I have been on a flower designing spree lately. It must be because we are in the middle of my favorite season, spring. It was hard to feel cheerful last year (for obvious reasons) and while the world isn’t completely back to normal, it finally feels like we are clawing our way out of the ashes and breathing in hope. How fitting that is when spring is a promise that everything can begin again.
To capture that feeling of renewal, I set out to create a phoenix design with Delphinium, Dog Eye Euphorbia, Larkspur, and Orlaya. I love these blossoms. Mixing them together is like mixing traditional and contemporary art. That's something I also wanted to convey in this floral arrangement — a flower design that honors the old and the new. Flowers that symbolize love and remembrance.
Delphinium, Orlaya, and Dog Eye Euphorbia make up the base of our phoenix design.
Orlaya can be some of the loveliest, delicate fillers for elegant flower arrangements and bouquets. Tiny white florets are crowned by larger petals, appearing like intricate lace. Even as they fade, these flowers give birth to something new — green, star-shaped pods.
Don’t let the Dog Eye Euphorbia’s boldness deter you. It’s vivid green hue and rosettes of leaves along the stems make great filler greenery. Plus, the red-purple eyes inside the small blooms are reminiscent of a phoenix’s tail.
Like Larkspur, Delphinium boldly reaches out to the sky with colorful, tall stalks. But the flowers are more closely born together. They will be where our eyes begin, before moving outward. Remember, focal points in flower arrangements are usually close to where our materials are bound or arranged together.
If Larkspur, Orlaya, and Euphorbia are our phoenix, then Delphinium is the earth and dust clouds it rises out of.
What do you think of the finished design? Let me know below if you try this floral arrangement at home. I'd love to also share it — tag me on Instagram at @jzfloraldesign.
And if you'd like to see the making of, I put together a little video for Instagram. Find it below.
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