Peony flowers are one of the most popular wedding flowers and looking at them it’s easy to see why. What a stunning flower - elegant, romantic, fluffy and so lush with all those soft ruffled petals.
Peonies lend themselves well to a vintage vision, an old world look, or a romantic garden wedding. The presumption that they are a perfect wedding flower is evident because they are everywhere – in magazines, on blogs and in many florist portfolios.
Which is why I wasn’t surprised when I had several brides recently ask me about Peonies for their respective late summer, autumn weddings. There’s only one problem with this dreamy flower – availability.
As much as I would like to say that you can get these glorious garden blooms any time of the year, I would be misleading you. Peonies are a herbaceous perennial. Which means they grow and bloom over spring and summer, then die down at the end of the growing season (autumn-winter) to the soil level? They return the next spring from their root-stock.
In other words, there are no peonies in the summer, autumn, or winter that are grown domestically in the States or in a natural environment. In Southern California peonies are considered a spring flower and are only offered May – June. That’s only about 4-6 weeks! Most plants will only flower for a week or two weeks at a time. The only reason why we have cut peonies longer is that growers plant them carefully so that there is a SUCCESSION of continuous blooms. Did you know that?
Please keep this in mind that this is coming from a floral designer based in San Diego. What I say is based on what I've learned and experienced during my life as a wedding floral designer. The information above does not apply to other areas of the world or different parts of the country.
Until next time …
Cindy
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