Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Phormium
Evergreen perennial plant with tough, sword shape leaves that grow up to three meters long and up to 125mm wide. The leaves are popular in Floral Design but the plants also have rigid clumps of curving bright red flower stalks and later seedpods that can be up to five meters high.
Flax Christmas tree "cake" for the Floral Trends Design Group end of the year function. "On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... two turtle doves"
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Varieties
Cultivated varieties range from green through pink to deep russet bronze. Also variegated cultivars with leaves marked by contrasted stripes of green, red, bronze, pink and yellow
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Vase life
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Uses
Flax leaves are very versatile. Use the leaves as accents or line in a design or wrap oasis. Mostly I weave and plait with the fibers or strips.
Conditioning
Hydrate the long leaves by bathing them in a bath of cold water. Wipe the leaf clean and if needed treat with leaf-shine. Do not condition the leaves before ripping
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