Friday, May 21, 2010

What are these brown flower/leaf things?

I am looking for brown accents in a white/green bouquet. I found some brown flower/leaf things that I love. Does anyone know what these are? Here is a picture.





http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbvi...





Any other suggestion for brown flowers would be great! I have looked at brown cosmos and peonies.





Thanks!

What are these brown flower/leaf things?
I thought it could be a variety of


PROTEA - the flower NOT be fully opened.


I have looked up the flower - but cant find any pics of them that colour so am NOT sure





looking further it could also be a * Leucadendron * which is part of the same family as the Protea
Reply:A brown flower that I am using in my bouquets are brown orchids. They are very pretty. Not as dark as the ones in your picture, but very nice just the same, if you don't mind them being lighter.
Reply:Calla lillies come in a dark maroon that is almost a brown. You should ask these pictures of your florist; sh/e may have ideas.
Reply:Could they possibly be tulips?


This is the only picture I was able to find that was even similar


http://books.google.com/books?id=kjW_40B...


Best bet of course is to bring it to your florist...good luck to you.
Reply:the flowers are gorgeous!! They look almost like magnolia leaves, but I'm not quite sure. You should take this picture to your florist, I'm sure they would know. You can also go with silk flowers, I think you would have more of a variety of brown. It would probably be less expensive too. Do talk to you florist tho.
Reply:It's a lovely bouquet. I'm not exactly sure what the flowers are. The petals look a bit like the sweet shrub which come in kind of a reddish brown color:





http://www.directgardening.com/detail.as...





As for other brown flowers I've seen brown sunflowers, brown roses called Terra Nostra rose (they're pretty), brown gerberas, brown calla lilly, fiddlehead ferns (they're a bit odd looking you may not want them, but they do come in brown and I've seen them in bouquets before), pappaws





brown rose:


http://www.weddingbee.com/wp-content/upl...


brown calla lilly:


http://www.budget-bride.com/002229a.JPG


fiddlehead fern:


http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/d...


pappaw:


http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wood...





I'll show that photo to my aunt who's a florist and ask her what she thinks it is.





Congrats! And good luck! %26lt;3

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