---
title: "Flower guide: vase life, seasons, meanings and pet safety for 157 cut flowers | Floreboard"
url: https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/
language: en
last_reviewed: 2026-10-31
publisher: Floreboard
---

# Flower guide for florists

Quick reference for 157 cut flowers, branches and foliage: botanical name, role, vase life, season, fragrance and pet toxicity — the same data Floreboard uses to review arrangements.

**By season** [Spring](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/seasonal-flowers/spring/) · [Summer](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/seasonal-flowers/summer/) · [Autumn](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/seasonal-flowers/autumn/) · [Winter](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/seasonal-flowers/winter/)

**By colour** [red](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/red/) · [pink](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/pink/) · [white](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/white/) · [yellow](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/yellow/) · [orange](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/orange/) · [purple](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/purple/) · [blue](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/blue/) · [green](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/green/)

**By trait** [Longest-lasting cut flowers](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/long-lasting-flowers/) · [Fragrant cut flowers](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/fragrant-flowers/) · [Unscented and low-pollen flowers](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/unscented-flowers/) · [Pet-safe flowers for cats and dogs](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/pet-safe-flowers/) · [Foliage and branches for arrangements](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/foliage-and-branches/) · [Flowers that dry well](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-for-drying/) · [Flower meanings: the language of flowers](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flower-meanings/)

## Zander botanical notation system

Rooted in the German botanical lexicon (Zander – Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen), adapted for cut flower conditioning and commercial floristry.

### Habit & Texture

- ✂ Focal Cut Flower

- ♄ Woody Branch

- ♃ Herbaceous Perennial

- ⊙ Delicate Annual

- 〰↓ Cascading / Vine

- 8 Berry / Texture

### Water Level

- ⊔_ Shallow (3–5cm)

- ⊔= Medium (8–12cm)

- ⊔≡ Deep (15–20cm+)

### Stem Cut

- ∠ 45° Angle Cut

- ⊥ Horizontal Cut

- ＋ Cross Split

- ♨ Hot Water / Flame

### Vase Life

- ⊙ Brief (2–5 days)

- ⨀ Standard (5–9 days)

- ⨂ Enduring (10–18+ days)

- ∞ Everlasting / Dried

### Safety & Care

- ☠ₘ Toxic to Cats (Severe)

- ☠ Toxic Sap / Irritant

- D Fragrant Bloom

- ❄ Cold Storage Suitable

- ∧ Cold Sensitive

## All flowers at a glance

| Flower | Role | Notation | Vase life | In season | Fragrance | Pets |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agapanthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/agapanthus/), Agapanthus praecox | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 7–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Allium](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/allium/), Allium giganteum | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Spring, Summer | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Alstroemeria](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/alstroemeria/), Alstroemeria | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Amaryllis (Hippeastrum)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/amaryllis/), Hippeastrum hybrids | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| [Amur honeysuckle](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lonicera/), Lonicera maackii | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Autumn, Winter | None | — |
| [Anemone](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/anemone/), Anemone coronaria | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔_ ∠ ⨀ | 3–6 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| [Anthurium](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/anthurium/), Anthurium andraeanum | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Arrowhead (sagittaria)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/sagittaria/), Sagittaria trifolia | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Asparagus fern](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/asparagus/), Asparagus setaceus | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Aspidistra](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/aspidistra/), Aspidistra elatior | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Astilbe](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/astilbe/), Astilbe × arendsii | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Astrantia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/astrantia/), Astrantia major | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 7–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Azalea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/azalea/), Rhododendron | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring | None | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| [Baby's breath](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gypsophila/), Gypsophila paniculata | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 7–10 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| [Bamboo](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/bamboo/), Phyllostachys | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Banksia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/banksia/), Banksia | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Bells of Ireland](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/moluccella/), Moluccella laevis | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Bird of paradise](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/strelitzia/), Strelitzia reginae | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Bougainvillea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/bougainvillea/), Bougainvillea glabra, B. spectabilis | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Spring, Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Bouvardia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/bouvardia/), Bouvardia | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| [Buddha’s hand citron](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/buddhahand/), Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Autumn, Winter | Strong | — |
| [Bupleurum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/bupleurum/), Bupleurum rotundifolium | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| [Calendula](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/calendula/), Calendula officinalis | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | Light | — |
| [Calla lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/calla/), Zantedeschia | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔_ ⊥ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Camellia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/camellia/), Camellia japonica | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Winter | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Canterbury bells](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/campanula/), Campanula medium | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–8 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), Dianthus caryophyllus | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Cattail](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/typha/), Typha angustifolia, T. orientalis | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–21 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Celosia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/celosia/), Celosia argentea | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Chamomile](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/chamomile/), Matricaria chamomilla | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | Light | — |
| [Cherry blossom](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/cherry/), Prunus serrulata | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| [China aster](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/aster/), Callistephus chinensis | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Chinese iris](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/irislactea/), Iris lactea | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 3–6 days | Spring, Summer | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Chinese redbud](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/cercis/), Cercis chinensis | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring | None | — |
| [Chrysanthemum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/chrysanthemum/), Chrysanthemum × morifolium | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Autumn | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Clematis](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/clematis/), Clematis | Filler flower | 〰↓ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–6 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| [Cornflower](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/cornflower/), Centaurea cyanus | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| [Cosmos](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/cosmos/), Cosmos bipinnatus | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Cotton stems](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/cotton/), Gossypium hirsutum | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–30 days | Autumn | None | — |
| [Crabapple blossom](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/crabapple/), Malus spectabilis | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| [Crape myrtle](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/crapemyrtle/), Lagerstroemia indica, L. speciosa | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Craspedia (billy buttons)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/craspedia/), Pycnosorus globosus | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Crocosmia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/crocosmia/), Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–8 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Curly willow](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/curlywillow/), Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Dahlia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/dahlia/), Dahlia | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–6 days | Summer, Autumn | None | mildly toxic |
| [Daisy (marguerite)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/daisy/), Argyranthemum frutescens | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| [Daylily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hemerocallis/), Hemerocallis fulva | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| [Delphinium](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/delphinium/), Delphinium elatum | Line flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 5–8 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| [Dendrobium orchid](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/dendrobium/), Dendrobium | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Dusty miller](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/dustymiller/), Jacobaea maritima | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Eryngium (sea holly)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/eryngium/), Eryngium planum | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Eucalyptus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/eucalyptus/), Eucalyptus cinerea, E. gunnii | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 10–14 days | Year-round | Light | mildly toxic |
| [False spiraea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/sorbaria/), Sorbaria sorbifolia, S. kirilowii | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Summer | Light | — |
| [Fatsia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/fatsia/), Fatsia japonica | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Firethorn (pyracantha)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/pyracantha/), Pyracantha fortuneana | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Autumn, Winter | None | — |
| [Forsythia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/forsythia/), Forsythia × intermedia | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Spring | None | — |
| [Freesia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/freesia/), Freesia × hybrida | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–8 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | — |
| [Gardenia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gardenia/), Gardenia jasminoides | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Summer | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Gerbera daisy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gerbera/), Gerbera jamesonii | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔_ ⊥ ⨀ | 6–10 days | Year-round | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Ginkgo](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/ginkgo/), Ginkgo biloba | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–10 days | Autumn | None | — |
| [Gladiolus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gladiolus/), Gladiolus | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | mildly toxic |
| [Globe amaranth](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gomphrena/), Gomphrena globosa | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Grape hyacinth (Muscari)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/muscari/), Muscari armeniacum | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| [Hardy begonia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/begonia/), Begonia grandis | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Summer, Autumn | None | mildly toxic |
| [Heavenly bamboo (nandina)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/nandina/), Nandina domestica | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Autumn, Winter | None | mildly toxic |
| [Heliconia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/heliconia/), Heliconia | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Hellebore](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hellebore/), Helleborus orientalis | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔≡ ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| [Holly](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/holly/), Ilex aquifolium | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Winter | None | mildly toxic |
| [Hollyhock](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hollyhock/), Alcea rosea | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Hosta leaves](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hosta/), Hosta plantaginea, Hosta spp. | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| [Hyacinth](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hyacinth/), Hyacinthus orientalis | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Hydrangea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hydrangea/), Hydrangea macrophylla | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔≡ ＋ ∞ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| [Hypericum berries](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hypericum/), Hypericum androsaemum, H. × inodorum | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Iris](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/iris/), Iris × hollandica | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–6 days | Spring, Summer | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Ivy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/ivy/), Hedera helix | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Japanese kerria](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/kerria/), Kerria japonica | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Spring | None | — |
| [Jasmine](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/jasmine/), Jasminum sambac | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| [Juniper & arborvitae](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/juniper/), Juniperus chinensis, Platycladus orientalis | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| [Kangaroo paw](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/kangaroopaw/), Anigozanthos | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| [Lavender](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lavender/), Lavandula angustifolia | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 7–10 days | Summer | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Leatherleaf fern](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/leatherleaf/), Rumohra adiantiformis | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Leucadendron](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/leucadendron/), Leucadendron | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Lilac](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lilac/), Syringa vulgaris | Branch | ♄ ⊔≡ ＋ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Spring | Strong | — |
| [Lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lily/), Lilium | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Year-round | Strong | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| [Lily of the valley](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lilyvalley/), Convallaria majalis | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Spring | Strong | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| [Lingzhi mushroom](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lingzhi/), Ganoderma lingzhi | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 180–365 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Lisianthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lisianthus/), Eustoma grandiflorum | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Loquat leaves](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/loquat/), Eriobotrya japonica | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Lotus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lotus/), Nelumbo nucifera | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 3–4 days | Summer | Light | — |
| [Lotus pod](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lotuspod/), Nelumbo nucifera | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–30 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Love-lies-bleeding](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/amaranthus/), Amaranthus caudatus | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Lupin](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lupin/), Lupinus polyphyllus | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| [Magnolia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/magnolia/), Magnolia denudata | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Spring | Light | — |
| [Maple branches](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/maple/), Acer palmatum | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Autumn | None | — |
| [Marigold](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/marigold/), Tagetes erecta | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | Strong | — |
| [Monstera leaf](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/monstera/), Monstera deliciosa | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Mugwort](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/artemisia/), Artemisia argyi | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| [Myrtle](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/myrtle/), Myrtus communis | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| [Narcissus (daffodil)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/narcissus/), Narcissus | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Winter | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Obedient plant](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/physostegia/), Physostegia virginiana | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Orchids (cut)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/orchid/), Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Oncidium | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–21 days | Year-round | Light | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Oriental bittersweet](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/celastrus/), Celastrus orbiculatus | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Autumn | None | mildly toxic |
| [Osmanthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/osmanthus/), Osmanthus fragrans | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Autumn | Strong | — |
| [Palm leaves](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/palm/), Dypsis lutescens | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Peach blossom](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/peach/), Prunus persica | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–10 days | Spring | Light | — |
| [Pear blossom](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/pear/), Pyrus pyrifolia, P. bretschneideri | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| [Peony (herbaceous)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/herbaceous-peony/), Paeonia lactiflora | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Persimmon branches](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/persimmon/), Diospyros kaki | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Autumn | None | — |
| [Photinia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/photinia/), Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin', P. serratifolia | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Pincushion protea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/leucospermum/), Leucospermum cordifolium | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| [Pine](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/pine/), Pinus | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| [Pittosporum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/pittosporum/), Pittosporum tenuifolium, P. tobira | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Plum blossom](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/plum/), Prunus mume | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Winter | Light | — |
| [Pomegranate](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/pomegranate/), Punica granatum | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Poppy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/poppy/), Papaver nudicaule, P. rhoeas | Focal flower | ⊙ ⊔= ♨ ⊙ | 2–4 days | Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| [Powdery thalia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/thalia/), Thalia dealbata | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Protea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/protea/), Protea cynaroides | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| [Purple loosestrife](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lythrum/), Lythrum salicaria, L. anceps | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Purple-leaf plum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/purpleleafplum/), Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–10 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| [Pussy willow](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/pussywillow/), Salix gracilistyla | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–30 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| [Queen Anne's lace (Ammi)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/queenannes/), Ammi majus | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| [Ranunculus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/ranunculus/), Ranunculus asiaticus | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–8 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| [Red spider lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lycoris/), Lycoris radiata | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Autumn | None | mildly toxic |
| [Red-twig dogwood](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/dogwood/), Cornus alba | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–30 days | Winter | None | — |
| [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), Rosa × hybrida | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔≡ ∠ ∞ | 5–7 days | Year-round | Light | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Sacred lily (rohdea)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rohdea/), Rohdea japonica | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–30 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Salal](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/salal/), Gaultheria shallon | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Salvia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/salvia/), Salvia farinacea, S. leucantha | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 5–8 days | Summer | Light | — |
| [Scabiosa](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/scabiosa/), Scabiosa atropurpurea, S. caucasica | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Siam tulip (Curcuma)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/curcuma/), Curcuma alismatifolia | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Silver wattle (mimosa)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/acacia/), Acacia dealbata | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–10 days | Winter, Spring | Light | — |
| [Snapdragon](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/snapdragon/), Antirrhinum majus | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Spring | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Solidago (goldenrod)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/solidago/), Solidago | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| [Spiraea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/spiraea/), Spiraea thunbergii | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–8 days | Spring | None | — |
| [Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/ornithogalum/), Ornithogalum thyrsoides, O. dubium | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Statice](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/statice/), Limonium sinuatum | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ∞ | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| [Stock (Matthiola)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/stock/), Matthiola incana | Line flower | ✂ ⊔≡ ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | — |
| [Sunflower](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/sunflower/), Helianthus annuus | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔_ ∠ ⨀ | 6–10 days | Summer | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |
| [Sweet flag (acorus)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/acorus/), Acorus calamus, A. gramineus | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Spring, Summer | Light | — |
| [Sweet pea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/sweetpea/), Lathyrus odoratus | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Ti plant (cordyline)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/cordyline/), Cordyline fruticosa | Foliage | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| [Trachelium](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/trachelium/), Trachelium caeruleum | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Tree peony](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/peony/), Paeonia × suffruticosa | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 3–5 days | Spring | Light | mildly toxic |
| [Tuberose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tuberose/), Agave amica | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), Tulipa | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔_ ⊥ ⨀ | 4–7 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| [Veronica](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/veronica/), Veronica longifolia | Line flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Viburnum (snowball)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/viburnum/), Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' | Branch | ♄ ⊔≡ ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Spring | None | — |
| [Water lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/waterlily/), Nymphaea | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⊙ | 2–4 days | Summer | Light | — |
| [Waxflower](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/waxflower/), Chamelaucium uncinatum | Filler flower | ⊙ ⊔= ∠ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Winter, Spring | Light | — |
| [Wheat ears](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/wheat/), Triticum aestivum | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–30 days | Summer | None | — |
| [Willow](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/willow/), Salix babylonica, S. matsudana | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 10–14 days | Spring | None | — |
| [Winter daphne](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/daphne/), Daphne odora | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Winter jasmine](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/winterjasmine/), Jasminum nudiflorum | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨀ | 7–10 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| [Winterberry](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/redbean/), Ilex verticillata | Accent / texture | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ∞ | 14–30 days | Autumn, Winter | None | mildly toxic |
| [Wintersweet](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/wintersweet/), Chimonanthus praecox | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⨂ | 7–14 days | Winter | Strong | — |
| [Wisteria](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/wisteria/), Wisteria sinensis | Branch | ♄ ⊔= ＋ ⊙ | 2–4 days | Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| [Zinnia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/zinnia/), Zinnia elegans | Focal flower | ✂ ⊔= ∠ ⨀ | 5–7 days | Summer, Autumn | None | ✓ ASPCA non-toxic |

Last reviewed: 2026-10-31. Reference values from common trade practice. Real results vary with variety, origin and conditioning. [CSV](https://floreboard.com/data/flowers.csv) · [JSON](https://floreboard.com/data/flowers.json) · [About our data](https://floreboard.com/en/about/)