Peonies have large and fragrant flowers which smell a little like the rose, only more intense. Peony colours vary from yellow, cream and white as well as the palest pink to the deepest reds. In terms of size, each of its flower heads can grow up to eight nine inches across, making them perfect for wedding and birthday bouquets.

For weddings, it is best to use these flowers during May and June as these are the months when they are in season and thus in full bloom. Depending on the kind of theme that one wishes to use for the wedding, peonies will simply look stunning both as part of the bride’s bouquet or as part of the table centrepieces for the reception.

Examples of wedding themes that commonly make use of peonies are those that are predominantly Chinese or Victorian as well as those that veer toward the white, ivory and pale pink colors. Apart from that, these flowers are also compatible with materials like heavy satin, exquisite lace and velvet which, over the years have only become more popular at weddings.

Should one decide to use home grown peonies as part of the bride’s bouquet, it is important to take note of one thing. These beautiful flowers usually form their buds in the spring and when this happens, ants will be crawling all over them. While these insects are important in order for the buds to fully open, no bride wants ants all over her on her wedding day. That being said, flowers for the bouquet must therefore be cut with a long stem and only when they are fully open. After cutting, the flowers may be dipped in a large basin of water and then dried for an hour under the shades.

Peonies are also excellent as table centrepieces. For this purpose, the red or maroon ones are usually chosen although this will also depend on the colours being used for the wedding theme.

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