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Leaving bouquet
A leaving bouquet says thanks and good luck at once. Cheerful, mixed and easy to carry home on the train.
- Stems
- 12, plus greenery
- Typical price
- About £40
- When
- All year, some flowers to order
The recipe
- 4Peach rose
- 3Pink alstroemeria
- 3Freesia
- 2Pittosporum
- +Seasonal greenery from your florist
- 1Kraft wrap
What to ask your florist
“Could I have 4 peach roses, 3 pink alstroemerias, 3 freesias and 2 stems of pittosporum, in kraft wrap, please?”
When you can get it
In seasonAsk ahead: some flowers are specialistNot available
About the flowers
Rose
The classic cut flower. Recut stems at an angle and keep them in fresh water out of direct sun.
Lasts 7 to 10 days
Alstroemeria
Several flowers on each stem, opening one after another. Snap off the leaves below the waterline.
Lasts 2 weeks or more
Freesia
Small trumpets with a big, sweet scent. Flowers open up the stem from the bottom.
Lasts 7 to 10 days
Pittosporum
Small, glossy leaves that make a neat, bright green frame.
Lasts 2 weeks or more
Florists: let customers design it
With Bunchy, customers build a bouquet like this from the flowers you have today, see it true to size, and send you the order. Ready in a minute, free for 30 days, no commission.
