Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Zantedeschia
Arum lilies are perennial, growing in wet soil. They stand about 90cm tall with sharp arrow shaped leaves. The flowers have a soft fleshy stems making them easy to curve and wrap. Each flower has a spadex with a coloured spathe wrapped around it that unfurls as the flower opens.
Calla lilies in my Direct Contrast design for the Floral Trends Design Group
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Varieties
New varieties improve on vase life and are available in miniature. Increasingly more distinctive shapes are also available.
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Uses
Fantastic to curve and drape. Also great for spiral designs. One of the few exceptions, when it comes to competition design where you can place a calla lily without a water source because it will remain turgid for days.
Conditioning
Calla lilies need deep water to hydrate properly. Give the stems a cut and set it in water to hydrate. When designing with callas make sure you protect surfaces from the sap as it will stain. The stain will be even more visible after washing! The stems ends will curl if you design the flowers in deep water.
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