The Flower Lounge Guide to The Top 10 Best Summer Flowers
Don’t you just love summer?
From bouquets to hanging baskets summer is the “it” season for colours, textures and vibrant displays of nature. If you want to add some splashes of sunshine to your home, office or wedding then check out our guide to the best summer blooms! Brimming with sun-sational flowers and seasonal stunners, it’s guaranteed to tickle everyone’s floral fancy.
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Sunflowers
Sunflowers are the epitome of summer! These beautiful blooms are guaranteed to make everybody smile so they’re the perfect addition to a bouquet or floral display this season! With joyful golden petals and a bold friendly face, they make a sunny spray of colour wherever they’re placed. Eye-catching and happy, sunflowers are at their best at the peak of August when they are the most majestic and dramatic. Perfect standing proudly in a vase on their own or mixed with smaller pretty blooms in contrasting colours for some serious summer vibes!
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Delphinium
Add some drama to your florals with this summer stunner! Tall and stemmy, delphiniums are the statement makers of the season thanks to their towering spires of beautiful blooms. Traditionally found soaring up from the borders of dreamy cottage gardens these vintage flowers used to be known by their Tudor name Larkspur. Ranging from stunning sapphire blue to pastel hued purple and pinks, these fantastic flowers look stunning in any summer arrangement. With their unique flower shape and rich hues this gorgeous flower is simply delightful.
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Craspedia
With cute little monikers like Billy buttons, woolly heads or drumstick flowers, you can see how the Craspedia steals everyone’s hearts in summertime. These happy mustard headed globes originate from antipodean regions and are as delightful dried as when they are freshly cut. This stylish and quirky flower might just be the on-trend bloom of the season. Perfect pocket-sized pops of colour they add interest and elegance with their long slender stems and eye-catching spheres. Craspedia is always an aesthetically awesome addition to any display!
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Cosmos
The cheerful cosmos with its pretty daisy like flowers and super tall stems is a popular summer pick, thanks to its abundant clusters of super cute blooms. Whimsical and delicate with delightful feathery leaves, the cosmos can be found in a rainbow of colours and gives off a strong wildflower vibe when included in bouquets or displays. Early to bloom, the cosmos is our seasonal friend, accompanying us all summer long, and lasting until the first frost of autumn. Light and airy the cosmos is wonderful for country weddings or rustic style arrangements.
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Antirrhinum
The antirrhinum or ‘Snap Dragon’ is a summer staple that adds interest to any floral arrangements. These blooms get their fun nickname thanks to their unusually shaped flowers that resemble the mouth of a dragon and ‘snap’ open when squeezed. Eye-catching and easy to grow the antirrhinum’s lance-shape is covered in a cluster of blooms that are loved by children and gardeners alike. Thanks to their cheerful charm they get ‘snapped’ up in the summer as a welcome and happy addition to bouquets (with bite) and opulent displays full of eye-catching colour mixed with some classic old-world style.
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Sweet Scented Stocks
Fantastically fragrant and oh so pretty, the sweet scented stocks of summer are a must-have bloom for every bouquet or arrangement. Growing since Victorian times, (and still just as popular) these delicate sprays of beautiful blooms leave an unforgettable lingering perfume wherever they go. Historically known to represent a beautiful and happy life they are often included in bridal bouquets or posies thanks not only to their smell but their sturdy stems and brightly compact blossoms. Incredibly versatile, stocks are popular in both modern and traditional displays.
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Matricaria Daisies
If you’re looking for a fresh garden feel for your florals, then the matricaria daisy is the perfect choice! These playful blooms are bright, cheerful and instantly transport you to a lush grassy countryside on a hazy summer day. With pretty white petals and bright yellow centres, the matricaria daisy might be small, delicate and dainty – but these flowers are big on style. Whether they are peeking out of bouquets, huddled together in stunning yellow and white clusters or taking centre stage in a beautiful boho bouquet, the matricaria daisy is a floral favourite you’re guaranteed to fall in love with.
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Garden Roses
Unrivalled in beauty, there’s absolutely nothing prettier than a garden rose. It’s no wonder these spectacular summer blooms are Sian’s favourite flower! Iconic and romantic with a captivating scent, garden roses are oh so classically chic. We love that there is a rose for every occasion often with a historical hidden meaning attributed to each one. Pink for friendship, yellow for joy and red for romance. With soft pretty petals and a gentle cupped or fluffy rosette shape, the English garden rose tops our summer charts with style and colour choice in abundance. Beautiful in formal displays and equally as impressive arranged in recycled jam jars for a quintessentially English garden party.
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Clematis
The summer flowering clematis might just be the hottest addition to our summer line-up. Totally on trend, this light and airy flower, better known for climbing trellises or garden fences, is the new fashionista on the cut-flower scene. It looks lovely trailing in bridal bouquets, as well as simply gorgeous in garlands, arches or uber stylish displays. Thanks to its star-like shape and shiny green foliage, the clematis gives a totally romantic and ethereal twist to floral displays and is fast becoming a summer sensation!
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Eucalyptus
Beautiful blue-green leaves and oh so lovely aroma, the eucalyptus might not be officially a summer flower, but we’ve included this in our line up as it’s our total FLORIST FAVE! Emily says that Eucalyptus makes everything better and we must agree. It’s the perfect backdrop for bright summer blooms and smells divine with its woody-minty-slightly-citrusy aroma. With large symmetrical leaves, eucalyptus has many varieties of shapes, shades and textures that give a timeless classical style to any floral display. Used as the perfect accompaniment from bridal bouquets, garlands to wreaths and so much more. If summer was a foliage – it’d be eucalyptus.
From tropical hues to summertime countryside vibes, we’ve got your summer florals sorted! Our brand spanking NEW summer range is here and it’s bursting with colour, irresistible aromas, and the BEST in season blooms. Mood-boosting and jaw-droppingly pretty, we’ve got the pick-of-the bunch to make your summer sizzle with serious style! Why not take a look?
