Which flowers are in season?
Our two main crops of flowers are: scented narcissi, from Oct - Easter and scented pinks from May - Sep. There are short periods when we don't have enough many Scilly flowers to meet demand. In the past we've relied on importing flowers in to plug these gaps but we're working on increasing the range of Scilly grown flowers we offer.
We've looked around the islands to see which flowers other farms are growing and which ones have grown in the past. During April and May ixia, iris, gladioli and scilla were picked on Scilly and we're working with other growers and increasing our stock of these flowers. This is a work in progress. We aren't currently able to fully meet the demand for Island grown flowers in the late spring and summer and what we send at these times changes very regularly,
Below is a list of all the flowers we send, when they are available and where they come from.
Scented narcissi
Sent: October - April
Vase life: 5-7 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly
Scented pinks
Sent: May - September
Vase life: 7-10 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly
Ixia
Sent: April - May
Vase life: 7-10 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly
Notes: very short season
Iris
Sent: April - May
Vase life: 5-7 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly & outside of UK
Notes: short season for Scilly grown
Scillas
Sent: May - June
Vase life: 7-10 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly
Notes: blue flowers in picture, very short season
Gladioli
Sent: April - May
Vase life: 5-7 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly
Notes: very short season
Spray carnations
Sent: early and late summer
Vase life: 7-10 days
Grown: outside of the UK
Notes: sent when we don’t have enough Scilly flowers
Mixed bouquets
Sent: most of the year
Vase life: 5-10 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly, UK & outside of the UK
Notes: we arrange Scilly flowers with flowers from elsewhere
Daffodils
Sent: Christmas and spring
Vase life: 5-7 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly & UK
Tulips
Sent: February - April
Vase life: 7-10 days
Grown: UK
Belladonna lilies
Sent: September
Vase life: 5-7 days
Grown: Isles of Scilly
Notes: very short season
