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54 June | 2023 Business depth and breadth. Whether you are creating a dark and moody color aesthetic, an earth-tone vintage combination, or a fun and vibrant color way, carnations can easily become the key 'color bridge' that a design needs to take it to the next level." Some of O'Reilly's favorite carnation and spray carnation varieties for "color bridging" are 'Lege Pink', 'Lege Marrone' (beige), 'Mustard' (beige/ yellow-gold), 'Bernard' (dark pink bicolor), 'Brick Extasis' (coppery red), 'Canela' and 'Brown Sugar' (both of which area a pinkish "terra") and 'Ethereum' ("blue"). A color bridge allows designers to step from one color to another seamlessly. "It makes for a more sophisticated composition," O'Reilly explains. "So, the next time you are trying to bring a color palette together, give carnations a chance to be your go-to color-bridge solution." Another reason to love carnations, O'Reilly explains, "are the new varieties of spray carnations and pinks named 'Fiorino®' and 'Lilliput®'. I love them because their petal formations and colors make them look extravagant and expensive when they are actually economical, and I can't get enough of the luxe look they provide." 'Fiorino® Kampa' (reddish hot pink bicolor), 'Fiorino® Score' (crimson bicolor) and 'Fiorino® Value' (purple bicolor) are three of the varieties that were introduced this year. Visit catalog.sbtalee.com and dutchessbouquets.com/products to see all of the mind-blowing new colors and types of Dianthus. CHRYSAN EMUM / MUM Mums off er a large array of marvelous shapes, sizes and colors, and they are extremely hardy and long lasting. ere are multiple categories, or segments, of Chrysanthemum, from disbud to spray, Santini, Madiba and Pixel. ere are also myriad bloom types, including daisy, decorative/ cushion, pompon/button, spider/fuji, spoon, quill, anemone, incurve ( football, cremon), refl ex, single, double, semidouble—and the list goes on. Delifl or Chrysanten, a large worldwide mum breeder based in the Netherlands, has developed scores of amazing Chrysanthemum types and varieties. e Delifl or assortment consists of disbud mums, spray mums and Santinis and comprises more than 300 cultivars. "We have three exciting new collections," shares J.D. Lecuona, commercial director at Delifl or Latin America. "'Ballhias' are disbud mums that resemble certain types of Dahlia and have a round shape. 'Margriets' are anemone-type disbud mums that look like Gerbera. 'Fullfi llers' are multi- spray Santini mums with multiple blooms that can be used as fi llers." "Chrysanthemums are easily elevated through one key preparation: allowing them time to open prior to using in design work," says Dahlson. "Mums have very long-lasting fl owers and benefi t from about fi ve or six days in [low-dose fl ower nutrient solution] to allow the petals to fully refl ex. e foliage may atrophy, but it can and should be removed. Pairing mums with more sophisticated fl owers invokes new dynamics and changes the perspective of the viewer." To be dazzled by the incredible varieties of mums available today, visit the websites of Delifl or, as well as other prominent hybridizers, including Dekker Chrysanten, Royal Van Zanten, Selecta One, Floritec and ICON Selections.

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