Mother's Day Stems

Single stems let you build a bouquet flower by flower, in the height and color you choose. This collection brings together roses, ranunculus, peonies, dahlias and hydrangeas, along with the eucalyptus and amaranth foliage that accompanies them.

Start with the height

The height is stated in the product name, from around forty centimeters for a dahlia to over a meter for a trailing amaranth. Start from the height of your vase and allow one and a half to two times that height for the whole arrangement, stems included: any shorter and the bouquet looks squat, any taller and it leans forward. The longest stems therefore call for a tall, weighted vase.

Mix open blooms and buds

A bouquet made only of fully open blooms stays decorative, never natural. So-called closed roses and budding ranunculus are there precisely to break up that regularity: slip two or three in among the full flowers, slightly higher than the rest.

Foliage holds the arrangement together

Eucalyptus and amaranth do more than fill the gaps: they hide the stems and give the bouquet its shape. First place the foliage crosswise in the vase, then set the flowers in the spaces this creates. A cascade over the rim softens the whole.

Frequently asked questions

How many stems do you need for a bouquet?

Allow five to seven stems for a table vase, nine to twelve for a large vase. An odd number always gives a less rigid result.

How do you remove dust from an artificial flower?

Run a soft brush or a feather duster over the petals, from the base to the tip. For foliage, a barely damp cloth is enough, holding the stem with your other hand.

Are these stems suitable for a clear vase?

Yes, as long as you are happy for the stem to show through the glass. If you prefer to hide it, choose an opaque vase or a narrow neck that gathers the stems together.