Gerbera Daisy & White Rose Bouquet
Gerbera daisy and white rose bouquets make stunning floral presentations for many different occasions---from weddings to condolences. They range in hue from cool and innocent whites to vivid displays of color. Like other flowers, both gerbera daisies and white roses send messages through their floral and color meanings. Both types of cut flowers for bouquets require similar care to retain their freshness and color. Does this Spark an idea?
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Gerbera Daisy Facts
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Gerbera daisies grow in a wide range of bright colors. Gerbera daisies were discovered in the late 18th century in South Africa. The flower's scientific name, Gerbera jamesonii, has two sources: the person who discovered the flowers, Robert Jameson, and German naturalist Traugott Gerber, who worked with the flowers. In 1890 the British began cultivating and breeding gerbera daisies for hardier flowers and a wider range of colors. Today gerbera daisies are among the most popular flowers worldwide.
Rose Facts
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White roses are commonly known as bridal roses. The history of roses extends to ancient China, Greece and Rome. Like the gerbera daisy, roses were bred and cultivated for hardier blooms and colors. White roses are among the most commonly used flowers in bridal bouquets and are often called the bridal rose.
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Floral Meanings
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Flowers carry many meanings and symbolize a range of sentiments. The gerbera daisy represents innocence and purity. It also carries the classical meaning of beauty. Because of its vivid colorations, the gerbera daisy also symbolizes cheerfulness and brightness.
The white rose also symbolizes innocence and purity, making them appropriate companions for bridal bouquets. They also hold other meanings, including honor and reverence appropriate for memorial bouquets, as well as youthfulness and girlhood, making them fitting for a young girl's bouquet.
Floral Presentations
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Combined into a bridal bouquet, gerbera daisies and white roses symbolize the bride's innocence and purity and unity with her groom. Brides frequently mix brightly colored gerbera daisies with white roses.
Gerbera daisy and white roses may be placed together in vases. They are often presented as get-well gifts, birthday bouquets and for other celebrations.
Bouquet Tips
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Gerbera daisies and roses require similar care to retain their freshness. Both have water-hungry stems, needing full vases of water to avoid wilting and drooping. Keep bouquets in a cooler environment for longer lasting blooms. Avoid direct sunlight and drafts.
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- Photo Credit flower bouquet pink cream white rose image by Paul Retherford from Fotolia.com Macro close-up of an orange gerbera daisy. image by ryasick from Fotolia.com white roses bouquet image by ennavanduinen from Fotolia.com
