Flower Today: Bee Hive Ginger Flower

This is another exotic tropical flowers besides heliconia and bird of paradise. This flower has uniqueness in appearance as well as varies color such as red, yellow and pink, so if you feel a bit bored with the same flowers or color for weeks or just would like to attract attention, use ginger flowers as focus. More over it is able to stand for more than a week, it's just perfect right?  But, because it has a rather big stem, make sure where you want to put it otherwise it will leave big hole on your floral foam if you pull it out. Ginger flower is also quite heavy so that not suggested for a car flower arrangement.

Ginger flowers in yellow color

Flower Today: The ‘Sorbonne’ Lily

Besides roses, the most commonly flower used in the wedding in St. Peter Cathedral Bandung is lilies. Lots of brides are asking for this flower not only for its beauty but also for the image of luxury. No matter whether it's Casablanca, Sorbone, Stargazer or any other variants, it seems that many brides like when their marriages' decorated with this flower. And based on the experience, lily 'Sorbonne' is the most preferred by brides so far, but we don't know the reason. So, obviously the St. Peter Cathedral is often adorned by this pink flower, just like in the last few weeks, he...

Sorbonne lily is a white oriental hybrid lily which has spots and tinge of soft pink color in the middle of the  petals.

 ‘Sorbonne’ lily. It looks so delicate and beautiful. Don't forget to cut the lily stamens before using it.

When it's still buds, haven't bloomed yet.

Flower Today: Arachnis ‘Magiie Oie’

Look at this beautiful brown-striped yellow orchid. It’s also popular as scorpion orchid.

Another variant, its red color is so tempting

Magnificent

Flower Today: Paphiopedilum Glaucophyllum

This Lady Slipper or anggrek kantong/kasut is rare. 

The up-close look of Paphiopedilum. Very exotic!

This is another variant of Paphiopedilum Glaucophyllum. Look at the gradation of the color. And if you observe it carefully, it looks like a bat with different wings and beautiful color. Very unique!!! ... more, I think. It’s outstanding!!

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The Images were taken at the Orchid Asia Africa Expo, Bandung, West Java

Flower Today:Yellow Phragmipedium

This kind of orchid is unique. It has a kind of ‘pocket’ on its lip which looks like slipper. That’s why it is called Lady Slipper or in Indonesia it’s famous as anggrek kantong or kasut. 

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Images were taken at the Orchid Asia Africa Expo, Bandung, West Java

Flower Today: A Unique and Rare Orchid

We don’t know the name of this orchid, as it’s the first time we saw it. Unfortunately we couldn’t find the name tag on its vase, as well as the seller. So, who knows one of you can tell us what name is.

The flower has 5 petals. The petals are quite thick and has dark brown color with yellow line on the edge and in the middle. Very contrast and unique!!!

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Image taken at the Orchid Asia Africa Expo, Bandung, West Java

Flower Today: One Hawaian Sunset

As shown on the label below, its name is One Hawaian Sunset

The up-close look

Look at the lip! It's bigger than the three petals above. With red brownish round-shaped and white on the tip, they just look like babies tortoises to reach the sea, right? Fantastic!

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Images taken from The Orchid Asia Africa Expo, Bandung, West Java.

Flower Today: Daisies

Do you know the favorite flower that often used as filler by most florists? The answer is daisies. Yep, besides the price is quite cheap, not seasonal flowers so can be found anytime and as filler it can fulfill its function very quickly and looks beautiful, too. Moreover, this flower can stand longer than any other flowers. So, it's perfect isn't it? No wonder that daisies are used in any kinds of flower arrangements  as home decor or wedding decoration like table centerpieces, bouquets,chairs and pew decor etc.

Daisies have many colour variation such as white, red, yellow, pink etc. 

White daisies

Yellow daisies

Red daisies

Flower Today: One Snowy Baby

Look, how beautiful this kind of orchid is! The color, the black stripe lines on its lip and the soft hairy stem ...

hm... marvelous.

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Image taken from The Orchid Asia Africa Expo, Bandung, West Java.

Flower Today: Phalaenopsis Amabilis

Phalaenopsis Amabilis or In Indonesia called as 'Anggrek Bulan' is quite familiar in Indonesian society. It is one of the Indonesia's National Flowers. It's species of orchidaceae which its characteristic wide petals and its white colour. I don't know whether it's hybrid or not.

Pure white color with a bit yellow 'lip' make this flower look amazing and classy, doesn't it? 

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The pictures taken at the Orchid Asia Africa exhibition, Bandung, West Java

Plant of the Day: Xanadu Philodendron

This kind of philodendron has unique leaves in appearance. The leaf looks like 'crocodile teeth', doesn't it? That's why it's also named Reptile Split Philo or in Indonesia it's most populer as philo 'gigi buaya'. Some of you could be familiar with this leaf, as it's often used in hand bouquets, table centerpieces or other small flower arrangements such as chairs and pew decoration. Fabulous leaf, right?

Plant of the Day: Song of India Leaf

I don't know why this leaf is called as 'Song of India' in Indonesia, maybe it's from India, who knows?. As I know, it belongs to dracaena. Dracaena Reflexa is its Latin name. For florists, 'SOI' is often used as filler as it's very effective to cover the wet foam. It'll make a big flower arrangements look full in a moment and also doesn't look monotonous because of its colourful color of leaves (usually green with light yellow in the edge). Imagine if  there are only flowers in  a flower arrangements without any greenish at all, so boring right? 

From appearance 'SOI' plant looks like 'suji' leaf, which famous as natural color for food in Indonesia.

Flower Today: Mini Carnation Flowers

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Mini Carnation Flower is another variation of carnation but smaller in size. It's also called spray carnation. Each stem contains several blooms which has lots of ruffled. It's perfect to any wedding bouquet or table centerpiece.

When hasn't bloomed yet, it looks like baby tulip with ruffles on its edge? Very adorable.

Flower Today: Bi-color Carnation

Bicolor carnation is a type of carnation which has 2 colors in its petals. 

Bicolor white and pink carnation flowers. 

These carnations have white petals with soft pink edges. Look at the ruffles, very alike lace on the clothes, isn't it? Very amazing!

Flower Today: Carnation

If you like ruffled model, you'll like this flower either. Carnation has lots ruffle on the edge of its petals. It is becoming favourite flowers because of not only its beauty but also its long-lasting freshness besides for the good price of course. As you know, carnation is not as expensive as roses and it has wide range of color such as white, red, pink, yellow, green and lots of bi-color. No wonder if we often see carnation used in wedding bouquet, table centerpiece and other flower arrangements for many different occasion.

Pink carnation

Red carnation

Flower Today: Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise is one of the exotic bird from Irian Jaya (Papua), Indonesia. But what we mention  here now is not a bird but  Bird of Paradise Flower. This flower is very unique and colourful. The colour looks contrast with its leaves. The flower has some petals from which an orange long shaped flower arises.  The petals have fuschia or purple colour around the top edges. Overall this flower looks like an exotic small bird.

This ornamental plant is frequently to be used to attract attention on simple flower arrangements which using lots of leaves so that it will show its beauty. Really, doesn't It look like a real tiny bird emerging out of green leaves? What a beautiful plant it is!

Flower Today: Balloon Plant

The flower today is balloon plant or bladderbush,  in Indonesia we call it as 'Bunga Balon'.

It has rounded unique shape and hairy just like the fruit of 'rambutan'. Its colour is light green. But be careful, this plant has thick white sap like milk which supposedly toxic. This ornamental plant is often to be used in flower arrangements or table centerpieces or for wedding decor, though not as main flowers but as filler.

Flower today: Pom-pom or Billy Button Flowers

Pom-pom or often referred to as 'poms' is flowers that can stand for long after being cut. It is also popular as billy button. Billy button is usually used as filler to wedding bouquets, table centerpieces and flower arrangements. Very cute, isn't it? You can find green, yellow or white billy button in market.

White Billy Button Flowers

Flower Today: Amaranthus

Amaranthus or in Indonesia we call it as 'bunga bayam' is a kind of flower that has uniqueness in appearance. It appears like green tiny bulk fruit. Very cute. We usually use amaranthus to beautify flower arrangements or as finishing touch on table centerpieces or fruit basket. 

Amaranthus in a bulk

Amaranthus can hang onto the bottom naturally and beautifully. So do not hesitate to use amaranthus if you need something similar to that function.

As you can see on the image above, amaranthus made the floral arrangement in front of psalmist become more beautiful with something hanging onto the bottom.

Flower Today: Baby's Breath

This small white flowers is known as baby's breath or gypsophila. When blooming it looks extraordinarily beautiful.

Imported baby's breath. 

The imported one has more flowers than the local but more expensive, too. As filler flowers, Baby's breath is commonly added to beautify the flower arrangements, especially for wedding flowers bouquet.

If you want to make a bridal bouquet appears more luxurious, just sprinkle baby's breath here and there. It will sparkle on your bouquet.

Wedding flowers bouquet's designer: Team Margriet