Smell the Calla Lilies!!

Calla Lilies or the fancy name... Zantedeschia, is my new favorite flower. I didn’t really get them before – I thought they were boring, I didn’t understand why so many people were in love with a simple white flower with a stem… This is until I discovered that there are so many other colors, and varieties - the possibilities with them are endless!

At a wedding this past October a couple had an autumn theme that went down to the very last detail. They had a floral arrangement with amber roses and calla lilies at the stem were yellow and bled into a deep red to match the falling leaves from the trees outside.

Calla lilies come in so many different colors and for your next wedding or party there is bound to be something that fits your color scheme. Below there is a picture from http://www.flowersbulbs.com/, they are located in Oregon, of black plum calla lilies. They are perfect for an evening and winter event.


Also keep in mind when purchasing flowers where they are coming from, ask your local florist. Try to purchase from organic florists, local farms and/or markets, and lower your carbon footprint. Buying flowers from major retails might be the cheaper option; but it could also be harming the planet and people growing them. Some overseas farms use poisons that hurt their employees and may harm you when you smell the roses!


I have attached links for local farms – and organic florists. If you have any other Green Party solutions I would love to hear them!

http://www.magnoliagarden.com/

http://www.terrabellaflowers.com/

http://www.naturalchoice.net/organicfarms.php

Here’s a link about imported flowers and how they harm you, the people working at the farms & the environment.

NewDream.org