Flowers
    -- Flower Types
    -- Companion Flowers
    -- Flower Index

With as many different flowers as there are people who grow them, how do you know which kinds look the best, smell the best, which kinds look good together, last the longest, or convey the right meaning? Learn the secrets professional florists use to make the perfect floral centerpiece here!

Creating a floral centerpiece is more than just picking pretty or fragrant blooms and putting them in a vase together. In order to make your perfect centerpiece, it helps to know what kind of blooms are out there, the colors they come in and which kinds are more fragrant. We have compiled a list of Flower Types with illustrations to help you identify blooms to use in your centerpieces.

Combining colors and fragrances can be an art, and not all blooms go well with each other, visually and biologically. For instance, while roses are one of the most popular, fragrant and beautiful flowers, they are very sensitive to pH levels in the water they are placed in. Many other blooms can cause the pH in the water to change drastically, which can in-turn negatively affect the roses. Companion flowers are flowers that are well suited together, and this is a key to making centerpieces look good and last. Our section on Companion Flowers will teach you the best blooms to pair in your centerpieces.

If a highly fragrant centerpiece is one of your goals, many beautiful blooms offer a strong or subtle fragrance. Knowing which kinds of blooms are typically more fragrant will help you in choosing the right ones for your centerpiece. Please see our Flower Types section to find out which blooms are more fragrant!

In Victorian times, flowers and floral arrangements were used a means of communication, expressing different feelings and emotions through various types of blooms. Even though the subtle nuances of the flower language have been lost, flowers still hold powerful meanings today, allowing a person to express a wide range of emotion. Professional florists help convey these emotions and feelings by featuring specific types of blooms in an arrangement. Included with the information in our Flower Index, we have included the meanings associated with each flower, where applicable. Please visit to read more!