, so the blades stay juicy green and do not yellow prematurely. Whether delicately woven in or set as a moving accent – bear grass brings life to an arrangement.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing cloud-like branching fleabane blooms in a meadow style

Fleabane

Erigeron

Erigeron, or fleabane, looks like a swarm of tiny asters: many small daisies with needle-fine white to lilac ray petals around a yellow centre, loosely scattered over branching stems. In floristry it is the epitome of cloudiness — it fills without weighing down. During the summer season we regularly bring it in fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo by Fleura: delicate blue lace umbels in a summery arrangement

Blue Lace Flower

Trachymene

The blue lace flower, botanically Trachymene and formerly known as Didiscus, is a small rarity: hemispherical umbels of dozens of star-shaped florets in a rare, delicate sky blue. True blue is scarce in the flower kingdom, and exactly that makes this Australian so valuable for summer and wedding floristry. When it comes up at the Veiling Rhein-Maas in season, it is one of the lots you have to bid on early in the morning.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing delicate blue-violet daisy blooms in an airy arrangement

Swan River Daisy

Brachyscome

The Swan River daisy is one of the most delicate blooms we work with: coin-sized daisies in lavender blue with a yellow centre on thread-fine stems above filigree foliage. In the vase it is a whisper, not an exclamation mark — and that is exactly why we love it. Via the Veiling Rhein-Maas we receive brachyscome in small, fine lots during the summer season.

Delicate bouvardia with trumpet-shaped blooms as a fine cut flower

Bouvardia

Bouvardia

Bouvardia is a delicate, often fragrant cut flower with trumpet to star-shaped blooms that lend any arrangement a sense of lightness. We value it as a fine filler with an unusually filigree character and source it in A1 quality directly via the Veiling Rhein-Maas, which is noticeably reflected in its longevity. With good care the often-quoted seven days frequently turn into considerably more.

Floristry photo from Fleura: softly shimmering pink blooms in a bridal arrangement

Blushing Bride

Serruria

Serruria, affectionately called blushing bride, is the most delicate member of the protea family: nodding blooms of paper-thin, creamy-white to pink bracts with a silky sheen, set against fine, almost needle-like foliage. In wedding floristry it is a small legend — hardly any bloom fits a bridal bouquet better, symbolically and visually. We order it specifically via the Veiling Rhein-Maas when weddings come up; its season falls in the winter months.

Maltese Cross with dense, scarlet cross-shaped flower umbels on upright stems

Maltese Cross

Silene chalcedonica

Maltese Cross is one of the most expressive summer perennials we offer as a cut flower: dense, plate-shaped umbels of countless tiny, cross-shaped blooms in a scarlet that makes any bouquet glow. In season we source it fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, so it reaches you with its full vase life intact. A classic for anyone who loves bold colour and character.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing blue star-shaped flower umbels

Cluster Lily

Brodiaea

Brodiaea is a small, refined summer flower with great staying power: loose umbels of violet-blue star-shaped funnels on slender, leafless stems. As a filler and accent flower it brings that rare clear blue to summer bouquets and easily lasts one to two weeks. In the trade it is closely entwined with its sister triteleia — often under the same name.

Vivid canna lily blooms in red and orange tones with broad paddle-shaped leaves

Canna Lily

Canna indica

With large, almost orchid-like blooms and bold fans of foliage, the canna brings tropical flair to floristry. In our Pempelfort workshop we value it above all as a summer statement: we use stems with buds still closed so they open one by one in the vase. That way the display lasts longer than the canna's short-lived individual flower might suggest.

Orange safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) with thistle-like flower heads and green buds

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Safflower brings sunny orange and a striking, thistle-like structure to summer bouquets. It is among the longest-lasting cut flowers of the season – at the Veiling Rhein-Maas we select only firm, budded stems in A1 quality that hold their character in the vase for one to two weeks. Robust, unusual and wonderfully easy.

Floristry photo by Fleura: a magnificent orchid bloom with a ruffled lip in close-up

Cattleya Orchid

Cattleya

The cattleya is the showpiece orchid par excellence: large, ruffled blooms with a strikingly marked lip and a fragrance hardly any other orchid can match. As a cut bloom it is a rarity bought not by the crate but by the flower, usually for corsages, bridal work or special one-off pieces. When we find cattleya at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, it is a small treasure and we treat it accordingly.

Vivid red celosia (cockscomb) with a velvety crested flower head

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Celosia argentea

Celosia is arguably the most sculptural cut flower of high summer: velvety cockscombs or blazing feathered plumes in colours that seem to glow. We source ours fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, so this already robust flower lasts remarkably long in the vase.

Chrysanthemums in mixed colors

Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are the longest-lasting cut flowers there are — 2–3 weeks in the vase is standard, well-tended they can reach four weeks. They're cheaper than roses and now come in varieties that hold their own against any premium bloom.

Clematis with star-shaped violet blooms and trailing stems

Clematis

Clematis

Clematis, known in German as Waldrebe, is one of the most expressive climbing plants in our gardens and at the same time a still underrated cut flower. Its star-shaped blooms in deep violet, clear blue or soft pink bring movement and romance to any vase. It is best cut just as the bud breaks open, because that is when it reveals its full, long-lasting display.

Delicate cosmos flowers in pink and white with finely feathered foliage

Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Cosmos, also known as the Mexican aster, is one of the most charming summer flowers of all: delicate, bowl-shaped blooms on long, finely feathered stems that sway in the slightest breeze. It instantly lends an airy, meadow-like lightness to any bouquet. Because we source it in top quality directly at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, our cosmos often stays fresh longer than you would expect from such a delicate flower.

Cotinus (smoke bush) with dark wine-red foliage and smoky flower panicles as cut greenery

Smoke Bush

Cotinus coggygria

Cotinus, the smoke bush, brings a depth to bouquets with its dark wine-red foliage and feather-light smoke plumes that hardly any other greenery achieves. We prefer to cut the branches in high summer when the foliage is richly coloured, and the quality we source at the Veiling Rhein-Maas overcomes the wilting tendency of the first days. A material for everyone who likes things atmospheric and a touch wild.

Mustard-yellow Craspedia globes on wiry stems

Billy Buttons

Craspedia globosa

Craspedia is the little yellow drumstick globe that nobody overlooks. Perfectly round, velvety flower heads on wiry, leafless stems — a graphic dot that instantly modernises any bouquet. Thanks to A1 stock from the Rhein-Maas auction it easily lasts two to three weeks in the vase, and afterwards simply dries on without losing its colour.

Coneflower (Echinacea) with purple-pink petals and a coppery-orange, spiky central cone on a long stem.

Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Echinacea, the coneflower, brings a natural, almost wild touch to any arrangement with its striking spiky central cone and gently swept-back petals. As a cut flower the coneflower is surprisingly robust and reaches us fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas from high summer into autumn. We love it for its honesty: no frills, just structure, colour and a staying power that comfortably exceeds the usual seven days.

Edelweiss with felted white, star-shaped bracts and a yellowish centre against a neutral background

Edelweiss

Leontopodium nivale

Edelweiss is one of the most distinctive blooms of all: felted white bracts arrange themselves into a star around a yellowish centre, as if spun from wool. Despite its delicate look it is remarkably robust and lasts in the vase well beyond the seven days typical of the trade. At Fleura we value it as a characterful detail that lends any bouquet a quiet, alpine note.

Trailing ivy shoots with glossy, dark-green leaves used as cut foliage

Ivy

Hedera helix

Ivy is perhaps the toughest and most rewarding cut foliage we stock. Its leathery, evergreen leaves and trailing shoots give bouquets, wreaths and table settings instant depth and movement. Because we source the shoots fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, they often last well beyond the usual seven days, and strong runners will even root in the vase water.

Floristry photo by Fleura: a large spherical flower umbel as a sculptural accent in an arrangement

Angelica

Angelica

Angelica is the architect among the umbellifers: head-high, hollow stems with spherical umbels often the size of a palm, looking like green fireworks in the vase. As a cut flower it is a speciality for large sculptural work and modern natural arrangements. When it appears at the Veiling Rhein-Maas in summer we buy it, because hardly any other flower delivers this format.

Steel-blue sea holly (Eryngium) with thistle-like flower heads and a spiny bract collar

Sea Holly

Eryngium planum

Eryngium, the sea holly, is a small marvel of structure: steel-blue, thistle-like flower heads above a silvery collar of spiny bracts. In our summer bouquets it adds tension and contrast – and because we only source fully coloured stems from the auction, it keeps its intense blue colouring for many days. A highlight when fresh, an evergreen when dried.

Eucalyptus greenery

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus is modern floristry's most important greenery. Silver-green leaves, mild-herbal scent, long-lasting. Since around 2015 it has replaced baby's breath as the standard companion.

Golden-yellow dyers chamomile with daisy-like flowers and fine foliage as a summery cut flower

Dyers Chamomile

Cota tinctoria

Dyers chamomile brings a piece of summer meadow into the bouquet: vivid golden-yellow daisy flowers above finely cut, aromatically scented foliage. Its wonderfully natural, unpretentious look makes it a quiet favourite for loose, meadow-style arrangements. Because we buy it fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas rather than through long wholesale chains, it reaches the vase with firm stems and full standing power.

Finely pinnate green fern fronds used as cut foliage for bouquets

Fern (Cut Foliage)

Nephrolepis

Fern is probably the most understated yet most versatile cut foliage we work with. Its finely pinnate fronds give bouquets depth and an airy lightness without ever pushing into the foreground. We buy our greenery early at the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction so the fronds are still crisp and deep green when we tie them, rather than limp.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing strong red plume thistle blooms in a natural-style arrangement

Plume Thistle

Cirsium

Cirsium, the plume thistle, is one of the most charming wild thistles in the range: small, fluffy flower heads in strong carmine to crimson red on branching, finely spined stems. Unlike eryngium it does not look metallic but soft and meadow-like. We buy our cirsium fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas during the summer season — with heads only just opening, it lasts noticeably longer.

Tall foxglove spire with pink, inwardly speckled individual flowers

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove is one of the most striking summer cut flowers: tall, gracefully arching spires of finger-shaped blooms, often delicately speckled inside. We only get it for a few weeks each year and select it at the right bud stage at the Veiling Rhein-Maas so it keeps opening for a long time in the vase. Its vertical line instantly adds height and rural romance to any arrangement.

Purple lilac with green leaves

Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Lilac is a true seasonal cut flower — arrives in April, gone by mid-May, with some of the loveliest spring bouquets in between. Its sweet scent reminds many of a grandmother's garden.

Purple freesia stems

Freesia

Freesia

Freesias are the most fragrant cut flowers around — a single stem can perfume a room. 5–8 trumpet-shaped blooms open per stem in sequence. A favorite for anyone experiencing floristry with their nose.

Fritillary crown imperial with orange nodding bell-shaped flowers and a green tuft of leaves

Fritillary

Fritillaria imperialis

Fritillary is one of the most striking spring flowers of all: tall stems, a whorl of nodding bell-shaped blooms and a green tuft of leaves crowning the top. As cut material it is available only a few weeks a year, which is why we deliberately select flawless A1 stems at the Rhein-Maas auction. Once seen in a bouquet, its silhouette is unforgettable.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing long, velvety cascading red flower tassels in an autumn arrangement

Love-Lies-Bleeding

Amaranthus

Love-lies-bleeding is the most dramatic line flower of late summer: velvety flower tassels up to half a metre long, cascading from the bouquet in rich blood red or fresh green. Hardly any other flower gives an arrangement so much downward movement. In season we bring it in fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas — with firm tassels that are not yet shedding.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing dark red leafy structural stems with beaded seed heads

Orache

Atriplex

Orache is an insider tip among structural stems: tall shoots with dark red foliage that set strings of bead-like seed heads in late summer. An old cottage garden vegetable returned to floristry, it gives bouquets depth, height and a touch of wilderness. When it shows up at the Veiling Rhein-Maas we buy — the lots are small and go fast.

Colorful gerberas in mixed colors

Gerberas

Gerbera jamesonii

Gerberas are clean, cheerful flowers — a single large bloom on a long stem, in nearly every color imaginable. Available year-round from greenhouses, they're one of the most cost-effective cut flowers for visual impact.

Orange gladiolus spike

Gladiolus

Gladiolus

Gladiolus are the vertical giants of the cut flower world — stems up to 1.20 m, with 10–15 blooms opening sequentially from bottom to top. A single stem fills a tall vase; a group makes any room a statement.

Blue bellflowers

Bellflowers

Campanula

Bellflowers are the classic blue meadow bouquet anchor. Their namesake bell-shaped blooms hang in clusters on tall stems. Romantic, slightly melancholic, perfect for natural-style bouquets.

Wallflower with fragrant flower clusters in warm gold and copper tones

Wallflower

Erysimum cheiri

The wallflower is one of the oldest and most fragrant spring flowers of all: dense flower clusters in warm gold, copper and mahogany tones, paired with a sweet, spicy scent reminiscent of violet and honey. It is a nostalgic cut flower with a short, precious season — we fetch it freshly cut at the Veiling Rhein-Maas while it is available in spring.

Floristry photo by Fleura: fine white lace umbels in an airy arrangement

False Queen Annes Lace

Ammi

Ammi, or false Queen Annes lace, is the veil flower of the boho era: large, flat umbels of hundreds of tiny white florets that hover over a bouquet like the finest lacework. Hardly any other flower makes an arrangement feel so effortlessly airy and natural. It has become indispensable in summer wedding floristry, and in season we buy it fresh every week at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo from Fleura: needle-fine structural foliage in a modern arrangement

Hakea

Hakea

Hakea is a structural foliage for florists looking for something special: stiff, needle-shaped leaves surrounding the branch like a green bottle brush — not soft filler, but a graphic statement. It lasts for weeks, forgives almost any treatment and gives modern and autumnal designs a striking framework. We pick up hakea at the Veiling Rhein-Maas whenever structure-led commissions come in.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing vividly contrasting star-shaped blooms

Harlequin Flower

Sparaxis

The harlequin flower lives up to its name: every starry bloom combines two or three strong colours — glowing red or pink on the outside, a yellow centre with a dark, almost black ring within. Several flowers sit on wiry stems and open one after another. For colourful spring and early-summer bouquets there is hardly anything more cheerful.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing nodding blue bell-shaped blooms

Bluebell

Hyacinthoides

Hardly any flower says spring woodland like the bluebell: nodding blue bells on delicate arching stems that turn whole forest floors into blue carpets in April and May. As a cut flower it is a brief, romantic seasonal item for naturalistic spring bouquets. We stock it during its few weeks of bloom as cultivated stock from specialist growers.

Floristry photo by Fleura: fresh green filler material with fine yellow-green umbels in a bouquet

Hares Ear

Bupleurum

Bupleurum, or hares ear, is one of the most popular supporting acts in modern floristry: fresh green, finely branched stems with small yellow-green flower umbels above rounded leaves that the stem grows right through. It brings exactly the juicy green that makes flower colours glow. Because it is available year-round, affordable and uncomplicated, it is part of our fixed weekly range from the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing silvery feathered cotton lavender as aromatic structural foliage

Cotton Lavender

Santolina

Cotton lavender is one of the loveliest silvery foliages there is: fine, almost coral-like feathered shoots with dense, white-felted leaves that release a spicy, herbal scent as you work. It brings structure and Mediterranean light to bouquets without ever being loud. We buy santolina in season as bunched stock at the Veiling Rhein-Maas — freshly cut, it lasts remarkably long.

Sneezeweed (Helenium) with gold and rust-toned daisy flowers and a domed flower centre

Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Sneezeweed brings the fire of late summer into the vase: gold, orange and rust-toned daisy flowers with a striking domed centre. It is an honest, characterful cut flower, perfect for natural, seasonal bouquets. Because we hand-pick our Helenium fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, only crisp, just-opening stems reach you.

Floristry photo from Fleura: striking tropical flower heads in red and yellow

Lobster Claw

Heliconia

The heliconia is the queen of tropical cut flowers: its zigzag-arranged, waxy bracts resemble lobster claws or parrot beaks — hence the English name lobster claw. There are upright and spectacularly hanging forms, both with enormous long-range impact. A single stem carries an entire floor vase. We buy heliconias as fresh import stock via the Veiling Rhein-Maas whenever exotic commissions or vessel work come up.

Floristry photo from Fleura: nodding spring blooms in a delicate arrangement

Dogs Tooth Violet

Erythronium

The dogs tooth violet is one of the most elegant spring flowers a florist can offer — and one of the rarest. Its nodding blooms sweep their petals upwards like little turbans, carried on a fine, arching stem. The curious name comes from the elongated white bulb that resembles a canine tooth. We buy it at the Veiling Rhein-Maas when the few spring lots appear — anyone who has had it in a bouquet once asks for it again.

Hyacinths in spring

Hyacinths

Hyacinthus orientalis

Hyacinths mark the end of winter like few other flowers. Their dense flower clusters on short stems are intensely sweet-scented — some love it, others can't stand it. Available as cut flowers and as potted bulbs.

Bee balm with shaggy, scarlet flower heads on a strong stem

Bee Balm

Monarda

Bee balm is one of the most characterful summer flowers of all: shaggy, finely fringed flower crowns in vivid tones, paired with a spicy, aromatic scent reminiscent of bergamot and mint. In our summer bouquets it brings wild, naturalistic accents. Because we buy fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, it reaches you in A1 quality and stays correspondingly sturdy.

Floristry photo by Fleura: colourful lily-like blooms with flecked markings in a bouquet

Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria

The alstroemeria or Peruvian lily is the unsung champion of vase life: two to three weeks are not the exception with her but the rule. Each stem carries several lily-like blooms with the typical flecked markings on the inner petals, opening one after another. We buy our Peruvian lilies fresh every week at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, where they are offered year-round in a wide range of varieties and colours.

Blue iris with yellow accent

Iris

Iris

Iris are short-lived in the vase but spectacular — the distinctive shape and deep blue and purple tones make them a styling element in many bouquets. An iris often opens in the vase and reveals its full beauty there.

Delicate white jasmine flowers with star-shaped petals on green trailing shoots

Jasmine

Jasminum officinale

Jasmine is the very essence of summer fragrance: delicate, star-shaped white flowers on supple shoots that release their famously sweet, intoxicating scent in the evening. As an accent it lends bouquets an airy lightness few other blooms can match. Because we buy directly at the Veiling, this sensitive flower reaches our Pempelfort workshop without detours and therefore exceptionally fresh.

Delicate white chamomile flowers with yellow centres on finely branched stems

Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Chamomile is summer's most cheerful filler: delicate white-and-yellow flower heads on finely branched stems that lend any bouquet a light, natural air. Because we buy directly at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, it arrives dew-fresh and lasts visibly longer than the usual week. Its soft, herbaceous-aromatic scent makes it a favourite for loose meadow bouquets and romantic wedding work.

Floristry photo from Fleura: velvety exotic flower sprays in warm colours

Kangaroo Paw

Anigozanthos

The kangaroo paw earns its name: its tubular, velvety-haired blooms open at the tip like little paws with spread toes. The fine felting gives the flower a texture you want to touch, and the colours range from yellow through orange to bicoloured red and green. It is long-lasting, structural and a modern favourite — we buy it fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas on a regular basis.

Floristry photo from Fleura: dainty multi-coloured winter blooms in a small arrangement

Cape Cowslip

Lachenalia

Lachenalia, known as Cape cowslip, is a small treasure for the winter months: upright stems with tubular bells, often tinted in two or three colours at once. It resembles a dainty hyacinth but looks more exotic and modern. It appears with us from December into spring — we pick it up at the Veiling Rhein-Maas as soon as the first lots arrive in good quality.

Cape Daisy with daisy-like blooms and a contrasting centre in a summery vase

Cape Daisy

Osteospermum

With its daisy-like blooms and often boldly contrasting centre, the Cape Daisy brings instant summer mood to the vase. Light, cheerful and unpretentious, it pairs beautifully with other summer flowers. At the Veiling Rhein-Maas we hand-pick A1-grade stems ourselves, so the blooms reach you freshly cut and with firm stems.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing delicate star-shaped blooms on thin stems

African Corn Lily

Ixia

The African corn lily is one of the most delicate cut flowers of early summer: wire-thin yet surprisingly sturdy stems with star-shaped florets arranged in spikes that open wide in the light. Its colours range from white with a dark eye through pink and yellow to the famous turquoise green of Ixia viridiflora. Despite its daintiness it lasts surprisingly long in the vase.

Floristry photo by Fleura: green structural material with spherical buds in an arrangement

Button Bush

Berzelia

Berzelia, known in German as Knopfbusch or button bush, is one of the most exciting structural greens there is: the branch tips carry densely packed, pea-sized green button buds that look like tiny buttons. In an arrangement it does not replace a bloom but adds texture, structure and a modern, slightly wild character. We buy our berzelia stem-checked at the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction, because firm, plump buds are the decisive mark of freshness here.

Slender, candle-shaped persicaria flower spikes in pink and red with dark green foliage

Persicaria

Persicaria amplexicaulis

Persicaria is a wonderfully easy-going summer and autumn flower, its slim, candle-shaped spikes lending lightness and texture to any bouquet. We love it as a natural counterpoint to classic blooms, and cut young in top A1 quality it lasts far longer than you would expect. Its palette from soft pink to glowing red makes it a true all-rounder for meadow-style summer arrangements.

Floristry photo by Fleura: fiery red and yellow daisy blooms in a late-summer bouquet

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia

The blanket flower brings prairie fire into the vase: large daisy blooms in red and orange whose ray florets usually end in a glowing yellow rim, as if someone had outlined the flower with a brush. As a cut flower, gaillardia is an insider tip for summer and autumn bouquets with a wow effect. In season we like bringing it back from the Veiling Rhein-Maas whenever strong, warm colours are wanted.

Bright blue cornflowers with fringed flower heads in a summery bouquet

Cornflowers

Centaurea cyanus

Cornflowers bring a glowing, almost unreal blue to any bouquet that hardly any other flower achieves so purely. They feel light, natural and wildly summery. Because we buy daily straight from the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction, the delicate flower heads reach our Pempelfort workshop fresh and firm.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing round purple-pink flower globes on wiry stems

Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena

Globe amaranth looks like clover dressed up for a party: perfectly round, firm flower heads in magenta, pink, white or orange on wiry stems. What appears to be petals is actually dry bracts — which is why gomphrena lasts exceptionally long, fresh or dried. In season we buy it by the bunch at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Steel-blue globe thistle with perfectly round flower orbs on grey-frosted stems

Globe Thistle

Echinops ritro

The globe thistle is one of the most rewarding summer flowers of all: perfectly round, steel-blue flower orbs on firm, grey-frosted stems. We source it in A1 grade at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, and with the globe thistle this really pays off, because it then often stays fresh well beyond two weeks and dries effortlessly afterwards.

Chinese lantern with glowing orange lantern-shaped husks on a stem

Chinese Lantern

Physalis alkekengi

With its glowing orange lanterns, the Chinese lantern brings autumn straight into the vase. Each lantern is a papery husk enclosing a small berry, first green and then turning a rich orange. We hand-pick the stems fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas once the husks are fully coloured, so they keep their hue for a long time.

Floristry photo from Fleura: delicate orange blooms in an airy arrangement

Chinese Lantern Lily

Sandersonia

Sandersonia carries small orange bells that hang like paper lanterns from a fine, gently curving stem — hence the German name lantern flower. It is an exotic accent that instantly adds playfulness and lightness to bouquets, yet lasts surprisingly long. We pick it up at the Veiling Rhein-Maas whenever the quality is right, because fresh stems with still-closed tip buds open fully in the vase.

Summer lavender

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Lavender is the most fragrant summer cut flower. Narrow spike-blooms in deep purple on grey-green stems. Fresh or dried, in wedding floristry and as a hand bouquet. Provençal summer in a vase.

Stocks with densely filled flower spikes in pastel tones

Stocks

Matthiola incana

Stocks are the secret scent queen of summer: densely filled flower spikes in pastel and berry tones on upright stems, paired with a warm, spicy clove fragrance that fills entire rooms. It is an old-fashioned, charming cut flower that we buy freshly cut at the Veiling Rhein-Maas — with A1 quality the spikes last well beyond the often cited eight days.

Orange tiger lily with dark speckles

Lilies

Lilium

Lilies are statement flowers — a single large variety like an Oriental lily can scent a whole room. They're available year-round, but the best come from summer fields.

Snapdragons with tall, densely packed flower spikes in warm summer colours

Snapdragons

Antirrhinum majus

With their densely packed flower spikes, snapdragons bring height, line and a warm summery mood to any bouquet. The individual blooms open from the bottom upwards, so a cut stem keeps producing fresh flowers day after day. We select the stems ourselves directly at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, looking for firm, straight spikes that have only just begun to open at the tip, because that is what ultimately determines how long they last in the vase.

Early-summer lupins

Lupins

Lupinus

Lupins are the vertical stars of early summer: tall, narrow flower spikes in pastel palette. Classic in the English cottage garden, in modern floristry as the height element in bouquets.

Bright yellow tickseed flowers (Coreopsis) with dark centres against a light background

Tickseed

Coreopsis

Tickseed brings a piece of summer meadow into the vase with its bright yellow to red-brown daisy flowers. It is a wonderfully easygoing summer bloom with surprisingly long stem life. Bought as A1 quality at the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction, it often stays fresh in a bouquet well beyond the usual week.

May lily of the valley

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Lily of the valley are May's most mysterious flowers. Small white bells on the stem, the delicate scent that's unmistakable. BUT: highly toxic in every plant part. Beautiful flower with dangerous character.

Marguerites in summer

Marguerites

Leucanthemum vulgare

Marguerites are the meadow symbol: yellow centre, white ray petals, simple and honest. A classic wild-meadow bouquet component, children's favourite.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing white-marbled thistle foliage as a striking structural element

Milk Thistle

Silybum

The milk thistle carries the most spectacular foliage of all thistles: large, glossy green leaves marbled white along the veins, as if someone had poured milk over them. In floristry it is used almost exclusively for this leafage — a structural green that looks painted. We receive it in early summer in small quantities via the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing delicate white bell-shaped early-spring blooms

Summer Snowflake

Leucojum

The snowflake is the snowdrop's big sister: white bell-shaped flowers with a green dot on the tip of every petal, carried on juicy green stems. As a cut flower it is a brief, precious early-spring crop that we can offer for only a few weeks each year. That is exactly what makes it so special for lovers of seasonal bouquets.

February mimosa

Mimosa

Acacia dealbata

Mimosa is February's yellow spring herald flower. Hundreds of tiny yellow pompons on branched stems, intense honey scent. In Italy classically given to women on March 8 as Festa della Donna.

Poppy bouquet

Poppies

Papaver

Poppies are the wildest early-summer cut flowers — paper-thin petals in intense red, black centre. Classic for meadow bouquets and romantic weddings, but short-lived.

Bright red crocosmia sprays with funnel-shaped flowers on slender stems

Crocosmia

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

With its arching, overhanging flower sprays, crocosmia brings a touch of high summer to any bouquet. The funnel-shaped blooms line up along the slender stems like little flames, opening gradually from the bottom upwards. Because we source our summer flowers directly at the Rhein-Maas auction, the stems reach our Düsseldorf workshop crisp and fresh with tightly closed bud tips.

Floristry photo by Fleura: many small white daisy blooms with yellow centres in a natural arrangement

Feverfew

Tanacetum

Feverfew looks like a miniature field of marguerites on a stem: dozens of small white daisy blooms with yellow centres, loosely spread above finely cut foliage. Hardly any filler flower brings as much cottage-garden charm to a bouquet, and hardly any lasts as long. In season, tanacetum is a fixture of our buying at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, above all for natural summer bouquets.

Floristry photo from Fleura: fiery exotic focal bloom in orange tones

Pincushion Protea

Leucospermum

The pincushion is the most eye-catching bloom of the protea family: dozens of curved styles stand out like pins from a cushion, usually in glowing orange or red. A single flower carries an entire bouquet, and it lasts like almost nothing else in the shop. We love using it in special bouquets and modern designs — bought in firm A1 quality at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Yellow daffodils in spring

Daffodils

Narcissus

Daffodils are the visual spring anchor. Yellow with orange-red core, later white and bicolour varieties. Season February to April — seeing them, you know spring is coming.

Pink carnations close up

Carnations

Dianthus caryophyllus

Carnations have a bad reputation — undeservedly. Modern varieties come in subtle gradients and lush double blooms, and they last up to three weeks in a vase. The longest vase life of any common cut flower.

Blue Nigella flowers (Love-in-a-mist) with thread-fine greenery against a light background

Love-in-a-mist

Nigella damascena

Nigella, aptly called „Love-in-a-mist“ in English, is one of the most charming summer blooms of all: glowing blue stars floating in a delicate mist of thread-fine greenery. In season we source it fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, which is noticeably good for these filigree flowers. Later the blossoms turn into decorative, balloon-like seed pods that lend themselves beautifully to further use.

Mediterranean olive branch

Olive Branch

Olea europaea

Olive branches are greenery with symbolism. Silver, narrow leaves on branched woody stems, long-lasting, Mediterranean. In modern floristry nearly as common as eucalyptus.

Phalaenopsis orchid

Orchids

Phalaenopsis

Orchids are exotic elegance itself. As cut flowers (single stem) and as potted plants (classic Phalaenopsis), popular. Very long-lasting: cut 2–4 weeks, potted blooms for months, lives for years.

White star-shaped Ornithogalum blooms (Star of Bethlehem) with dark centres on upright stems

Star of Bethlehem

Ornithogalum

Star of Bethlehem is one of the most rewarding cut flowers of all: upright stems, star-shaped blooms and a longevity that is hard to beat. Its German nickname literally means gardener's despair, because it simply refuses to wilt in the vase. With our A1-grade stems sourced at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, customers regularly enjoy three full weeks from a single stem.

Soft, cream-coloured pampas grass plumes as natural dried decoration

Pampas Grass

Cortaderia selloana

Pampas grass is the epitome of natural boho decor: feather-light, silvery shimmering plumes that instantly make any room feel softer and calmer. It is almost always used dried, lasting for months or even years. At Fleura we look for densely filled, cleanly dried plumes without brown patches, because only those keep their beautiful shape for a long time.

Panicum (switchgrass) — airy, veil-like grass panicles as cut greenery

Panicum (Switchgrass)

Panicum virgatum

Panicum, switchgrass, is an airy cutting grass with delicately branched, veil-like panicles that lend depth and movement to any bouquet. We buy it freshly cut at the Veiling Rhein-Maas — with grasses in particular, A1 quality shows immediately in the fine panicle that does not shed.

Floristry photo by Fleura: pale pink rustling flower stars in an arrangement suited to drying

Paper Daisy

Rhodanthe

Rhodanthe is the more delicate sister of the strawflower: small pink or white flower stars whose bracts feel dry and rustling like tissue paper, hence the name paper daisy. What looks like a fragile meadow flower is in truth one of the longest-lived blooms of all. It is a cornerstone of the dried-flower trend, and tied fresh it lends summer bouquets a fine vintage note.

Summer phlox

Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Phlox are summer perennials with dense flower clusters on tall stems. Sweet scent (some say vanilla-like), classic in English cottage gardens. In bouquets as volume flower between roses and hydrangeas.

Pistachio foliage with dark green, paired leaflets on woody stems used as cut greenery

Pistachio Foliage

Pistacia lentiscus

Pistachio foliage is one of the most robust and elegant cut greens around: woody stems densely set with small, paired, dark green leaflets. In our Pempelfort workshop we have valued it for decades because it carries arrangements, fills them out and stays remarkably fresh. Bought fresh at the auction, good A1 stock lasts well beyond the usual seven days.

Violet Blazing Star with feathery, upright flower spikes

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Blazing Star is one of the few flowers that opens from the top down, lifting any bouquet with its feathery violet spires. It brings verticality, structure and a summer-meadow feel to the vase. Ours arrives fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, so the spikes really do keep opening day after day.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing tall blue flower spikes

Camassia

Camassia

Camassia is a late spring guest with a grand entrance: slender spikes up to eighty centimetres tall, densely set with star-shaped flowers in cool blue. It bridges the gap between tulip season and summer flowers and fits the current naturalistic-garden trend perfectly. As a cut flower it is available for only a few weeks in May and June — true seasonal stock.

King protea detail

Protea

Protea cynaroides

Protea is the regal cut flower from South Africa. Huge, artichoke-like heads in dense layers. Sculptural, long-lasting, modern. Now present in Düsseldorf floristry too.

Floristry photo by Fleura: lavender-blue blooms with fringed petals in a summery arrangement

Cupids Dart

Catananche

Cupids dart is a small poet among summer flowers: cornflower-like, lavender-blue blooms with fringed petals and a dark centre, carried on wiry stems above silvery rustling bud sheaths. It owes its German name Rasselblume, rattle flower, to these dry papery scales, which really do rustle when you move the bouquet. Fresh or dried, it is a fine, rare find for natural-style arrangements.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing pearly white bud clusters as structural bouquet filler

Rice Flower

Ozothamnus

The rice flower fully deserves its name: its clusters consist of hundreds of tiny, firm buds that look like scattered grains of rice in white or pink. It is one of the most structural filler flowers there is and lasts remarkably long, fresh or dried. Whenever the season is on, we like to bring it back from the Veiling Rhein-Maas — it elevates any boho bouquet.

Floristry photo by Fleura: glowing orange daisy blooms in a summery bouquet

Pot Marigold

Calendula

The pot marigold is pure cottage-garden nostalgia: glowing orange and golden-yellow daisy blooms that look like summer and childhood. As a cut flower, calendula is enjoying a comeback, carried by the trend towards regional, seasonal flowers in the slow-flower spirit. In season we like buying it as field-grown stock from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, often from regional growers.

Deep-blue delphinium

Delphinium

Delphinium

Delphinium is the height flower of the summer bouquet. Tall, narrow spikes with dense flower candles in deep blue, purple or white. Classic for cottage-garden looks and elegant table arrangements.

Floristry photo from Fleura: bright red tropical flower cones in a generous arrangement

Red Ginger

Alpinia

Red ginger is one of the most imposing tropical cut flowers: a strong, smooth stem topped with a glowing red, cone-shaped head of waxy bracts. It instantly brings a holiday feeling and generosity into a room, and as an imported flower it lasts remarkably long. For exotic bouquets and large vessel work we buy it fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas — with tropical stock the transport chain decides the quality, so we inspect it especially closely.

Arching blackberry foliage (Rubus) with glossy dark-green leaves and berries as cut greenery

Blackberry Foliage

Rubus fruticosus

Rubus, the foliage of the blackberry, is a wonderfully wild cut green with glossy dark-green leaves, arching canes and an often bronze-red flush in autumn. It adds movement and a touch of the untamed to any bouquet. At fleura we source our seasonal greenery fresh via the Veiling Rhein-Maas and select firm, well-ripened stems that hold up surprisingly long in the vase.

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) with golden-yellow ray petals and a dark, raised flower centre

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan brings radiant late-summer yellow with a striking dark eye into the vase, on long, sturdy stems and with an easy-going, meadow-like character. As an honest cottage-garden flower, Rudbeckia is a favourite for natural-style bouquets. Because we hand-pick our stock fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, only just-opening, crisp stems reach you.

Floristry photo from Fleura: exotic blooms in warm red and yellow tones

Glory Lily

Gloriosa

The gloriosa, or glory lily, is the flame among cut flowers: swept-back, ruffled petals in glowing red with a yellow rim, plus dramatically protruding stamens. Hardly any other bloom looks this dance-like. In wedding work and refined bouquets it is a statement that needs no quantity. We buy our gloriosa stem by stem in A1 grade at the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction — with a flower this delicate, freshness makes all the difference.

Rich green, glossy ruscus stems (butcher's broom) as cut greenery, fresh and firm

Ruscus

Ruscus aculeatus

Ruscus, also known as butcher's broom, is the most reliable cut greenery we know. Its rich, glossy green stems give every bouquet structure and depth, and they often outlast the flowers they accompany. We source our ruscus in A1 quality directly via the Veiling Rhein-Maas, which shows in its exceptional staying power.

Salal branches with leathery, dark green leaves used as filler greenery

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Salal may be the most reliable filler greenery of all: leathery, deep green leaves on flexible stems that give a bouquet volume, depth and a clean frame. We buy our salal directly at the Veiling Rhein-Maas in A1 quality, which is why it stays fresh noticeably longer than the standard greenery you usually encounter.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing small white papery blooms with yellow centres in a dried-style arrangement

Winged Everlasting

Ammobium

The winged everlasting is the strawflower's little white sister: button-sized blooms with papery, silver-white bracts around a golden centre that already feel rustling-dry on the stem. It is a classic of dried floristry currently enjoying a comeback. During the summer season we buy it by the bunch at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Yellow-white yarrow

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Yarrow is the most robust summer meadow flower. Flat, umbel-like flower heads in white, yellow or pastel. Indispensable in wild-meadow bouquets, surprisingly long-lasting.

White baby's breath in full bloom

Baby's Breath

Gypsophila paniculata

Baby's breath was long the standard filler in mixed bouquets. In recent years it has become a statement of its own — a huge all-baby's-breath bouquet looks like a cloud and has become essential to boho-style weddings.

Spring viburnum

Viburnum

Viburnum

Viburnum is a spring lead: dense round spherical flower clusters in white or light green. In autumn the same shrub also bears berries — viburnum gives floristry material twice a year.

Floristry photo from Fleura: pink exotic flower heads in a clean arrangement

Siam Tulip

Curcuma

Curcuma, the Siam tulip, is an ornamental ginger with a flower head reminiscent of a lotus or a very refined tulip: shingled bracts in pink, deep pink or white. Many people do not realise it is the sister of the turmeric spice from the kitchen. As a cut flower it is a summer performer with astonishing staying power of two to three weeks. We buy it fresh at the Veiling Rhein-Maas through the summer months.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing white-felted, silvery lobed foliage in a wintry arrangement

Dusty Miller

Jacobaea

Dusty miller, botanically silver ragwort, carries what is probably the whitest foliage in all of floristry: deeply lobed leaves that look dusted with flour and appear frosted in a bouquet. It has been indispensable in wedding and winter floristry for years. We source our cut foliage in firm quality via the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo from Fleura: structural branches with coloured leaf tips

Conebush

Leucadendron

Leucadendron, the conebush, is the workhorse among the exotics: firm, densely leafed branches whose coloured tip leaves read like a flower and carry a small cone at the centre. Hardly any other cut material lasts as long or dries as beautifully. For structural bouquets and autumn and winter work it is a fixture with us — we buy it regularly in sturdy quality at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo from Fleura: silver-grey sphere branches in a wintry arrangement

Silver Brunia

Brunia

Silver brunia is the winter foliage with pearls: its branches carry silver-grey spheres that look like miniature frosted baubles, set against fine, heather-like foliage. In Advent and winter floristry it is ubiquitous for good reason — it lasts for weeks, dries perfectly and its cool silver ennobles any design. We buy brunia from late summer onwards at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, when the South African season begins.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing silvery-grey, softly haired foliage used as bouquet greenery

Artemisia

Artemisia

Artemisia is the soft silver among foliages: upright shoots with narrow leaves, silvery-haired on both sides, that release a spicy wormwood scent as you work. Where eucalyptus feels cool and smooth, artemisia brings a woolly, organic character. In season we buy it by the bunch at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Bordeaux scabious

Scabious

Scabiosa

Scabious are the small pompon-like summer flowers with long slender stems. Ideal for loose, natural bouquets. Popular in bridal bouquets for movement and fine texture.

Golden-yellow solidago plumes (goldenrod) as an airy filler flower

Goldenrod

Solidago

Solidago, known in German as goldenrod, is one of the most dependable filler flowers there is: fine, branching plumes of tiny golden-yellow florets that lend any bouquet lightness and summer warmth. It is affordable, robust and available all year. Because we buy our solidago in A1 grade straight from the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction, it arrives crisp with barely opened florets, which noticeably extends its vase life.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing light yellow, densely branched flower plumes as bouquet filler

Solidaster

x Solidaster

Solidaster is a botanical rarity in everyday clothing: a true intergeneric cross between goldenrod and aster that has made it into every flower exchange as a product in its own right. Its dense plumes carry hundreds of tiny aster-like florets in pale yellow — softer and cooler than the rich gold of solidago. We buy it fresh year-round at the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing lavish double China asters in late-summer colours

China Aster

Callistephus

The China aster is the annual show aster of late summer — not to be confused with the perennial asters that simply trade as asters. Callistephus offers large, double blooms in colours ranging from pure white to deep blue-violet and was once a fixture of every farmers market. In season we bring it in fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, preferably from German field growers.

Long violet flower spikes of butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) in summer light

Butterfly Bush

Buddleja davidii

Butterfly bush brings the feeling of high summer straight into the vase with its long, fragrant flower spikes. We prefer to cut it early in the morning when about half the florets on a panicle have opened - this way it lasts noticeably longer than you would expect from such a delicate-looking shrub. In our Pempelfort studio it is a favourite for airy, summery-romantic bouquets.

Golden-yellow oxeye blooms on firm stems, a summer cut flower

Oxeye

Heliopsis helianthoides

The oxeye brings pure light into any bouquet at the height of summer. Its golden-yellow, faintly daisy-like blooms sit on firm, tall stems and last remarkably long in the vase. Because we buy fresh each morning directly at the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction, the oxeye reaches our Pempelfort shop noticeably fresher than the detour via wholesale would ever allow.

Red valerian with airy clustered panicles in carmine against a light background

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

With its airy clustered panicles in carmine, pink and white, red valerian lends any bouquet a summery, Mediterranean lightness. It is one of the more unusual cut flowers, which is exactly why we love it for natural, romantic arrangements in our workshop. Sourced fresh at the Rhein-Maas auction, it lasts noticeably longer than such a delicate bloom would suggest.

Purple statice

Statice

Limonium sinuatum

Statice is the classic 'always-lasting' cut flower. Dry paper texture, intensely coloured mini-blooms in clusters. Lives fresh and dried — the transition is fluid.

Slender, steel-green blades of steel grass bent into elegant loops as modern cut greenery

Steel Grass

Xanthorrhoea australis

Steel grass is perhaps the most versatile cut green in the modern bouquet: knife-slim, steel-green blades that bend, loop and knot without snapping. We value it for its weeks-long form stability and for giving an arrangement a line that few other greens can match.

Autumn pansies

Pansies

Viola tricolor

Pansies are classic spring and autumn planting — almost always potted, rarely cut. In floristry their role is in grave plantings and balcony plantings.

Hollyhock with tall flowering spikes and cup-shaped blooms in shades of pink and red

Hollyhock

Alcea rosea

The hollyhock is a true sign of summer: on tall, ramrod-straight stems sit row upon row of cup-shaped blooms in nearly every colour imaginable. It brings nostalgic cottage-garden charm to any bouquet and adds welcome height and structure. Because it is only available for a few weeks a year, we source it fresh in season via the Veiling Rhein-Maas and condition it at exactly the right moment.

Exotic strelitzia

Strelitzia

Strelitzia reginae

Strelitzia (also 'bird-of-paradise') are the most exotic cut flower in standard ranges. Orange-blue, bird-head-shaped blooms on stiff stems — unmistakable.

Late-summer strawflowers

Strawflowers

Helichrysum bracteatum

Strawflowers — the name says it: dry, paper-thin petals that look like straw. Summer flower in saturated colours, perfect for drying. For long-lasting dried decor, strawflowers are the pick.

Bright orange-yellow marigolds (Tagetes) with densely filled flower balls in a summery vase

Marigold

Tagetes erecta

With its rich shades of yellow, orange and rust, the marigold brings pure summer light to the vase. As a cut flower we mainly use the tall-growing Tagetes erecta, whose densely filled flower balls feel warm and easy-going. Bought fresh in season at the Veiling Rhein-Maas, the stems reach our Pempelfort shop plump and vital and, with proper care, last far longer than one would expect of such a robust flower.

Throatwort with violet-blue umbels of tiny star flowers

Throatwort

Trachelium caeruleum

Trachelium, also called throatwort, forms flat, umbel-like clusters of countless tiny star flowers in a velvety violet-blue rarely seen in cut flowers. It is an understated filler with great impact: soft, fluffy and yet structural. At the Veiling Rhein-Maas we deliberately pick stems with only half-open umbels, because that is how they last longest in the vase.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing arching stems with pendulous bell-shaped blooms

Angels Fishing Rod

Dierama

The angels fishing rod is one of the most poetic flowers of summer: bell-shaped blooms in pink to purple sway on hair-fine, elegantly arching stems. In floristry it is a rarity for naturalistic, movement-filled arrangements. Anyone who has had it in a bouquet once will ask for it again.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing violet-blue starry umbels on wiry stems

Triteleia

Triteleia

Triteleia is an insider tip among summer flowers: loose umbels of funnel-shaped starry florets in clear violet blue on leafless, wiry stems. It resembles a dainty agapanthus at a fraction of the price — and with up to two weeks of vase life it is one of the longest-lasting cut flowers of all. In the trade it usually goes by the cultivar name ‚Queen Fabiola‘.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing freesia-like blooms in warm orange tones

Flame Freesia

Tritonia

Tritonia looks like a freesia that has caught fire: funnel-shaped blooms in glowing orange, salmon and apricot on dainty, gently curved spikes. Unlike the freesia it has hardly any scent, but it brings warm tones to early-summer bouquets that are otherwise rare in the assortment. A small discovery for anyone looking for something special.

May globeflower

Globeflower

Trollius europaeus

Globeflowers are the wild gold globes of German spring. Saturated yellow, perfectly spherical, a classic alpine meadow flower. Rare in floristry, but a statement for authentic wild-meadow bouquets.

Pure white tuberoses with waxy, star-shaped blooms on a tall stem

Tuberose

Agave amica (Syn. Polianthes tuberosa)

The tuberose is one of the most intensely fragrant flowers there is: a single stem perfumes an entire room with its heavy, honey-sweet evening scent. Its waxy, pure-white blooms open gradually along the stem, giving pleasure over many days. Anyone who has had it in a bouquet never forgets it.

Spring violets

Violets

Viola odorata

Violets are the most delicate spring flowers — small, fragrant, fleeting. As cut flowers rare in large bouquets, more as nostalgic small bunches in glass vials or small table vases.

Spring forget-me-nots

Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis

Forget-me-not is Europe's most romantic small flower. Heavenly light blue (sometimes pink, rarely white), tiny star blooms in loose clusters. Symbolism as strong as the name: remembrance, bond, not forgotten.

Slender blue-violet flower spikes of Speedwell against a light background

Speedwell

Veronica spicata

With its slender, candle-like flower spikes, Speedwell adds height and lightness to any bouquet. It is one of our favourite summer cut flowers, blooming in a clear blue-violet that is hard to capture any other way. Sourced fresh in A1 quality from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, it lasts noticeably longer than the usual seven days.

Wax flower accent

Wax Flower

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Wax flowers are the longest-lasting small accent flowers. Star-shaped, almost wax-glossy mini-blooms on branched stems. Classic in wedding boutonnieres and as filler in bouquets.

Floristry photo by Fleura showing tall flower spikes in warm tones

Bugle Lily

Watsonia

The watsonia looks like the more elegant, slimmer sister of the gladiolus: tall, straight spikes with funnel-shaped blooms in warm salmon, orange and coral tones. As a cut flower it is still an exotic here — and precisely for that reason an eye-catcher in large summer bouquets. When we can get it at the auction, we do.

Pastel sweet peas

Sweet Peas

Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet peas are one of the most delicate cut flowers — paper-thin, ruffled petals in pastels, with a fine sweet scent. A classic in English gardens, less common in Germany but very popular with wedding florists.

Burnet with dark red, button-shaped flower heads on fine stems

Burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis

Burnet is a wilful, meadow-like cut flower with dark, button-shaped flower heads on fine, branching stems. It brings movement, depth and an untamed natural character to any bouquet without pushing itself to the fore. Because we buy it in top A1 quality straight from the auction, it usually stays fresh with us longer than the seven days common in the trade.

Floristry photo by Fleura: white meadow umbels in a naturally tied bouquet

Queen Annes Lace

Daucus

Wild carrot is the meadow flower par excellence: flat, white lace umbels with the famous dark dot at the centre, the kind you see along every field edge in summer. As a cut flower it brings that untamed character straight into the vase and is the heart of the boho and wild-meadow style. Especially popular with us is the cultivated form Dara, whose umbels shift from dusky pink to wine red.

Floristry photo by Fleura: filigree bronze umbels as a structural element in an arrangement

Fennel

Foeniculum

Ornamental fennel brings two things to a bouquet that hardly any other flower delivers: filigree, yellow-green to bronze umbels with a graphic effect, and a fine aniseed scent that lingers in the workshop while you arrange. In modern natural-style floristry it has gone from kitchen herb to sought-after design element. In season we gladly bring it back from the Veiling Rhein-Maas, above all for summery and autumnal meadow bouquets.

Floristry photo from Fleura: sculptural tropical flower cones in strong colours

Ginger Flower

Zingiber

Ornamental ginger is the wild relative of kitchen ginger — what gets cut is not the root but the sculptural flower cone, which grows straight out of the ground. The waxy, cone-like heads in red, pink or green are among the most striking things tropical floristry has to offer. With us it features in exotic bouquets and large vessel work; we buy fresh import stock via the Veiling Rhein-Maas.

Colourful zinnias in pink, orange and yellow as a summery cut flower bouquet

Zinnias

Zinnia elegans

Zinnias are the easygoing summer stars among cut flowers: vividly colourful, full of character and surprisingly long lasting. It is exactly this robust nature that we love in our Pempelfort workshop, because cut fresh from the Veiling Rhein-Maas auction they last well beyond the usual seven days. Few flowers bring as much cheer to the vase from July right into October.

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