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Bouquet idea
Ruby wedding anniversary flowers
A ruby anniversary marks forty years, so the bouquet goes deep red: roses, ranunculus and glossy berries.
- Stems
- 13, plus greenery
- Typical price
- About £50
- When
- All year
The recipe
- 7Red rose
- 3Red carnation
- 3Hypericum berries
- +Seasonal greenery from your florist
- 1Burgundy wrap
What to ask your florist
“Could I have 7 red roses, 3 red carnations and 3 stems of hypericum berries, in burgundy wrap, please?”
When you can get it
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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
Carnation
Ruffled, lightly clove-scented and one of the longest-lasting cut flowers there is.
Lasts 2 to 3 weeks
Hypericum berries
Glossy berries on green stems. Not edible, but long lasting and full of texture.
Lasts 2 weeks or more
Florists: let customers design it
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