Spring Wedding Flower Bouquets

If your Wedding falls during the spring period, you will discover you are exceptionally lucky with choices. Our spring months are colourful and pretty and with a variety of flower choices you can pick and choose.
Below is a list of Spring flowers found in South Africa:

Agapanthus
Alstromeria or Inca lily
Amaranthus
Amaryllis lilies
Alium
Alstromeria (or inca lilies)
Amaranthus
Anthuriums
Artichokes
Arums – coloured varieties and still some white in early summer
Asclepia or Melkbos
Asiatic lilies – also called Umbelatum lilies or some people call them day lilies or tiger lilies, which they closely resemble, but are not
Astrantia
Banksia
Bupleurem or Cat’s eyes
Brunia (dark green variety, not the grey, some grey in early summer)
Carnations – large and mini’s
Carthumus
Celosia or cocks comb
Chinese or summer asters
Chinks or Chincherinchees
Chrysanthemums – large singles and sprays
Craspedia or Knobkierries
Crocosmia (late December through January)
Dahlias (late summer) and limited areas and availability
Delphiniums (early summer)
Dendrobium orchids (generally on import)
Dianthus or Sweet William
Eremurus
Equisetum or snake grass
Eucomis or pineapple lily (December/January)
Fountain grass
Gerberas – large and mini
Gladiolus
Godetia
Golden rod or Solidago
Gomphrena
Gypsophila or Babies breath
Heliconia
Hydrangea (late summer, although some of the deeper colours and pure white may still only available via import)
Hypericum berries
Kalanchoe
Kale (early summer)
Kangaroo paw (sporadic supply & limited colours)
Lace flower (Queen Anne’s lace)
Larkspurs (early summer)
Latifolia/Limonium
Leucodendron (fynbos, but it gets more scarce as the summer gets hotter)
Liatris
Lisianthus – get more abundant as the summer matures
Lysimachia
Melkbos or asclepia
Monte casino or Michaelmas daisy
Nerines (late summer)
Oncidium orchids
Oriental lilies – casablancas, white and stargazers, shades of pink and pink/white(some people mistakenly call these St Joseph lilies)
Peonies (end of October till early November only)
Phalaenopsis orchids
Pin cushions (early summer)
Proteas (some varieties, but king proteas are more scarce in summer)
Roses & cluster roses
Scabiosa
Sea holly or eryngium
Sedum
Snapdragons
Statice
Stocks (early summer)
St Joseph lilies
Sunflowers
Tuberoses
Rudbekia
Veronica
Wax flower (early summer still available)
Waratah proteas (early summer for a limited period)