Bouquet idea
Lemon and lime bouquet
Pale yellow with zesty lime green looks fresh and summery. Bupleurum’s acid-green flowers do the lime part.
- Stems
- 13, plus greenery
- Typical price
- About £45
- When
- All year, some flowers to order
The recipe
- 5Yellow rose
- 3Freesia
- 3Bupleurum
- 2White chrysant
- +Seasonal greenery from your florist
- 1White wrap
What to ask your florist
“Could I have 5 yellow roses, 3 freesias, 3 stems of bupleurum and 2 white chrysants, in white 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
Freesia
Small trumpets with a big, sweet scent. Flowers open up the stem from the bottom.
Lasts 7 to 10 days
Bupleurum
Lime-green flowers and leaves that brighten white bouquets.
Lasts 1 to 2 weeks
Chrysanthemum
Tough, cheerful and very long lasting. Change the water every few days and they’ll outlast almost anything.
Lasts 2 to 3 weeks
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.
