Bouquet idea
Neutral bouquet
A neutral bouquet uses cream, white and silver-green: calm, understated and perfect for a minimal home.
- Stems
- 14, plus greenery
- Typical price
- About £50
- When
- All year, some flowers to order
The recipe
- 4White rose
- 3White ranunculus
- 3Dusty miller
- 2Silver dollar eucalyptus
- 2Queen Anne's lace
- +Seasonal greenery from your florist
- 1Newsprint wrap
What to ask your florist
“Could I have 4 white roses, 3 white ranunculus, 3 stems of dusty miller, 2 stems of silver dollar eucalyptus and 2 stems of Queen Anne's lace, in newsprint 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
Ranunculus
Layers of thin petals on hollow stems. Give them shallow water and they keep opening.
Lasts 7 to 10 days
Dusty miller
Velvety, silver-white leaves that soften any palette.
Lasts 1 to 2 weeks
Silver dollar eucalyptus
Eucalyptus with round, coin-shaped leaves. Long lasting and lightly scented.
Lasts 2 to 3 weeks
Queen Anne's lace
Lacy white umbrellas that give any bouquet a just-picked, meadow look.
Lasts 5 to 7 days
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.
