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Choosing wedding flowers for your special day can be tricky, especially when you don’t know what’s in season! The fall is such a popular time to tie the knot when the trees are in full color. Here are 10 great flower choices to consider when thinking of your Fall wedding flowers
1- chocolate cosmos
Chocolate Cosmos flowers are a very deep burgundy color, but lean toward a chocolate shade. These small blooms have a flavorful scent of chocolate and are popular in centerpieces. They can last up to a week in the vase with fresh water.
2- rose
Roses are the a popular flower and are loved by most. Long-stemmed roses are usually hybrid-tea types that have long dramatic stems with a single large flower and a pointed, tightly wrapped bud before reaching full bloom. Available in hundreds of varieties, come in a ton of color palettes, with the more popular ones being yellow, pink, peach, white, cream and red. Some of my favorite roses to use is the pictured Toffee rose, beige Quicksand rose or burgundy rose in Fall floral arrangements. Allowing them to fully open gives a more dramatic look.
3- Snapdragon
Snapdragon is grow in spikes, each bursting with tube-shaped flowers which look like puffy lips and come in red, pink, orange, peach, yellow, purple, yellow, and white.
Although they may look tough, snapdragons are quite sensitive and should be handled with care.
Use a floral preservative, as Snapdragons love sugar prolong their vase life and boost color. Trim the stems every other day and only remove only the leaves that fall below the waterline, otherwise removing them all will stimulate the flowers to fall off. Refresh the water and floral preservative as well. To keep spikes from bending toward the light once in an arrangement, just break off the tips.
4- Thistle
Thistle or Eryngium is a flowering herb that has an exquisite color and has a unique spike shape.
Thistle stems come in varying shades of silver, green, blue or purple and are topped with cone-shaped flower heads. Although not as common, white flowers are also available.
Thistle is a favored choice among florists as a versatile filler flower for any season, but most used in Fall and Winter fresh or dried arrangements.
5- Scabiosa
Scabiosa (pincushion flower) also its whimsy shape and skinny stem. It is a garden classic in the honeysuckle family. The word Scabiosa comes from the Latin word “scabere” meaning to scratch.
The flower head has a rounded head that is studded with long stamens, resembling pins on a pincushion with also whips petals in blues, purples and white and loved by florists to use as a filler in bouquets and centerpieces.
6- Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums make their seasonal appearance in the fall with flowering heads in bright or bold colors, which are perfect for your fall wedding floral arrangements. They are used widely in fall weddings to spread bold color in both the ceremony arch and reception centerpieces and more. They come in a variety of colors; white, yellows, oranges, reds, and purples.
7- chocolate lace
Chocolate lace flowers are a variety of Queen Anne’s Lace, with colors that ranges from deep coffee blended tones of mauve, taupe, pink, and purple shades. They are perfect filler flower for your wedding floral arrangements and are loved for their fall color and texture. Chocolate Lace Flower has a long vase life with fresh water. They wilt quickly without water.
8- dahlia
Dahlias are one of the most sought after flowers for Summer and Fall and steal the show! They feature spiral cone shaped petals and come in a variety of sizes and vibrant colorscolors. From a favored large cafe au lait, to shades of burgundy, red, peach, pink, purple and white. They are perfect to add color to fall arrangements and have an outstanding vase life with cate. Keep the stems clean and trim at an angle under water and keep leaves out of the water and change it every other day with warm water if they are on their own, but cool water for a mixed bouquet. Be careful of the heavy flowers heads.
9- lisanthus
The Lisianthus, known as Texas bluebell, Prairie gentian, Poor man’s rose and Lira de San Pedro, is native to the Continental US. Lisianthus comes in a variety of colors including lavender, peach purple, pink, green, light brown and white Lisianthus’ relaxed ruffles makes this flower an adorable addition. lack of fragrance makes them ideal for the allergy-prone. Single-petaled Lisianthus look a lot like tulips and poppies, while double-petaled varieties are similar to a smaller version of roses and peonies.
As the flower opens, the ruffled petals give the flower charm of a wild rose. The multi-branched stems have several buds that open.
Lisianthus offers a unique design that will make any winter arrangement romantic and has pretty long vase life and make excellent corsage and boutonnieres!
10-Wax flower
Wax Flowers are covered in clusters of small, blooms and pine-like greenery. They are considered a filler flower, makes an attractive addition to flower arrangements. Some love them as an alternative to Baby’s Breath. These long-lasting blooms, symbolize lasting success and have been used in wedding bouquets and centerpieces. I love them in my floral chandeliers and wreaths. They add a great texture and come in lovely colors of white, peach, pink, mauve, purple, and often tinted.