What Blooms in the Fall: The Perfect Height
Kaytlin Lane Photography
Designing the perfect arch, arbor, wedding bouquet or floral arrangement requires a mix of full blooms and greenery of different heights to create the drama and fullness that we all love to see.
If you’re considering adding tall plants, flowers, or even grass to your wedding decor, these beauties are exactly what you need.
Agonis
Agonis
This foliage consists of long, sweeping, steams that produces lengthy leaves varying in shades of red and rich browns. They’re a great option for both bouquets (vertical) and centerpieces (horizontal). This weeping greenery adds a little drama everywhere it goes.
Delphinium
Delphinium
These tall beauties grow up to six feet tall and come in vivid shades of blue, purple and white. Although there are miniature versions of this statuesque flower that would fit perfectly in a wedding bouquet, delphiniums are perfect for decorating arches and adding height to free standing floral arrangements.
Billy Balls
Billy Balls
Native to Australia and New Zealand, these long stemmed beauties naturally come in a shade of bright yellow but can be tinted various different shades. With it’s minimalistic aesthetic, they are great costars of any arrangement, adding both texture and depth to even the simplest of bridal bouquets.
Dusty Miller
Dusty Miller
These soft, silver-green flowers create the perfect accent and backdrop for bouquets. They have lacy petals that add a touch of romance and softness to their arrangements. They are soft enough to complement bright florals, yet intricate enough elevate even the most classic of ensembles.
Fountain Grass
Fountain Grass
Fountain grass is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, the tropical regions of Africa, the Middle East as well as south-western Asia. This tall slender grass can grow up to five feet tall and are topped with soft, fluffy flower plumes that can vary between white, pink, and dark red based on the habitat.
Pampas Grass
Pampas Grass
Native to South America, specifically Pampas, this beautiful ornamental grass stands completely upright and can reach heights of ten feet tall. In the summer, depending on the variety, their light, feathery plumes can be yellow, pink, silver or peach; however, as the seasons move towards fall, the plumes will turn cream or white, elevating any space by adding dramatic height to their surroundings.
Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace
Also known as “wild carrot”, these flowers display a burst of white or purple-ish firework-like blooms atop sanity long stems, that can grow up to four feet tall. Their blooms are dense, yet small, allowing them to pair well with almost all other blooms as they can be trimmed to size in order to fill out arrangements.
Thistle
Thistle
Even though their stems are spiky, these beautiful plants display showy flowers in pink, purple, yellow, white, blue, green, and magenta. Thistle adds a touch of the wild unknown and outdoors to arrangements, and can grow between three and ten feet tall.
Goldenrod
Goldenrod
This surprisingly common flowering plant is quite beautiful and can grow to be up to five feet tall. Their flowers grow in tight and long clusters of bright yellow and are a rustic, yet sunny, addition to outdoor themed weddings
Pennycress
Pennycress
A little on the shorter side, pennycress only grows to about two feet tall, yet carry tiny white seed-heads throughout its stem. If you’re considering adding dried florals to your wedding bouquet or arrangements, pennycress are great options as their seed-heads turn a softer, creamier, white when dried.
Snapdragon
Snapdragon
These tall bloom-heavy beauties can grow up to thirty inches tall and sixteen inches wide. They come in a variety of vibrant colors (e.g., red, yellow, pink, orange, white) and are amazing additions to both, bridal bouquets and centerpieces.
Veronica
Veronica
This flowering plant grows between one and three feet tall and bears, on average, one foot long spires that produce flowers that are either blue, white, pink, or purple. Sometimes referred to as speedwell, veronicas add loose shapes, and fun textures to arrangements.
Instead of adding more flowers to fill out your arrangements, consider adding taller plants and flowers that will command more attention. These tall plants and flowers are the perfect height for adding drama and fullness to your arrangements without overpowering them or your venue. Many of these gorgeous beauties are also available in shorter heights.
