There's Nothing That Can Take The Place Of A Good Blush! And, A Blushing Bride Protea Is Absolutely The Perfect Flower To Get You There.
CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, SHACKLEFORD
It is no secret that blush has made it's mark on my design work. From overflowing bouquets to delicate details, this hue continues to wow me every time. I am writing today to show you how the Blushing Bride Protea effortlessly inserts the perfect amount of classic, traditional, romantic color with modern texture and neutral grays, soft whites and pastel pinks into everything -- from gorgeous bud vases, tablescapes, boutonnières, floral jewelry and well really everything I think, since I am being honest.
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CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS at VIOLAS MARKET, SARAH DESHAW
Protea, especially the Blushing Bride, are a signature of my compositions as you can see (above) I inserted them on the left side of the tablescape down at the beautiful Viola's Market in Saint Simons for Pottery Barn blog's DIY Scalloped Shell Centerpiece tutorial.
In fact though, they're one of the most sought after flowers by a lot of people because they are one-of-a-kind. Their pointed petals come in ivory-white, pale green and pale pink. The petals open to a blush center, hence the name. These flowers are natively grown in South Africa and can now be seen farmed around the world like in the USA by Certified American Grown Flowers farm, Resendiz Brothers in California.
CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, SHACKLEFORD PHOTOGRAPHY
Blushing Bride Protea are easy to get and there's not another bloom that offers as many soft, elegant details with as much texture and personality. The endless possibilities of this flower has us continuing to blush over blush!
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CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, LISA BLUME PHOTOGRAPHY
The season for Blushing Bride Protea is summer as they begin blooming in June and last through October. The story is their name comes from a tradition where men wear one in their buttonhole on their way to propose, and everyone in town would know. This flowers story makes it perfect for boutonnières. Check out the ones in the images below and let m know what yah think how-bout-it! I love a good flower story!
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CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, NOI TRAN PHOTOGRAPHY
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CREDIT: THIS MIGHT BE THE PRETTIEST SPOT FOR A FIRST LOOK, STYLE ME PRETTY
These charming protea have a stem length of about 30 - 60cm and sold by farms and wholesalers by the bloom count. There is about 1 - 5 blooms on each stem and each bunch can have several stems which offers great value to these special flowers which have a darling long vase life and can be dried.
To me, the open best in warm or room temperature water in buckets kept outside or out of the cooler but that's just me. I like them open and not pointy and closed.
Blushing Bride Protea are a great accent to organic, foraged, mixed, garden-style bouquets. See below:
CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, LISA BLUME PHOTOGRAPHY
CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, SHACKLEFORD PHOTOGRAPHY
CREDIT: COLONIAL HOUSE OF FLOWERS, NOI TRAN PHOTOGRAPHY
To conclude, you are on the right track using a protea in your floral work. The Blushing Bride Protea ia especially beautiful, easy to work with and because of the color and vase life it has endless possibilities. Be sure to shop our bud vases and containers for great options to design these flowers in. Let me know how you use yours!