The season of fun in the sun is upon us once more, which means brilliant summertime botanicals are getting ready to be loved and admired. With so many colorful blooms and vibrant greenery to choose from, it can be overwhelming to select the perfect stems to display in and around your home. Luckily, your friends here at Expressions Unlimited, the number one florist in Greenville, have rounded up a select few of our favorite classic flowers and fresh houseplants that thrive in the summertime.
Sweet Summer Blooms
Bold, lush, large, and stunning, these are summer’s most popular flowers. An arrangement of these beauties will brighten your home in an instant.
Calla Lily
Classy and elegant, the Calla lily comes in a variety of beautiful colors such as pink, rose, lavender, yellow, orange, and maroon. White Calla lilies are the most popular, though, and are a popular flower in weddings.
Dahlias
Vivid, large, and breathtaking, the dahlia is a summer blooming flower loved by florists and gardeners. They make a great cut flower and come in a range of vibrant beautiful colors including pink, orange, white, yellow, and purple.
Daisies
Cheerful and sweet, daisies are a popular summer flower and symbolize innocence and purity. Daisies come in a variety of bright colors but the most popular is the white daisy with a central yellow disc known as the Shasta daisy.
Delphinium
A vertical stem that holds around 20 vibrant and frilly blooms, typically in blue and purple colors, delphiniums are popular as cut flowers. They add a striking vertical feature to arrangements and look amazing on their own as well.
Hydrangea
Known for their lush, big blooms, hydrangea flowers come in a variety of lovely colors, such as light pink, light blue, dark blue, peach, and lavender. They are very popular in summer floral bouquets and gorgeous as cut stems alone in their own vase.
Peonies
Seen in many June weddings, the alluring peony has a large rose-like bloom and exudes elegance, romance, and beauty. Coming in shades of pink, yellow, peach, red, and white, this is a short-season summer flower that makes its beauty all the more desirable.
Roses
The most popular flower in the world, roses love the summer sun. Growing in nearly every color imaginable and renowned for being a symbol of love, this gorgeous bloom with its sweet fragrance is beloved by all.
Snapdragon
Cheerful and colorful, snapdragons flourish in the sun. Their vertical stalk can host a bountiful number of frilly and blooms in multiple rich colors.
Sunflowers
A symbol of the summer sun, the beloved sunflower brings light, energy, vibrancy, joy, and happiness to any space. Summer wouldn’t be summer without this magnificent bloom.
Summer Greens for Your Home
Add some healthy green plants to your home this summer by selecting those which love the sun and thrive during warmer weather.
Croton
If you’re looking for a houseplant with bright, colorful foliage to liven up your home, then pick up a croton plant. With variegated leaves in vibrant orange, yellow, green, and red colors, this plant is sure to impress.
Philodendron
Coming in multiple varieties, philodendrons make great house plants and are well known for their air-cleaning abilities. Their leaves are large, glossy, and green and they love being placed near a sunny window.
Spider Plants
These stunning plants have long, slender leaves that gracefully arch up and then fall downwards. A hardy plant, spider plants can usually survive even in less than perfect conditions.
Succulents
Striking and hard to kill, succulents come in a variety of styles, shapes, and colors and are excellent decorative plants for your home. Succulents love bright light and require plenty of water.
Swiss Cheese Plant
Another sun-loving plant, the captivating and beautiful Swiss cheese plant has large, heart-shaped leaves with holes in them which is how it got its name.
We know there are many more summer botanicals that deserve proper recognition for their breathtaking hues and inspiring qualities. However, the list would be endless if we included all of our favorite blooms and houseplants. Therefore, we encourage you to continue browsing our collection of seasonal arrangements and let your friends here at Expressions Unlimited give you a hand with finding the perfect summer flowers and plants to bring home.
