Purple Flowers
Send purple flowers & lavender roses, purple flowers send a message of pride, dignity and admiration. Wedding purple flowers, purple bridal bouquet, Purple floral arrangements are very popular.
Purple is royalty. A mysterious color, purple is associated with both nobility and spirituality. The opposites of hot red and cool blue combine to create this intriguing color. Purple has been used to symbolize magic and mystery, as well as royalty. Being the combination of red and blue, the warmest and coolest colors, purple is believed to be the ideal color. Most children love the color purple. Purple is the color most favored by artists. Thursday's color is purple.
And what about purple flowers? From passionate plums to ladylike lavender—there’s hardly a message or wish that a purple floral arrangement doesn’t perfectly convey. Exotic and striking or soft and sweet, purple flowers send a message of pride, dignity and admiration.
There are many choices for each color that a couple may choose. Here are a few different flowers that are available for the color purple.
Asters are one type of flower that comes in the color purple. They are a smaller flower and generally serve the purpose of accent flowers in a floral arrangement. The blossoms on the plant are situated in clusters. They are most commonly found in late summer and fall. These flowers also boast a yellow center.
Iris are another popular flower that also comes in shades of purple. Some variations are completely purple in color and others are a combination of purple and white. They come in two main varieties. There are bearded irises and non-bearded irises. These flowers are generally more available during the summer months.
Tulips are a more unusual choice, but also come in purple. These flowers are best known as a spring flower and make an excellent addition to a spring wedding. There are several different types of tulips available. Field tulips generally have a smaller head on them. Greenhouse tulips have medium sized heads and French tulips have the largest heads.
One type of flower that is great for an accent flower is purple sweet peas. These flowers originated in Italy back in the 17th century. Sweet peas are very fragrant in the evening which makes them a great addition to floral arrangements for an evening wedding. These flowers come on a long stem filled with clusters of blossoms.
Lavenders flowers are a must, if you want to add color as well as fragrance to your summer flower bouquet. Lavenders grow to a height of 2½ to 3 feet. These plants have silver-grey foliage that is in sharp contrast to the stunning lavender spiked flowers. The flowers vary in shades of lavender to purple, though they are some species that produce pinkish white flowers. Lavenders are a native of the Mediterranean region, but they also thrive well in other conditions. For a beautiful purple flower garden, you can use lavenders as low border plants or even as foreground perennials.
Lilac: Considered a harbinger of spring, Lilacs are loved for their fragrant lavender flower clusters. These plants grow up to 8 to 15 feet tall and they make excellent hedges. Some dwarf varieties of Lilacs reach only 3 to 4 feet in height. Lilacs grow well in alkaline soil having proper drainage. After they are planted, you can mulch them with a layer of pine bark. Mulching helps the soil retains water.
The beautiful purple flowers, which are loved by many people look very good and attract a lot of attention. Purple flowers symbolize peace and beauty. Purple flowers make excellent bouquets. Imagine a bridal bouquet with iris and lilacs in it. Purple flowers can be easily obtained from Almaz Flowers Washington DC Local florist. Purple flowers will definitely add richness and elegance to your action
Purple Flower Arrangements
As purple is correlated with spiritual fulfillment and good judgment, but moreover with luxury and power, purple flowers are widely used in realizing majestic flower arrangements. Deep bright purple flowers symbolize riches, while lighter lavender or lilac flowers are romantic and feminine, being a popular choice for bridal bouquets.
When combining purple flowers with other flowers, one needs to consider some basic color matching principles:
•Purple flowers go well with yellow flowers as complementary colors create a high-contrast, psychedelic effect, both colors being equally highlighted in this combination.
•Another expressionist mix is realized by putting together orange flowers with purple flowers, for an eye-catching arrangement.
•If one uses purple flowers as the attention grabber of an arrangement, the purple should be tempered with other colors such as: pink flowers, blue flowers and white flowers.
•A conservative, but classy color combination is achieved by combining deep eggplant purple flowers with beige or cream flowers.
•For a striking effect, purple flowers can be combined with green flowers or greenery in bright jewel tones.
•Light green flowers or greenery go well with lighter purple flowers, giving a sensation of freshness and spring.
•For a feminine, delicate touch, the best mix is to add pink flowers to a purple flower arrangement.
•Red purple flowers can be used to add warmth to a cooler arrangement, while bluish purple flowers are used to cool down a warmer one.
Purple Flowers for Weddings
Use purple flowers to add a royal allure to your wedding. Dark purple flowers with golden accents are best suited for a Christmas wedding, while soft lilac flowers combined with silver are a good choice for Easter or spring weddings. For a purple summer wedding, consider bright purple flowers in combination with complementary shades of yellow flowers.
Purple flowers are great both for bridal bouquets and centerpieces, since they offer a large variety of shades, textures and scents to work with.
Purple flowers often used for weddings are: purple lilac for a springtime scented centerpiece, purple lily and purple calla lily in dark shades for bridal bouquets, purple orchids used in tropical wedding themes and velvety deep purple roses.
Types of Purple Flowers,
PURPLE FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS
ALMAZ FLOWERS has the most known and popular purple flowers for a wedding, anniversary, bridal bouquets, reception flowers and for wedding ceremony.
PURPLE DAISY
Also called Western daisy, due to the fact that it originates in the lower Mississippi basin, the purple daisy comes in varieties of royal purple, han purple or orchid purple.
PURPLE HYDRANGEA
An unusual color for this species, the purple hydrangea originates in eastern Asia, especially China, Korea or Japan. This purple flower has varieties which once planted, stay evergreen.
PURPLE LILAC
Blooming in April, the purple lilac with its strong scent, brings a note of freshness and spring. This light purple flower suggests humility, confidence and youth.
PURPLE LILY
A hybrid between regal trumpet lilies and the more exotic Asiatic Lily, purple lilies come in a variety called Purple Prince. This purple flower has a leathery texture and a satin aspect, reaching a soft brown color at maturity.
PURPLE CALLA LILY
Purple calla lilies come in different varieties, the most popular shades being lavender, amethyst and bright purple.
PURPLE ROSE
The purple rose, a majestic and royal symbol, signifies enchantment and love at first sight or maternal/paternal love. Result of hybridization, this purple flower comes in a variety of purple shades and it is said to be the most fragrant species of roses.
PURPLE ORCHID
Regarded as tropical and exotic flowers, the purple orchids come in a large variety of colors and shapes, the most common being Orchid PLANTS. These purple flowers stay in bloom for almost a month.
PURPLE HIBISCUS
Ranging in color from lilac to violet and plum, the purple hibiscus with its large bright flowers is a perfect choice to lighten up your garden and home. This purple flower is considered one of the best looking type of hibiscus.
• PURPLE CARNATION
Purple carnations, a rare variety of carnations, are spontaneous and unpredictable. These purple flowers are traditionally associated to change and capriciousness.