I have seen a 'Flower' in a bouquet of flowers asked in the shop if they knew what it was called(in supermaket) just wondered if anyone on here may know - it looks like purple broccoli on a long stem!!! Anyone??

Sweep

Will phone my friend who is a florist and get back to you
                                                               Anne

Great! Thanx

Sweep

Sounds like a member of the onion family, was the flower head round?

Alium?  Lots of tiny star shaped flowers shaped like a ball?

Really difficult to explain - Imagine purple broccoli, more sparse though, not really any flowers more like small crinkles - that sounds mad.  I am going to take my camera to the shop and take a pic then take it to a florist I think.........!!!

Sweep

I phoned my friend and everything she described didn't sound like what I was thinking of. From your description we are thinking of the same thing, but that isn't much help is it. Almost like a leaf/foliage rather than a flower

If it helps they sell them in Sainsbury's so run and it have a look at the ticket LOL ;-) or nip into one of the garden centres .

It may be 'kangaroo paws',sorry don't know the latin name :D

There is a annual plant called a cabbage plant, often used in hanging baskets and tubs, but it isn't very long?!

could it be "ornamental cabbage"

Hi, could it be purple statice/sea lavender?  Not sure of the correct name, but am searching. 

Fiona

Found the correct name for what I'm thinking of: Limonium vulgare - but don't know if its what you saw.  They do use it in bouquets alot though.  I can't find any clear photos of it.  Let us know if you find out what it is.

Fiona

Edited to add:  found what I was looking for - is this it?:

http://www.flowercard.co.uk/default.cfm?CFID=22927&CFTOKEN=28234480&ProductID=88&do=detail

You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it.

Hi Fiona - This pic looks a bit like it but not sure - It has purple Stacise in it and I know that isn't it, I am definatly going back to see if anyone in the shop can tell me!

Thanx to all.

Sweep x

I know what your on about but i dont know the name , its a pain because i was looking at flowers today and came across it ,its often used in dry flowers , normaly always purpel and if you were to pitch the purpel bit its more crispy isent it  and on a long stem with the actual purpel bit in lines across not a bunch as such hard to describe , sorry im a load of use :D

Sweep have you found out the name yet? We all now HAVE TO KNOW what it is called :D
Jacqueline

Is it Statice? (Sorry, not a very clear picture.) Maybe this one is better.

No it's not statice - Have taken pic and will take to Florist on Monday - it's driving me mad!!!!!!!!

Sweep x

When you find out what it is, Sweep, let me know ... I've just been sent some flowers for doing a homecheck (a real surprise because I was only helping someone out) and there's some in the bouquet! And I've never seen it before either!

Will do.

Sweep ;)

Sorry not to have got back to you.....nightmare Wedding EEEEEEeeekk!!  Took pic to Florist and she said it was just a 'filler'............anyway I can't do a link but it is a Bouquet on Marks & Spencer Website - Paradise Bouquet, it's purple.............anyone??

Sweep x

Nightmare haven't been able to get hold of the Balloon lady who is doing the Wedding Venue - Have no outfit yet - only 2weeks to go!!!!!!!!!!

It looks a bit although not totally like the allium, as someone else suggested. There are lots of allium varieties so it may be a new one....it's hard to tell from the piccie even though i enlarged it....

Lindsay
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