BLUE

Delphinium: This flower is often used in large ceremony arrangements. It also comes in white, mauve, peach, and other blue shades.

Hydrangea: You need just a handful of these big, preppy blooms to create an abundant centerpiece. It also comes in white, green, blue, and assorted pinks.

Blue Thistle: Despite its name, it's not prickly and makes an excellent boutonniere flower.

Tweedia: Besides hydrangea, tweedia is the only flower that comes in this shade of sky blue. It also comes in white.

Muscari: An all-muscari bouquet is chic and ladylike. It also comes in purple and white.

Water Lily: This aquatic flower is a good focal bloom for a tropical centerpiece. It also comes in white, blue, hot pink, and yellow.

Clematis: This graceful, star-shaped flower is ideal for a bride who wants an airy, garden-inspired bouquet. It comes in a handful of colors—from purple to magenta to a striped white—and is a great accent flower. It pairs well with sweet peas, garden.

Clematis: This artful flower photographs beautifully—even though it looks delicate, it's actually quite hardy.

Lilac: This classic bloom is most affordable in spring—when they're available locally (ordering them in winter means they'll likely come from Holland). A springtime lilac is very fragrant, but isn't as hardy. It also comes in white and mauve.

Hyacinth: This flower is hyper perfumey, so don't use it on your reception dinner tables. It also comes in pink, green, white, blue, peach, and soft yellow.