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10 British flowers that bloom in July
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10 British flowers that bloom in July
Everything grown in Britain is seasonal, which means they are here when they naturally should be. This gives us flowers that stay fresher, smell stronger and last longer, and ultimately, uses significantly less carbon footprint than imported flowers. Perhaps rather surprisingly, just 10 per cent of flowers sold in the UK are home-grown.
You can read more on the benefits of buying British-grown flowers here (from boosting the UK economy to encouraging wildlife and biodiversity), but in the meantime, bring some colourful blooms to your garden and into your living space (as cut flowers) with these top picks for July.
Here, Florismart florist expert, Katie-Jane Hermes, shares the top 10 British blooms for July.
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Stocks
A very fragrant flower, often called scented stocks for that reason. Stocks are available in a range of colours; from dark pink and red to white and cream.
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Iris
The Iris is a bulbous plant with sword-like leaves and a single stem bearing one or two flowers.
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Sunflower
Sunflowers are real sun lovers, and their head follows the sun during the day making sure they get every bit of sunshine they can. At night the head turns to the east ready for the next morning’s sunrise. This is known as 'heliotropism'.
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Gypsophila
Gypsophila is a perennial herb with a thick taproot, narrow grey leaves and intricately branched, spare clusters of tiny white flowers.
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10 British flowers that bloom in July
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Nigella
The Nigella is an annual herb with erect stems of approximately 50cm high and slender, thread-like leaf segments. The 'halo' or 'mist' around the colourful petals is created by the finely divined and hair-like bracts that surround the single flowers.
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Cornflower
Cornflower is an annual to biennial herb with narrow, lance-shaped leaves and flower heads. The heads are usually bright violet-blue.
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Dahlia
There are 42 species of Dahlias and many glorious colours to choose from. New varieties are being bred and grown all the time.
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Lily
An oriental lily is a bulbous plant with an inflorescence of large, outward-facing flowers and fleshy leaves. These lilies typically have larger but fewer and more trumpet-shaped flowers than Asiatic lilies.
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Alchemilla
This herbaceous perennial has scalloped, bright green leaves which produces a frothy haze of tiny, chartreuse yellow flowers. The two main varieties sold as a cut flower are Alchemilla Mollis and Alchemilla Robusta.
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