White Roses and Santini

This bouquet combines white roses, alstroemeria, lisianthus and green fillers, with red hypericum berries that contrast clearly with the white flowers and the greenery.

Lisianthus has cup-shaped blooms that resemble roses at first glance, so they blend well with the rest of the bouquet. Santini add volume and a delicate structure, which is why they are most often combined with roses, carnations and mini gerberas.

Alstroemeria is considered a flower of friendship and symbolises abundance and luck, so the bouquet suits a thank-you for friends or a birthday greeting.

Remove the leaves from the lower part of the stems, as they would end up under the water and quickly spoil it; the hypericum berries themselves tolerate water without problems. Keep the bouquet with roses away from direct sun, draughts and ripening fruit, because ethylene from the fruit speeds up the wilting of the roses.