Local Alaskan Wedding Flowers A to Z: Part 3, M through P
Most people planning their wedding aren’t experts on flowers.
In order to help you become more flower literate, I’m creating a series of blogs to work through the entire alphabet of local Alaskan wedding flowers, A to Z, in order to show you all the flowers I grow or source locally. There are so many varieties, color combinations, textures, seasons etc.
That’s why I’m here - to help get you through the process of figuring out what will look most amazing at your wedding.
Now I can’t promise every flower will be in here, but I’m going to attempt to give you a good picture of the possibilities of local Alaskan wedding flowers.
Each variety has a brief description and is categorized by type: Focal flower, secondary flower, seed pod or head, foliage, and interesting element.
In this blog I’ll be covering local flowers M through P.
To read the previous alphabet Alaska Wedding flowers, click here
Giant Orange Marigolds
M
Marigold
Category: focal flower
Season: late July through September
Colors: bright orange, yellow
Feel: celebratory, showy
Shape: round ruffled ball/disc
Mint
Category: foliage
Season: July through September
Colors: soft green
Feel: gardenlike
Shape: long stem with soft oval leaves
Monarda (bright red flower at the top of the bouquet) is part of this wild garden-filled bridal bouquet.
Monarda
Category: secondary flower
Season: early August through September
Colors: bright red, soft purple
Feel: unique, interesting
Shape: cluster of tiny tubular flowers atop a long stem
Nasturtium flowers make this wedding detail shot pop. Photo by Lauren Roberts
N
Nasturtium
This is one of 10 flowers I labeled “The Questennestial Garden Flower”. You can read more about all the flowers I think lend themselves to a garden-inspired arrangement. Check out the blog HERE.
Category: secondary flower and foliage
Season: early August through September
Colors: bright green foliage, orange or red flowers
Feel: whimsical, garden-like
Shape: vining foliage with big round leaves and interesting looking flowers
Nicandra
Category: foliage and seed pods
Season: early August through September
Colors: bright green
Feel: unique, interesting
Shape: leaves and small seed pod “lanterns” on long stems
Nigella
Category: secondary flowers and seed pods
Season: early August through September
Colors: soft purple, blue, or white flowers with green to black seed pods
Feel: garden-like, whimsical
Shape: flowers wild little things with layers of flat petals and a bursting center. The seed pods are like small balloon-like seed pods atop each stem
O
Orlaya
Category: secondary flower
Season: late July through September
Colors: white
Feel: old fashioned, cottage garden
Shape: clusters of tiny flowers create a medium sized open disc
Bright red poppy in the Gardenwild garden. Photo by Lauren Roberts
P
Phlox
Category: secondary flower
Season: mid July through September
Colors: purple and white, bright magenta centers with caramel-cream petals
Feel: old fashioned, cheerful
Shape: a few small open disc like flowers on each stem
Poppy
This is another one of 10 flowers I labeled “The Questennestial Garden Flower.” You can read more about all the flowers I think lend themselves to a garden-inspired arrangement HERE.
Category: secondary flower
Season: late July through September
Colors: red, white, orange, yellow, pink, black
Feel: delicate, rare, unique
Shape: open disc to large ruffle ball