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Bummer. No Ranunculus for my wedding :(

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    thewheelsonthebus    June 25, 2011  

    So apparently we won't be able to get ranunculus for the wedding because the season will have ended a couple of weeks prior.

    We were planning on using it for boutonnieres - white for FI, orange for the guys, in my bouquet in orange with some other stuff and in bud vases on our tables.

    Anyone have any suggestions for similar looking flowers available in orange?

    Thanks!

     
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    sit1010    June 18, 2011   Living in Raleigh, NC, Getting Married in Rochester, NY

    I'm getting married just a week before you and I'm having all ranunculus, have you tried talking to another florist?

     
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    thewheelsonthebus    June 25, 2011  

    I don't have another florist to go to - hellooooo rural area :)  She may be able to have some brought in, but I'd rather know what we're getting and not have to pay more. 

    Our season is super short around here. 

     
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    sit1010    June 18, 2011   Living in Raleigh, NC, Getting Married in Rochester, NY

    There's roses, lilies, dahlias, daisies, mums, your florist is going to have to let you know what's in season though if you're in such a rural area. It just all depends on what she can get. I love the orange lilies and dahlias.

     
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    lampshade127    March 27   Houston

    I'm a ranunculus lover too! What about using garden roses instead? The way that the layers look make them look pretty similar, especially in the time before they fully open.

     
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    mittens111211    November 2011   Portland, Oregon

    i love ranunculus and i learned something interesting about them. according to my florist the type that grow on the east coast have huge blooms and are very full and the type that grow on the west coast are small and don't bloom as well!

    anyway... i was bummed about this but she suggested mums instead. also try peonies, they look very similiar. there are also a couple different types of roses that look similiar as well.

     
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    MrsMcGyro    July 9, 2011   New York

    @thewheelsonthebus: Hey there! We were supposed to have orange ranunculus too, but we can't get them, so we're using orange alstroemeria.

     
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    sfchick    May 7, 2011   Los Angeles

    @mittens111211: Is your florist suggesting football mums, spider mums, or mini button mums?

     
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    mittens111211    November 2011   Portland, Oregon

    @sfchick:  i believe football mums! i had to do an image search to figure out which one!

     
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    acingthelace    September 24, 2011  

    AAGH! I'm so bummed, too! I just found this out for my Sept. wedding. I LOVE them, and so does FI. I may mix in some fake ones with real? I dont know, that could look really bad, we will have to do a test. Or we will just find another flower to use, unless we can ship some in from somewhere (without it costing a fortune).

     
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    gcwest    June 25, 2011   Washington DC, wedding in CT

    I had the same problem (same date/middle of nowhere wedding), we're going with lisianthus instead.

     
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    sfchick    May 7, 2011   Los Angeles

    @thewheelsonthebus: For other orange ideas ----what about orange zinnias? calendula? or pincushion proteas? I love bittersweet but it's super hard to get sometimes :(

     
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    GoIzzy    August 23, 2008   Detroit

    orange spray roses would be similar. 

     
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    bluebird615    July 23, 2011   Toledo, Ohio

    I am using dahlias in my bouquets with garden roses. There are all different shapes and sizes.  There are some, tiny dome shapes that could be cute for boutonnieres.

     
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    Miss Longcoat    March 31, 2012   Woodbridge, VA

    If you love love love them, I woud use artificial ones with real greenery for the boutonnieres.

     

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