Four families

A family is a way the material behaves. A specific stem, plant, or bunch is named only in a written reply.

Cut stems

Flowers cut for this week. A vase on a table, or a few stems on a desk.

Use Cut stems when the flowers should open this week. In the letter, say where they will sit, how long you hope they hold, and whether you need a vessel.

• A cut stem is not a season-long plant.
• We do not promise how many days a stem will look open until the written reply names it.

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Living greens

A potted plant for a season. The letter has to name the light.

Use Living greens when you will keep a plant for this season. Tell us the light in that spot. We do not promise it is easy, or that it will not die.

• We do not say a plant is hard to kill.
• We do not hide the light it needs.

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Branches

Stems for an entry or a tall vessel. Structure first.

Use Branches when the place is an entry, or the vessel is tall. In the letter, say where it will sit, how long you hope it holds, and whether you need that vessel.

• Branches are not a mixed bouquet in a sleeve.
• If you need a year with no water, ask for Lasting instead.

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Lasting

Dried or preserved material that can sit for a year. It is not a fresh flower.

Use Lasting when you want something to remain for a year. The written reply will say dried or preserved. It will not call the material a fresh flower.

• Dried material is not in bloom.
• We do not say it lasts forever.

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