Product Details

Filler Flowers (Baby Breath, Limonium, Solidago, Wax Flower)

• We recommend you receive your flower 3 days prior to your event.
• Luster of tiny blooms to fill up spaces.
• Available year-round.
• Growers bunch includes 5-9 stems.
• Average vase life: 8-10 days.

Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila)

• Per bloom: 0.5 cm wide.
• Average stem length: 25 inches.
• Clusters may bend or break off easily, please handle with care.
• Common Colors: white.
• Dye colors: pink and blue (Dye will transfer color to EVERYTHING, please be careful when processing.)
• To process: remove the package, holding upside down (stems facing upward), shake slowly and tear apart.

Limonium

• Per bloom: 0.3 cm wide.
• Average stem length: minimum 23 inches.
• Common colors: purple, pink, yellow and white.
• Unopened bloom may fall off easily, please handle with care.

Solidago

• Per bloom: 0.3 cm wide.
• From tip to stem, 10-13 cm.
• Average stem length: about 20 inches.
• Common Colors: Yellow.

Wax Flower

• Per bloom: 0.5 cm wide.
• Average stem length: about 20 inches.
• Common colors: White and Light Pink.
• Has a REALLY thick bark-like stem. HAMMER the bottom of stems for easier water intake.

Foliage/greenery (Leather, Salal, Italian Ruscus, Israeli Ruscus, Aspidistra, Lily Grass, Palm, Eucalyptus: Regular, Silver Dollar, Seeded, Myrtle, Bells of Ireland, pittosporum, Monstera, Dusty Miller)

• ALL foliage DO NOT require flower food. Flower food will make foliage wilt faster.
• All foliage will require a re-cut before putting back into the water.
• Foliage mostly will last about 7-10 days.
• Most of the foliage can be used for different types of arrangement or design.
• Some greenery is sold by weight, not stems.

Leather   

• One of the most common foliage used.
• Available year-round
• Can be used for most arrangements.
• About 24 inches in length and about 6-8 inches wide
• Have tufted leaves and medium green color
• All female leaves WILL have seeds at the back of the leaves, it might be either green or black in color. They WILL fall off, use with care.

Salal

• One of the most common foliage used.
• NOT available from late June to mid-July for 3 weeks for sprouting season.
• Can be used for all arrangements.
• About 15-18 inches in length and each leaf is about 3 inches in length and 2 inches wide.
• Medium green color.
• Can last without water for up to 48 hours.

Italian Ruscus

• Grows in Italy.
• Available year-round.
• Have a natural curve to give it a softer look.
• Can be used for all arrangements, specially tall or hanging down designs, corsages & boutonnieres.
• Has several laterals on each stem.
• About 25-30 inches in length, each lateral about 4 inches each.
• Medium to dark green color.
• Can last without water for up to 24 hours.
• Depends on the season. It might come with flower or fruit (about 0.5 cm wide).

Israeli Ruscus

• Available year-round.
• About 10-12 oval leaves on each stem.
• Close to a straight stem.
• Can be used in arrangements or designs that require length (horizontal or vertical). Smaller leaves can be used for corsages & boutonnieres.
• About 18-20 inches in length, each leaf about 4 inches in length, 1.5 inches wide.
• Medium green color.
• Can last without water for up to 24 hours.

Aspidistra

• Available year round.
• Long oval shaped leaf.
• One leaf per stem.
• Can be uses in designs that require horizontal length. Good for wrapping, manipulation or just flat surface.
• Minimum 20 inches in length and 5 inches wide.
• Dark green color, occasionally variegated (no guarantee).
• Can last without water for up to 48 hours.

Lily Grass

• Available year-round.
• About 16-24 inches in length, 0.5 to 1 cm wide.
• Available medium, dark or variegated green color.
• Due to its character and length, it always give a hanging-down effect to design. Also used for tying.

Palm

• Available year-round.
• Most common palm in Toronto will be TEPE ( teepee).
• About 40-44 inches in length, minimum 16 inches wide.
• Medium green color.
• Each stem is spade-shaped (wide at the bottom and triangular towards the top).
• Each stem has a minimum of 12-15 leaves.
• Can be used with any tropical flowers or be the background of any funeral design.
• Due to its shape, it is not sturdy to support heavy weights (it will lean backwards).

Eucalyptus (Baby, Regular, Silver Dollar, Seeded)

• NOT available year-round.
• SEPARATE BUCKET required.
• WILL secrete sap and make hands black and sticky. We recommend to wear disposable gloves or wash hands with disinfectant hand soap (alcohol) after processing.
• Scratch the bark with a knife for the minty smell.
• Baby: 12-20 inches in length, each stem has 30-50 leaves, heart (round) shaped leaves.
• Regular: 17-23 inches in length, each stem has 50-70 leaves, heart shaped leaves.
• Silver dollar: minimum 20 inches in length, each stem has 15-20 leaves, round shaped leaves.
• Seeded: about 23-27 inches in length, each stem will have 4 to 5 lateral, each lateral has 3-4 leaves and seeds.
• Greyish-green color for all types of eucalyptus leaves.
• Baby & regular is good for linear design.
• Silver Dollar & seeded give a softer look. Excellent for hanging designs and wedding designs.

Myrtle

• Available year-round.
• Multi-usage foliage.
• Have fragrance (a hint of lemon).
• Each stem is at least 30 inches in length, 5 inches wide, will have 4 to 5 lateral.
• Each leaf about 1.5 inches in length and 0.5 inches wide.
• Medium green color.
• Good for designs that require linear effect (any direction) and table arrangements.

Pittosporum

• Available year-round.
• Each stem about 15-20 inches in length, can be single stemmed or have 2-5 lateral.
• Each leaf is long and oval and about 2 inches long and 1.5 inches wide.
• Medium green (face), light green (bottom) or variegated.
• If the leaves start to curl up, it means not enough water intake, might need to hammer the bottom of stems for increased water intake.
• Excellent for shorter arrangements or round designs.

Dusty Miller

• May not be available year-round.
• Delicate lace leaves (hairy).
• Each leaf is about 6-8 inches in length, 3-4 inches wide.
• Grey to light grey (almost white) in color.
• Due to its color and texture, Dusty Miller will completely stand out from the rest of the flowers, so need to use carefully (do not overuse within an arrangement).
• Most common usage will be table arrangements and wedding arrangements.