Find the Best Flower for Your Wedding Color Palette

Updated on March 27, 2018

Peach/Apricot – Amaryllis

These bold blooms can also be soft and romantic and are a favorite of Greenwood's. The flower, which she says is fairly easy to find year-round, "will have as many as four actual large blooms," giving a bride "a big bang for her buck."

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Cream/White – Garden Rose

A ceremony blanketed in white hues deserves an elegant floral staple—like the garden rose, which is "truly classic," Greenwood says. Garden rose blooms also have "large petal count and beautiful shape," she adds.

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Red – Ranunculus

Perfect for any red-hued palette, ranunculus is a go-to for its rust- to bright holiday-colored options. "They are always a reliable friend and hold up beautifully," Greenwood says. If you're sourcing them on your own, Greenwood adds that these blooms are "showiest when they are of full age."

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Blush/Light Pink – Café au lait Dahlias

Greenwood says dahlias are popular choices for brides with this soft pastel palette. The blooms are "large and showy, but can be a fickle flower," she says. When she picks them, she usually tries to source locally. Floral designers are known to call dahlias the "popsicle" flower, as they can sometimes "melt," Greenwood says, but adds that, "when they want to cooperate, there is nothing more beautiful."

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Blue – Tweedia

You'll never go wrong with tweedia if you need "something blue," to round out your color palette. Tweedia is "more of an accent flower," Greenwood admits, yet it "somehow always finds a way to be a showstopper in any arrangement."

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Yellow – Sunflower

"While not generally considered a wedding flower, [sunflowers] work beautifully to complete a casual affair," Greenwood says, adding that these blooms are "happy and fun." And, if you're foraging your own florals for your big day, these are "easy to obtain and grow," she says.

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Gold/Brown/Caramel – "Combo" Rose

This rose, which can give off a dual-color effect, is what Greenwood defines as the "perfect color of neutral." When paired successfully, Greenwood says the combo rose "could be played off as caramel, tan and even a gold-tone."

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Light Green – Pee gee Hydrangea

A twist on the classic elegant floral, pee gee hydrangeas have a "good, neutral tone with bright highlights that can be designed successfully with many other colors," Greenwood says. She adds that hydrangeas are "generally a good value and perfect for large statement pieces, such as arbors and floor pieces."

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