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Bloom Spotlight: Blushing Bride

As the name suggests, Blushing Bride is an extremely popular wedding flower!

Part of the protea family.⁣ ⁣ Most commonly found in creams & whites with a pale pink centre, these beautiful yet robust blooms also come in shades of pink and green.⁣ ⁣

Coming into bloom now, they are seasonal in Australia from May to September and hold up well even after being cut, which makes them perfect for bouquets and buttonholes.⁣ ⁣

Historically, it is reported, that a man would wear a blushing bride bloom if his intent was to ask for his loves hand in marriage! 😍⁣