Fashion Flowers For Autumn - Cabin Spirit

Dahlias are native to Mexico and South America, where they were originally called acoctli. First recorded by Westerners in 1615, they disappeared from record until 1787 when a botanical expedition "rediscovered" them, and sent seeds back to Europe.

Dahlias can be confused with chrysanthemums. You can tell them apart by looking at their leaves and stems. Dahlias have dark glossy pointed leaves and ridged hollow stems. Chrysanthemums have soft oak-leaf shaped leaves.


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Chrysanthemum>

Chrysanthemum comes from the Greek "khrus anthemon" meaning "gold flower". The flowers were highly prized by the Greeks.

The Japanese have an annual day celebrating this flower, on September 9th; while the ancient Chinese considered the Chrysanthemum the highest of blooms - naming their royal throne after the flower.

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< Anigozanthos

Anigozanthus is another strangely named flower, more commonly known as kangaroo paw or monkey paw. Its Latin name means 'plant with unusual flower' and these bizarre blooms do in fact resemble the hairy paws of a small animal!

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Lily>

There are many different species - naturally occurring forms - of lilies. The one shown in Cabin Spirit is the Asiatic lily, which is unscented and comes in bright warm colours

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< Rose

Roses are extremely versatile flowers. They are available in many different colours and can be bought all year round.

Depending on the variety they also have a good vase life as long as they are kept in fresh, clean water.

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Freesia>

Freesias are among the most popular and widely grown cut flowers in the world, with over 110 million stems sold in the UK each year. Almost unknown in the 1950s, it is now one of the UK's favourite flowers.

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