Purple – a favourite colour of almost everyone! Its popularity is growing into the weddings too. Not too many flowers out there that are a rich dark purple and are hardy long lasting too. My favourite flower – the carnation – is one of the most hardiest flowers you can find in the florist’s cooler. Unfortunately they do not produce the pigment delphinine thus it cannot produce a blue carnation so we must dye the white bloom (see previous blog).
However, in and about 1996 a company extracted certain genes from the petunia and snapdragon flowers to use genetic manipulation to produce the blue-mauve carnation. We now have the “Moon Series” carnations of four different shades of purple carnations. Beautiful! Watch for them in many of our wedding bouquets and center pieces coming up and you will always find them in our cooler for a breath taking arrangement for your home or for a special friend.
ManotickFlorists.com 1-888-279-7845 in Ottawa South 1160 Beaverwood Road Manotick
