Billy Ball Flowers

When looking to add a splash of color to your wedding bouquet or center piece a great addition in the flower department are Billy Ball Flowers, which are also commonly called Craspedia. These bright yellow flowers are available year round, and are guarenteed to add a certain flare to your wedding.   



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A typical Billy Ball flower has a long green stem with a sphere shaped bright yellow head. It complements a variety of flowers, in particular Billy Ball Flowers seem to go well with white flowers such as white roses, or other yellow flowers like tulips or sunflowers. This mix of yellow and white is great for a summer wedding!

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The Billy Ball flower’s rustic coloring can highlight and accentuate an earthier wedding theme...     

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...but it is also such a unique looking flower that it would look great with a chic wedding as well.

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Bouquet Ideas and Meanings

No matter the season, bouquets are elegant and a vital part of pulling the wedding together. When choosing the perfect bouquet it is a great idea - and a lot of fun- to look at flower meanings. Flowers can help incorporate a theme or can be selected by personal preference. When choosing which type of flower to put into your wedding bouquet keep the following in mind:

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Roses are classic. Red symbolizes love and passion, white is purity and pink may symbolize happiness. Yellow, while a lovely color, symbolizes friendship and jealousy. This may not be exactly what you are trying to convey on your wedding day.

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Lilies are such an elegant flower, often symbolizing purity.

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Tulips, all of the rage in Holland during the seventeenth century, are such a cheerful flower. In fact, a yellow tulip can mean happiness or kind thoughts. The red tulip symbolizes perfect love which I think is very sweet.

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Orchids are such an exotic flower and can spice up any arrangement. Pink orchids are known for refinement among other things.    

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The Meaning of Flowers

"Some flowers spoke with strong and powerful voices, which proclaimed in accents trumpet-tongued, 'I am beautiful, and I rule.' Others murmured in tones scarcely audible, but exquisitely soft and sweet, 'I am little, and I am beloved.'" ~George Sand (Armandine A.L. Dupin) 1804-76

Flowers are a very important aspect of a wedding. They bring great sentiment and often require a great deal of planning. Here is some interesting history about the meaning of flowers to help create even more meaning for your special day, based from the book
Wedding Flowers by Wendy Thomson & Joanne Hornsby.

Spring Weddings: symbolism of rebirth and new beginnings

examples of spring flowers:
- carnation: unrequited love
- lilac: first emotions of love
- mimosa: secret love
- poppy: consolation

~lilac bouquet~
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Summer Weddings: abundance of joy

examples of summer flowers:
- bluebell: constancy
- lily-of-the-valley: return of happiness
- sunflower: splendid

- tuberose: dangerous pleasures

~tuberose bouquet~
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Fall Weddings: warmth and strength

examples of fall flowers:
- dahlia: pomp
- gardenia: refined
- chrysanthemum: "remember me"
- belladonna: pride, silence

~gardenia bouquet~
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Winter Weddings: passion, intensity

examples of winter flowers:

- amaryllis: splendid beauty

- heather: good luck
- tulip: declaration of hopeless love
- ivy: fidelity

~tulips bouquet~
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