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Next Floral Class: 4/4/09
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Interested in making this arrangement?
Want to spend a Saturday afternoon surrounded by flowers? If you said yes',
don't let this opportunity pass you by!
Call Village Florist and ask about
our floral classes!
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Greetings!
We often hear the phrase, "Stop and smell the roses!" Indeed,
roses are perhaps first to come to mind when mention is made of
"fragrant flowers." However, the floral world offers many other
fragrant flowers, and today we will talk about some of its favorites. This newsletter will include: Freesia, Gardenia, Stephanotis,and the Tuberose. |
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Freesia
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 Freesia Flowers are one of the most fragrant flowers.
This blooming beauty captures your heart and is a springtime favorite.
Fresh Freesia Facts
+ Freesia bloom was named by Dr. Freese (1785-1876) , a native of Kiel, Germany.
+ The flowers come in a great variety of colors - white, golden yellow, orange, red, pink, mauve, lavender, purple and bicolors.
Freesia perfume has a light, sweet, soap-like floral scent - trendy in soaps, lotions and so forth.
+ Freesia flower bouquets are also used for gifting on special occassions. Freesia flowers are symbolic of innocence.
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Gardenia |
 Gardenias are one of the most popular exotic flowers. They are native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, Australasia and Oceania.
Gardenia Facts
+ The genus Gardenia is named after Alexander Garden, a physician in Charleston of South Carolina.
+ Gardenias flowers are solitary or in small clusters, white or pale yellow.
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Gardenias flowers from about mid-spring to mid-summer, i.e., May
through July. Many of the gardenia species are strongly scented.
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Stephanotis |
Ste phanotis
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an extremely popular flower often used in fashioning the
bride's bouquet.Stephanotis flowers are waxy, tubular, usually white and
grown for their strong, elegant perfume.
Stephanotis Facts
+ Use stephanotis as a potted plant or in a hanging basket.
+ Stephanotis need medium to high light and evenly moist potting mix to grow well and flower.
+ Stephanotis is a member of the milkweed family and is native to
Madagascar. They are woody twining vines with dark green, waxy foliage,
and, under optimal conditions, they produce fragrant white flowers.
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Tuberose
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 Tuberose
has a heady floral scent that continues to produce itself. Tuberose
[Polianthes tuberosa] is native to Central America. The family name is
Amaryllis (Amaryllidaceae), commonly known as the lily.
Tuberose Facts
+ Tuberose, like jasmine, has a heady floral scent that continues to produce itself.
+ Tuberose may grow wild in Mexico and surrounding countries, but the
cultivation of tuberose is usually in Morocco, the Comores Islands,
France, Hawaii, South Africa, India, and China.
+ For millions of tourists who have been to Hawaii, the first scent to
greet their nostrils has been that of the offered tuberose leis.
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Sincerely,
MICHAEL AND KATHY HSING, OWNERS
Village Florist & Gifts
(818) 832-7770
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