Bring the unexpected to your flower arrangements with amaryllis. With several blossoms per stem, ‘ Desire’ is lavish and elegant.
Brides desiring maximum impact might choose this impressive flower, which features two to five large, trumpet-shaped blooms that open in succession at the top of its extra-long stalk. Grown from a large bulb, the amaryllis has its origins in the tropical rainforests of Africa and South America and is now available in white, pale yellow, pale green, pink, salmon, and red. Very rare and expensive, these flowers are long-lasting and offer a lot of drama with just a few stems.
Amaryllis blooms in an array of shapes and shades.
1. Emerald-and-burgundy-striped ’Lima’ works especially well in contemporary settings.
2. ‘Desire’ has medium-to-large peach flowers.
3. The chartreuse’ Lemon and Lime’ is on the small side.
4. With its multiple heads and double row of white-and-orange petals, ‘Dancing Queen’ seems to twirl on its stem.
5. Strawberry-red’Hercules’ is one of the biggest, strongest amaryllis.
An unusual amaryllis, cybister has a fanciful starlike shape; here it creates a modern arrangement that evokes a constellation. Satellites of dense ranunculus-small pink blooms and larger ones in magenta-provide a contrast in texture and form.
