Reliable Flowers and Greens for Backdrops
When you are asked to create a fantastic floral backdrop for your customers, you naturally want it to look beautiful for as long as necessary! That is why it is essential to use the right flowers and greenery. In this blog post, we give you advice and introduce you to reliable flowers and greens for backdrops for different surfaces and situations.
Backdrops with Floral Foam: Which Flowers and Greens to Use?
Many floral backdrops are made with a base of floral foam blocks. It is very important that these blocks are filled enough with fresh and clean water before they are used. You do this by placing the blocks in a clean bucket of water. Please note: when the blocks are filled, they are also a lot heavier! Take this into account in your construction. For more tips on building a floral backdrop, click here. See below which flowers and greenery can be used well in floral foam.
Focal Flowers to Use in Floral Foam
- Anthurium
- Agapanthus
- Brassica
- Chrysanthemum
- Cymbidium
- Gerbera
- Gladiolus
- Lily
- Zantedeschia
- Nerine
- Protea
- Rose
- Rose Spray
- Phalaenopsis
- Strelitzia
Fillers to Use in Floral Foam
Greens to Use in Floral Foam
- Anthurium Leaf
- Aralia Leaf
- Areca Cane
- Asparagus (all varieties)
- Calathea
- Monstera leaf
- Magnolia leaf
- Ruscus Aculeatus
Flowers and Greens to Use in a Backdrop with Water: Which Products?
In addition to using floral foam, it is also very possible to build a floral backdrop that incorporates tubes, vases, or even buckets filled with water. The advantage of using water is that you can use more fragile products and products that require a lot of water. Make sure that you use clean materials and clean, fresh water, and that you regularly check whether the water level is still sufficient! Flowers and greenery that can be used well in constructions with water can be found below.
Focal Flowers to Use with Water
- Amaranthus Cycloop
- Ammi majus
- Antirrhinum
- Astilbe
- Bouvardia
- Campanula Medium
- Dahlia
- Delphinium
- Helianthus
- Lathyrus (Sweet Pea)
- Passiflora vines
- Hydrangea
- Viburnum Roseum
- Syringa (Lilac)
- Paeonia (Peony)
Fillers to Use with Water
Greens to Use with Water
- Emu Feather
- Eucalyptus
- Pittosporum Ralphii
- Euphorbia Spinoza
- Palm leaf
- Philodendron Green Beauty
- Phlebodium Blue Star
- Phoenix Rubelini
- Strelitzia leaf
Which Flowers for a Backdrop with High Temperatures?
The ideal room temperature for fresh-cut flowers is 20° Celsius (68° Fahrenheit), but it is of course possible that the temperatures are higher at the event where you have to create the floral backdrop for your customers. In the middle of summer, in full sun, outdoors? Don't worry, if you use the flowers and greenery below, everything will be fine.
- Allium
- Chamelaucium
- Gypsophila
- Hypericum
- Leucadendron
- Limonium
- Nutan
- Ornithogalum Arabicum
- Solidago
- Statice
Which Flowers for a Backdrop with Low Temperatures?
Of course, it could also be that the temperature is very low! Have you been asked to create a floral backdrop during an event in the winter, or perhaps during another cold period? There are plenty of flower and green varieties that can be used here too.
- Aster
- Craspedia Globosa
- Dianthus (Carnation)
- Eryngium
- Gladiolus mini
- Iris
- Ozothamnus
- Panicum Fountain
- Pennisetum
- Ranunculus
- Skimmia
- Tulip
No Water Available: Which Flowers to Use for a Backdrop?
If there is no option at all to use water in your floral backdrop, you can use the flowers and greenery below.
Focal Flowers to Use Without Water
- Puste Flower preserved
- Cortaderia
- Delphinium Dried
- Hydrangea preserved
- Lunaria
- Rosa preserved
- Papaver
- Bougainvillea
- Amaranthus preserved
Greens to Use Without Water
Holex: Your Reliable Supplier of Fresh Flowers and Greens
The most important thing is that you use high-quality flowers and greenery. Products that come from a reliable source and that complete their journey through a reliable cold chain. Be sure that you use the best products for your customers, and order the flowers and greenery you need for your floral backdrop design in the Holex webshop!