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A colour wheel of flower bouquets in different shades from red and orange roses to lilac stocks and cream calla lilies

 

Editor’s

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Photographer: Carolyn Barber

Editor’s Pick: the insiders’ must-haves

08.04.2018

EMMA SLEIGHT

Flowers editor

PICK THE PERFECT
COLOUR FLOWERS

A bunch of flowers is a joy to receive, but a bouquet made up of your favourite, meaningful shades is a new level of joy

Here’s how to choose your best-ever bunch from our colour wheel (clockwise from top). Nothing shouts energy and passion like red. Put some yellow in the mix – our sunshine bouquet, tutti frutti roses or Fairtrade rose and alstroemeria will do the trick – and you’ve got a bouquet that’s bursting with happiness. If life has been a bit hectic, relax with the shades of serene blue in our cool rose and sea thistle arrangement. For occasions that call for gentleness – christenings, congratulating new mums – think soft pastel pink, like our Avalanche roses. If someone has passed a big test, regal purple flowers like our soft lilac garden or amethyst bouquet evoke feelings of pride, dignity and success.
Pick your bunch

“Give their FAVOURITE flowers
new meaning with our guide to
decoding the colour wheel”