What Kind of Flowers Should My Wedding Bouquet Be?

Hello, are there any soon-to-be married couples preparing for their wedding? Flowers are indispensable at weddings, but weddings are not just about two individuals; they involve families and inevitably, money matters. Therefore, when preparing for a wedding, the cost of the venue can vary significantly depending on whether you choose to use real or artificial flowers. What would you choose? It might be difficult to decorate the entire venue with real flowers, but bouquets are often made with real flowers. If you were to choose a bouquet, what flower would you pick? You can choose a flower that suits the wedding theme or a flower you personally love.

Among the flowers we commonly know, 'roses' are an essential presence. Today, I'm going to introduce various types of roses. Shall we begin?

First, the meaning of roses varies depending on their color. Red symbolizes passionate love, white represents purity and innocence, yellow signifies friendship and eternal love, pink represents happy love and a vow of love.

There are various types of roses, and today I'd like to introduce some roses you might not have heard of before.

1. The first one is Christina. Besides Christina, it's also known as Queen of Sweden.

The reason it's called Queen of Sweden is that it was named to commemorate the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Sweden and the United Kingdom.

It's a dicotyledonous plant belonging to the Rosaceae family, and its scientific name is Rosa hybrida Hortorum. It blooms between May and June, starting with a coral color and fully blossoming into a light pink. It has a faint but pleasant fragrance. It grows upright, has few thorns, and is easy to manage, which is a great advantage.

This flower thrives with proper fertilization, which is a characteristic of roses in general. Since roses are wild flowers, ventilation is crucial. Grow them in a well-ventilated area. Also, they need sufficient sunlight during their blooming period. And water them thoroughly.

2. Sharifa Asma

The English rose Sharifa Asma is a rose developed in England, with light peach-colored petals and a strong fruity fragrance. It is an upright deciduous shrub variety. Developed in 1989 by David Austin of England, it's a hybrid of Mary Rose and Admired Miranda. It's also called Ausreef or Sharifa.

When Sharifa fully blooms, it reveals light peach-colored petals with a light cream border. As time passes, the overall flower color turns white. It has a rounded cup shape with a slightly raised center, and 41 to 90 petals are layered. The flower diameter is about 10 cm, and it has a strong fruity fragrance that mixes white grape and mulberry scents. It blooms repeatedly from early summer to autumn and is suitable for ornamental and floral purposes.

It can grow well in any soil type and is mainly cultivated in environments with temperatures ranging from 29°C to 32°C. Its cultivation hardiness is around 4°C. It's resistant to rain, but it's advisable to keep it warm during the spring cold snaps.

3. Strawberry Hill

Strawberry Hill is a type of English rose. The flower color is a moderate pink in the center and fades to light pink towards the edges. It has a strong myrrh and honey fragrance with a hint of lemon. Thanks to its fragrance, it won the prestigious award for fragrance in Nantes, France, and the Gold Standard Award in the UK.

The flowers are large, with 120 petals densely covering them. As the flowers bloom, their shape and color continue to change, each with its own unique charm. Strawberry Hill is named after a Gothic Revival house in Twickenham, London, built by Horace Walpole.

A similar flower is the English Climbing Rose, and this flower was introduced in 2006.

Roses are vines, so they harmonize perfectly with sculptures. Therefore, placing them with walls, fences, standard arches, obelisks, or pillars can enhance the beauty of your garden.

They adapt well to all soil types, but remember that they need to grow in a sunny location!

This concludes my introduction to the various types of roses. How was it? I felt a strong desire to see and smell these flowers in person. There are many beautiful varieties of roses, so I'll write another post about roses in the future. Thank you!