Flower Friday: Anemones and Ranunculus
Happy Friday and welcome to our first Flower Fridays! For those of you who aren’t familiar with me, my name is Lindsay I’m a wedding planner, florist, and designer based in Omaha, Nebraska! As we relaunch the Lindsay Elizabeth Events blog, Fridays are going to be all about flowers! Some weeks I’ll share behind the scenes, wedding floral tips, and some of my favorite floral things! But this week we’re going to start out with a floral introduction and identification!
Often times when I meet with brides they aren’t familiar with different flower varieties, which is absolutely okay! But I thought it would be fun to share with you some different flowers once in awhile so that if you see something you love, you know what to ask for in your bouquet or arrangements!
This week we’re going to cover two of my flowers! Anemones and Ranunculus!
The Anemone
Availability: Limited Year Round
Colors: White, White/Black, Blush, Red, Blue, Pink in the common variety
Price: $$$ (Moderately Expensive)
Flower Size: about 2″
Hardiness: Delicate
This delicate little flower is one you probably most often see in white with a black center. But it also comes in a variety of pretty colors from blush to red to purple. They’re one of my favorite flowers to use because they create such a statement. The bold black center in the black and white variety creates the perfect pop against a white or blush bouquet or arrangement. The black center can also tend to look navy, so it’s a great flower to use when the couple is using navy as an accent color!
They are smaller flowers and very delicate, so more than likely your florist will need to order quite a few extra stems to make sure they look gorgeous for your wedding day. And since they are smaller flowers, you do need a few to make a statement in each arrangement! They are available on a limited basis year round and can be shipped in from different parts of the world. But they tend to be the best quality in the winter and spring because too much heat tends to make them open more than they should! Another fun notes, since they have black centers, they can look like “eyes” in your arrangements, so careful placement is important!
Below are a few different arrangements that I’ve used Anemones in before!
We used white Anemones here with the black center. This couple’s colors were black and white so these were the perfect pop! Photos by Jessica Blex
Here we got to use fun bright colors! You can see the bright magenta and the darker blueish purple! This bouquet also has bright pink and orange ranunculus in it! So fun! Photos by Pine and Forge Photography
The Ranunculus
Availability: Limited Year Round
Colors: White, blush, pink, red, peach, yellow, orange, burgundy, dark purple, plus gorgeous specialty colors!
Price: $$$ (Moderately Expensive)
Flower Size: 2-3+ inches
Hardiness: Intermediate
Ranunculus are one of my absolute favorite flowers and they’re on almost every single one of my floral orders because they’re so gorgeous! They come in so many gorgeous colors so they’re easy to incorporate in almost ever event! They’re layers upon layers of paper thin petals that start out tight, but open to and soften up over a few days. They all have an “eye” in the middle and I love that these babies are gorgeous for so long, through so many stages!
Ranunculus are similar to anemones, I can usually get them year round, but they are definitely bigger and better quality in the winter and spring. As a florist in Omaha, Nebraska I can get these from a local farm for a few weeks in the early summer, otherwise they come from all over the world!
Ranunculus are pretty hardy flowers, but they do have hollow stems, so they can bend or break pretty easily. I tend to wire them in some bouquets or in boutonnieres. But overall, they hold up well and I love to use them! The most common variety is smaller, so again I like to use quite a few per arrangement to make an impact. I love to use them as “flyers” that float above the arrangements to add texture and movement! They also come in a variety called the Clooni Ranunculus that are larger, similar to the size of a rose. I’ll share some images of those below in bouquets!
These arrangements use both standard peach and orange ranunculus and blush Clooni ranunculus! As you can see, the Clooni are almost as big as the roses! Photos by Taylor Wintle Photography
Both of these bouquets feature ranunculus as well! The one on the left uses white, while the one on the right uses blush Clooni. Photo on the left by Ben Ramos Photography, Photo on the right by Taylor Wintle Photography
I love these orange and burgundy ranunculus in these gorgeous fall bouquets! Photos by Wyn Wylie Photography
Aren’t these dark burgundy/wine colored ranunculus gorgeous?!? I love the pop of dark they add to these bright florals! Photo on the left by Taylor Wintle Photography
So which one is your favorite!?! Would you love to have anemones or ranunculus in your wedding bouquet? If you’re looking for a wedding florist in Omaha or Nebraska or anywhere else in the world (we love to travel!), send us an email at hello@lindsayelizabethevents.com or click here! We’d love to chat!
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XO Lindsay
