Flora International - Autumn 2022

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Flora
AUTUMN 2022
FLOWER S & PL ANTS FOR TH E H OM E AN D GAR D EN
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Judith Blacklock Flower School
Knightsbridge, London
Floristry, Floral Design & Online Courses
Intensive courses in floral design and the professional world of floristry are available at
both our world-renowned Flower School in Knightsbridge and online via our website
Half-day to two-week courses
available covering every aspect of
floral design –events and parties,
contemporary, flower walls,
columns and arches, weddings,
handtied bouquets, topiary, table
arrangements, flowers in a vase
and much more. Visits to
New Covent Garden Flower Market
included on many of our courses.
Courses starting at £120.
JUDITH BLACKLOCK
FLOWER SCHOOL
KNIGHTSBRIDGE
For more information or to book: W www.judithblacklock.com E [email protected] T [phone]
Seasonal segue
Zingy lime green and purple bring a fresh look to this handtied
that merges summer’s bright palette with autumn’s terracotta hues.
Design: Judith Blacklock Image: Christiaan Snel
Intensive courses in floral design and the professional world of floristry are available at
both our world-renowned Flower School in Knightsbridge and online via our website
Half-day to two-week courses
available covering every aspect of
floral design –events and parties,
contemporary, flower walls,
columns and arches, weddings,
handtied bouquets, topiary, table
arrangements, flowers in a vase
and much more. Visits to
New Covent Garden Flower Market
included on many of our courses.
Courses starting at £120.
A beautiful handtied arrangement
of Chrysanthemum ‘Pip Salmon’,
Clematis, Alstroemeria and
Helleborus, placed inside a donut
container filled with heads of
Chrysanthemum ‘Alemani’.
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[phone] AUTUMN IS DRAWING IN and the garden and flower shops
are full of glorious rich colours. Berries, fruits and seed heads
SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTION abound and Chrissie Harten shows the vast range of colours,
If you would like to stock
forms and textures available in her garden, see p14.
Flora Magazine in your retail
Also making the most of the season’s bounty, Kate Hayton
outlet please contact
[email protected] transforms gourds into enchanting fairy houses – see p41.
[phone] After the dark days of Covid, festivals are back and we
profile magnificent events including the flower festival at
PRINTER historic Salisbury Cathedral with more than 450 arrangers
MRC Print Ltd
involved (p22); to the creative and fun designs at Flower Power, celebrating the 60th
www.mrcprintltd.co.uk
Anniversary of the Sussex Area of NAFAS (p33). One of my favourite exhibits from
that event, Fetch (p56), shows how sculpture and flowers work together so fluidly
– with a spark of imagination and a fair amount of work!
@flora__magazine Breeders Deleflor asked me to create some designs with new Chrysanthemum
‘Pip Salmon’ and ‘Alemani’, which were fabulous and lasted nearly three weeks. One
@FloraInternationalMagazine of the designs I created is on p3, but I would love to see images of how you might
use them – or ways in which you’ve put your own personal stamp on any of our
Flora is sent out in packaging step by steps. I hope you enjoy the glorious flowers of autumn.
that is recyclable
JUDITH BLACKLOCK Judith
MAGAZINE WRAPPER - FILM
Recycle with carrier bags at EDITOR
larger stores - Not at kerbside
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C O N T E N T S
Autumn 2022
FloraAUTUMN 2022 FEATURES
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Gone to seed
FLOWERS & PLANTS FOR THE HOME AND GARDEN 18 Sweeping statement
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Divine displays
A NEW LOOK
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Autumn vignette
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Flower Power
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Supporting the stars
Textural 8 46
seedheads A window into
Glorious STEP-BY-STEP
DESIGNS
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Capture the vibrant hues of 60
Kaleidoscope
autumn with plum-coloured spray
chrysanthemums, orange nodding 62 Cymbidium orchids
Physalis lanterns and spray roses,
zingy green Alchemilla mollis and 66 Flowers for fundraising
wonderful home-grown heritage
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tomatoes in various shades. Flower formations
Design: Pip Bensley
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Image: Thomas de Hoghton Imposed classes
STEP-BY-STEPS
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It’s all in the bow
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Wheat time
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Takeaway squash
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Complementary colours
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Tutti frutti
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Supported by ivy
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Pop of colour
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Textural beauty
INSPIRATION
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Seasonal segue
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Chrysanthemum calling
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Glorious fruits & berries
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Autumn inspiration
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Faux autumn
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Flowers from the Dales
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Fairy house gourds
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Dried & durable
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A happy mix of Chrysanthemum
‘Elbrus Pink’, ‘Cuivre’, ‘Pip
Salmon’, ‘Gagarin’, ‘Pandion’,
‘Pip Sunny’, ‘Etrusko’ and ‘Roze’
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Chrysanthemums offer so much, yet they are often
discarded by designers. Brigitte Harten from the Concept
Factory believes they are the perfect choice for
arrangements all year round.
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CHRYSANTHEMUM CALLING
W
e often think of the Chrysanthemum being It’s interesting to note that each Chrysanthemum bloom
autumnal but when you look at the glorious is made up of a collection of many tiny flowers. Each
pastel colours of these stunning flowers you individual petal is a flower called a ray flower/floret and
realise why they are a gorgeous choice for arrangers all the structures in the centre are called disk flowers/florets,
year round. The first Chrysanthemum were only available which are also small individual flowers.
in yellow but now there's a huge range of colours on offer.
How long should a cut Chrysanthemum last?
They offer such a long vase life, so can be placed in
With the right treatment they last for at least 10–14 days:
arrangements along with foliage ahead of when they are
• Remove any cellophane wrapping immediately
needed. They come in a variety of beautiful pastel colours
to avoid humidity.
and deep rich colours. However, if you need a flower
outside of nature’s colour palette, they also offer the • Trim stems diagonally to the desired length and
perfect base onto which to add a spray of water-based place in a clean vase of fresh water.
colour. So even in a dilemma you can make a white • Make sure there are no leaves below the rim
chrysanthemum any colour you desire! of the container.
What types of Chrysanthemum are available? • When the water becomes cloudy, replace it and trim
There are three categories: disbud, spray and santini: a bit more off the stem.
Disbudded (bloom): Single-headed bloom from • Just like other flowers, Chrysanthemums do not like
6–25cm in diameter direct sunlight or draughts.
Spray: Multiple flowers 3–12cm in diameter on a stem
Should you remove all the leaves?
Santini: A flower head with abundant smaller flowers,
It’s important to remove the leaves below the water line
each a maximum of 4cm in diameter. There are at least
because they break down and don’t smell very nice. You
eight flowering blooms on the top 5cm of stem. The stem
can remove all the leaves but it is up to personal taste.
is about 15cm shorter than a spray Chrysanthemum, with
more delicate leaves. Do you add anything to the water?
Chrysanthemums are strong flowers so they don’t need
Each of these types can be further classified as:
flower food adding to the water.
• Decorative (double flowered)
• Pompom Do double chrysanthemums last longer
than single blooms?
• Anemone
No, all Chrysanthemum types last for a minimum
• Single
of 10 days.
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Chrysanthemums are available all year round, but is there a
time when they are at their best?
Nowadays, quality Chrysanthemum blooms are available
at any time.
How do you know if a chrysanthemum is fresh?
Look for bright colour in the bloom, green leaves that are not
limp and the bottom of the stem showing no brown.
Why are blooms often sold with a paper cup
around the head?
Paper heads or nets around the bloom are used for
protection during logistics and transport and these are
best removed carefully with scissors.
Can you tell us more about the technique
for dyeing the blooms?
If you need a flower outside of nature’s colour palette,
Chrysanthemum blooms can be sprayed with water-based paint
colour. You can also place the stems in water coloured with food
dye and white blooms will absorb the colour over several days.
Is it true that the leaves are edible?
Almost all Chrysanthemum are used for decoration
and are not edible. In Asia some special
cultivars are used for teas but these are not
the Chrysanthemums on sale in Europe.
How sustainable is chrysanthemum
growing in Holland?
Dutch Chrysanthemum growers are making a lot
of progress in terms of sustainability. This
includes biological pest control, closed
water systems, heat storage
and investments in
equipment and
new cultivation
techniques that
are achieving
substantial redctions
in energy and carbon.
Dutch growers mainly
produce for the
European market, which
means they can keep the carbon
footprint of their logistics
as low as possible.
Design: Adolfo Alicart
Image: Thomas de Hoghton
A restrained colour palette of soft
lemon is used by Atelier Alicart,
in Adolfo’s interpretation of a
Nageirebana or “thrown-in” Ikebana
arrangement. Achieving harmony
between flowers and container through
a triangular composition in which the
Object or Hikae (shortest stem) is a
solitary strikingly beautiful bloom – a
disbud Chrysanthemum ‘Gagarin Lunar’.
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CHRYSANTHEMUM CALLING
Tell us more about the history of Chrysanthemum?
Chrysanthemums were grown in China as a flowering
herb as far back as 1500–1400 BC. They were viewed as
an exulted plant with special properties and only
noblemen were given permission to plant them in their
gardens. Chrysanthemums are found on the finest
Chinese porcelain. There is even a town in China named
Ju-Xian (better known nowadays as Xiaolan Town or
Zhongshan City), which literally means
‘Chrysanthemum Town’.
The Chrysanthemum was
introduced into Japan in the
eighth century, where the
Emperor soon declared
the flower the
national symbol. It
also served as the
source of inspiration for
the Imperial Seal, depicted
as a single flower with 16 petals.
This recurs in many places – nowadays
the flower can be found on every Japanese passport and
the 50-yen coin. The Supreme Order of the
Chrysanthemum also still exists, which is the highest
honour bestowed on Japanese citizens, and is awarded
by the Emperor. In the past emperors were honoured
by covering their thrones with chrysanthemums and
the Japanese court is also known as the Chrysanthemum
Throne.
Today chrysanthemums in Japan are viewed as a symbol
of a long and happy life. In the annual Japanese Festival of
Happiness the Chrysanthemum is lavishly celebrated.
In 1689, Jacob Breynius was the first person in Europe to
describe the cultivated chrysanthemums we know today
but it was the doctor and botanist Carolus Linnaeus who
gave the chrysanthemum its name. “Chrys” means
“gold-coloured” in Greek, and refers to the flower’s
original colour. “Anthemon” means “flower”, together
making the name “golden flower”.
Design: Adolfo Alicart
Image: Thomas de Hoghton
Taking inspiration from the
symbolic association of
chrysanthemums with the JJaappaanneessee
Imperial Throne, Atelier Alicart
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features disbud Chrysanthemuumm
‘Saffina’ (yellow red, spider), ‘Piipp
Salmon’ (salmon white, decoraattiivvee))
and Chrysanthemum ‘Zemblaa YYeellllooww’’
(yellow, decorative).
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