In the fall, there is a desire to decorate the house with something special. For this purpose, you can use bouquets of dahlias - flowers that can emphasize the rich palette of this time of year. Representatives of the Indian tribes inhabiting Central America considered the plants mentioned by us worthy of the gods and brought them as a gift, hoping to gain the favor of higher powers.
Dahlias look luxurious both in the composition of the bouquet and in splendid isolation. The number of tones in which they can be painted is very large, ranging from delicate pastel to saturated burgundy or purple, romantic pink and sunny yellow.
A wedding celebration, a birthday, or just a desire to decorate a house - in all these cases, spectacular large flowers will come in handy.
Today, dahlias create beautiful compositions for decorating the interior and bouquets with which you can please your mother, grandmother, girlfriend or sister. Therefore, many are interested in how to create bouquets of dahlias on their own. We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the basic rules that should be followed, and consider several interesting options.
What types of dahlias are suitable for arranging bouquets
There is a wide variety of varieties of this flower. If you are going to make a bouquet of dahlias with your own hands, you should find out which of them professional florists prefer to use. So, it is noticed that large flowers with wide petals will dry out quite quickly. In addition, they usually have relatively thin pedicels.
With this in mind, it is recommended to give preference to pompom, spherical and nymphaea varieties, as well as some varieties of cactus shape.
How long a bouquet will stand
Cut dahlias live from 3 to 7 days depending on the temperature and humidity of the environment. In a cool room where the air temperature does not exceed 3-5 degrees Celsius, these flowers can stand in the water for up to 9-12 days, and the bouquet, placed in a draft or in the sun, fades in only 2-3 hours. With this in mind, a vessel with cut dahlias should be located in the coolest place in the room, but not in a draft. In addition, it is recommended to sprinkle flowers 2-3 times a day with water so that they do not fade.
How and with what to combine and which vases to use
Making a bouquet of dahlias with your own hands, it is recommended to use plants of the same variety. The exception is cases where it is not possible to select the desired gamut of shades in another way. At the same time, florists avoid combining dahlias with other flowers. Bouquets are made only of them using additional plant materials in the form of gypsophila, asparagus, ears of cattail, etc. However, there are exceptions. For example, a bouquet of dahlias and asters is very beautiful. Such compositions look especially advantageous if all flowers are taken in the same shade.
Dahlias look beautiful in low vases. As part of a bouquet or composition, they need to be placed with their faces facing the audience, since when they are turned to the side, this is not as aesthetically pleasing as the “full face” view. In addition, when composing a bouquet, it is required to avoid a position in which dahlias will be in the same plane. To prevent this from happening, you need to arrange the inflorescences at different heights, and they should not be next to each other, touching or closing each other. In this case, large-sized flowers are placed in the lower part of the bouquet, and small - in the upper.
During the preparation of the composition, it is required to use floristic fasteners, and in order to strengthen the stems and give them the necessary slope, floristic wire should be used .
A bouquet of dahlias, photos of which, like themselves, always attract attention, can be supplemented with various decor. For example, it can be light “vintage” jewelry in the form of glass pendants, mother-of-pearl beads, silk ribbons or an eco-style option from dry branches, twigs with berries of white, yellow or green shades.
Autumn option
If you do not know how to arrange a bouquet of dahlias, use the following instructions:
- take two types of flowers: large - burgundy, and those smaller - gentle salmon tones;
- combine dahlias in three: a pair of salmon-colored and one - burgundy;
- decorate the bouquet with fresh leaves of a bright green hue, which will enhance the contrast and give freshness;
- add a couple of elderberry branches with berries.
You will get a refined autumn composition, beautiful from any angle.
Wedding bouquet of dahlias
What kind of bride without a beautiful traditional flower arrangement in her hands ?! Moreover, the most common reason for ordering bouquets of dahlias is wedding decoration. In order to make a composition for this case, you will need:
- Pink dahlias, which can be found in flower shops from August to September.
- Pieris Japanese, which is a shrub of green color. It is available all year long. Moreover, depending on the season, you can purchase an option with different shades of cream, green, pink and red.
- Roses Iceberg, which can be found throughout the whole year.
- Astilbe pink or red, available from June to late August.
All these flowers are held together with several ribbons, and burlap is used as a wrapping material.
In general, white, pale pink, cream and light lilac dahlias are more often used for interior decor in a vintage style and decorations for a wedding celebration. They have sophistication, chic and aristocracy and cause associations with the old tale of the beautiful princess.
Bouquet for a special occasion
Dahlias of deep shades of burgundy, purple violet are an excellent basis for creating classic and country bouquets. However, there are several rules that will provide an excellent result:
- a spectacular combination for the holiday will be the use of such dahlias of "mysterious" shades with yellow orchids;
- such flowers should be combined with greens of different colors, including large-sized leaves;
- when there is a desire to get rid of "solemnity", you can add bouquets of dahlias with autumn gifts of autumn nature - branches with berries, leaves, dried flowers, etc.
Flat thumbnails
From dahlias, magnificent compositions are also obtained that are intended to be displayed in a vase of a particular type. For example, you can cut the stems of 3 flowers, leaving no more than a couple of centimeters. Then the buds should be placed inside a flat-shaped container with water, such as a scaffold. You get a kind of flowerbed, which, if it is decorated with leaves, will perfectly decorate the banquet table. It will look especially beautiful if you take flowers of different varieties, but close shades.
Now you know how you can make a bouquet of dahlias (photo options are in the article), and you can please your loved ones with such compositions.