Bouvardia

- BOUVARDIA –
With a delicate scent and feminine appearance, in the language of flowers, Bouvardia represents enthusiasm.



These are small shrubs from South America that are grown in a greenhouses. Their thin stems are erect and are clothed with small, green leaves. The ends of the stems are covered with clusters of red, white or pink, single or double star-like flower that opens from a tubular neck.The Bouvardias are native of Arizona and New Mexico, however, are named after Charles Bourvard, 1572-1658, physician to Louis XIII and superintendent of the Royal Gardens in Paris. Bouvardias are also related to the coffee plant and come in white, pink, salmon, and red.

A real common Wedding flower, it is getting more and more everyday use because of the advancements in ethylene blocking of sensitive flowers. Let us know if this flower is something you would like to see each week.

Godetia

Question: How or what does William Clark have in Connection with Godetia?

Answer: The Genus Clarkia to which the common Godetia belongs was named after William Clark shortly after the Lewis and Clark expedition across the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

Godetia over the years has become more and more popular with its uses varying from everyday floral arrangements, as a filler, and also as focus points in delicate wedding pieces such as bouquets and corsages. From the genus named Clarkia that originated in Western North America there are presently over 40 species that are currently classified
The most popular color used in the floral industry is a beautiful hot pink variety that has vibrant shocking pink blooms. Other colors are white, light pink, lavender and a peach color along with some very pretty bi-colors
Godetia grand flora can also be found as a potted plant and is a popular ornamental found in the summer months. Godetia is a strong bee attractor. It thrives in mass plantings and can work great as a colorful border.

Flower of the Week - From South America

- CELOSIA -

Genus name comes from a Greek word meaning “burning” in probable reference to flower head appearance.


Celosia argentea is comprised of two groups. Plumed celosia belongs to the Plumosa group, which bears fluffy, feathery heads composed of hundreds of tiny flowers.
The Cristata group, best known today as crested celosia or cockscomb, is suggestive of a highly colored brain. Some varieties are wider than others; the narrow ones definitely are reminiscent of a rooster’s comb. The "crenellations" of Bombay mix (3 to 4 feet tall with 18-inch flower heads in 5 colors: purple, deep red, wine red, gold, and yellow gold) are very narrow and look like folds of elegant French ribbon - darker on the outside, lighter colored inside.

Celosia spicata, spiked cockscomb, is also known as wheat celosia for its narrow, spiky flower heads, reminiscent of heads of wheat.
The Argentea is cultivated for its tall, showy heads of dainty, plumed flowers, while the Cristata, (the true 'cockscomb"), is a lower growing plant, and produces distinctive heads of stiff, compact, densely packed blooms.

This fun flower can be available seasonally at "Original" Heroman's Florist, your baton rouge florist for all of your delivering of flowers.