Tropical Wedding Flowers

Whether you live in lush Hawaii, arid Arizona, or in the climes of the frozen North, tropical wedding flowers can add a romantic, intoxicating touch of élan to that most important day of your life – your wedding day. Here we’ve gathered some information together for you to take a look at tropical flowers as an alternative to traditional roses, daisies, or other customary flowers typically used in weddings. You may decide to toss tradition to the wind once you learn more about tropical flowers. And then your biggest decision will be “Which ones do I want to use?”

Scent, Beauty, or Both?

Plumerias (frangipangi), birds of paradise, hibiscus, and orchids are just a few choices in tropical wedding flowers to consider. Many of these blossoms work uniquely well not only for a bridal bouquet, but also as bouquets for flower girls and bridesmaids, men’s boutonnieres, and wedding reception table centerpieces.

Some tropical wedding flowers are considered for their beauty alone, while others emit inimitably exotic fragrances. Others hold both characteristics of both loveliness and a breathtaking scent.

Characteristics of Some Tropical Bloomers

Using plumerias – also known as “frangipangi"- as tropical wedding flowers gives an exhilarating fragrance, but the flower itself, while very pretty, may be somewhat disappointing. The blooms tend to be rather small. Plumerias perhaps should not be used solely in a bouquet or centerpiece, but incorporated with other flowers. In this way, because of their intense fragrance, they make an excellent addition to a showier blossom.

Birds of paradise, conversely, may be too dramatic for some uses of tropical wedding flowers. As bouquets and boutonnieres, the eye would be drawn more to the blossom of this extraordinary flower than to the wearer or bearer. As a wedding reception table centerpiece, however, the bird of paradise – used with discretion – could make an exceptionally attractive accent.

Hibiscus, while quite showy, may be somewhat too fragile to be used in some tropical wedding flowers uses. This beautiful flower would serve wonderfully, however, in centerpieces or as men’s boutonnieres. Most varieties of the hibiscus are not know for their scent, but some hybrids do emit a slight fragrance.

Orchids – Tropical Superstars

The superstars of tropical wedding flowers, orchids make an excellent choice in all purposes. As boutonnieres, bouquets, or in reception table centerpieces, no other flower works as well as the magnificent orchid. The fragrance these tropical flowering wonders emit competes only with their extraordinary beauty. Orchids come in many varieties, so you should be easily able to decide which one to select by comparing different colors, petal formations, and individual perfumes.

Tropical wedding flowers can truly make your event something to remember. They’re different, beautiful, and if you choose those with a heady scent, the fragrance will bring to mind thoughts of your wedding each and every time anyone attending smells it again. So as you’re planning your wedding, keep the idea of using tropical flowers in mind. If you do, not only will you remember that wonderful day forever, but so will all your guests, who will forever associate their beauty and fragrance with the hope of eternal love.

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Wedding Bouquets