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I was out and about the other day and my eyes fell upon paper serviettes printed with bright orange and hot pink gerbera! Instantly I remembered that in all the years that I have been here not once have I shared how to design with these wonderful flowers. Here is a bit of background history on this – one of the top selling cut flowers worldwide… shame on me for taking this long, but today is the day.
Gerbera is native to tropical regions of Africa. It was introduced into countries of Latin America and Southeast Asia. Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or cut flower. The domesticated cultivars are mostly a result of a cross between Gerbera jamesonii and another South African species Gerbera viridifolia. The cross is known as Gerbera × hybrida. Thousands of cultivars exist. They vary greatly in shape and size. Colours include white, yellow, orange, red, and pink. The centre of the flower is sometimes black. Often the same flower can have petals of several
different colours. The flower-heads (capitula) can be as small as 7 cm (Gerbera & mini Harley) in diameter or up to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’).
Gerbera is also important commercially. It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). It is also used as a model organism in studying flower formation. Gerbera contains naturally occurring coumarin derivatives. It is attractive to bees, butterflies, and birds, but resistant to deer. Small ones are called gerbrinis.
As a lover all things botanical, I find this fascinating.
Getting back on track, I brought the hot pink and bright orange gerbera printed servettes to create the perfect container. Yes, you are right - I decoupaged a vase and I love it. The job took all of 15 minutes, it’s a bit rough around the edges but the textured finish is perfect as a base to display the blooms.
Things to gather –
- The vase. If you can’t be bothered decoupaging the exterior of the vase, you might like to pick up either the orange or the pink of the colours.
- 5 or 6 of both orange & hot pink gerberas.
- For a foliage, I thought ruckus or maidenhair fern draping down the sides might look wonder, but TBH, I wanted the focus on the flowers.
As an aside I often find potted gerberas and have a feeling this might be my go-to container to pop and place a flowering plant!
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