Wildflora Blog

Pileaaaaaaaa! Can't deny it. It's fun to say. But it's also fun to keep in your home! This plant, has adorable leaves that look like they have a tiny belly buttons, and goes by a multitude of common names, including Pancake Plant, Chinese Money Plant, UFO Plant, Lefse plant or Missionary plant. This guy is actually fairly new to the commercial house plant scene, as it wasn't commonly grown for commercial use until the 2010's. That's also why it's sometimes called the Pass-It-Along Plant, since many people who have these got a cutting from a friend. Before we were seeing them regularly, Al, the owner of...

Contrast is a designer’s best friend when it comes to creating a striking arrangement. Here are some of our favorite ways to incorporate contrast: COLOR Color is one of the easier ways to add punch to your arrangement. Choosing two colors on opposite sides of the color wheel can make for striking contrast.  SCALE - TEXTURE - SIZE Do you prefer more subtle colors or a monochromatic look? No problem. You can still pump up the contrast by mixing up the bloom and foliage shapes, sizes & textures. Big, bold leaves or flower petals are lovely when paired with fine-textured ferns or tiny inflorescence. LIGHT We...

Mother's Day is a huuuge holiday for florists, but we totally understand that a flower arrangement isn't every mom's jam. And for those moms, there's still plenty of great gifts to find at WildFlora. POTTED FLOWERS & PLANTS!Potted plants and flowers are a great alternative for Mom's who love living things, but want to keep them around a bit longer than a week. DRIED FLOWERSAnd if keeping something alive is too much to add to your mom's plate, we also have plenty of dried flowers, which will stay gorgeous with none of the effort   SHELF DECORFilling Shelves is our forte. Whether it's...

Need a little floral pick-me-up? Or some smashing centerpiece for your next party? We LOVE when clients bring us their personal vases and tasks us with filling it. For this particular challenge, we leaned into an orange, tropical, citrus motif and let the flowers flow. What kind of arrangement would you love to see next?