“Autumn is a
second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
-Albert
Camus
Now that it is officially autumn, it’s time to dig into the
hot colors of fall. The fashion world dictates the color schemes we will see
from the runways in New York and Paris right down to the colors a bride requests
for her fall wedding. The name of the game this season is “Jewel Tones.” Jewel
tones are the rich, saturated colors associated with jewels, such as emeralds,
rubies, amber and sapphires. These tones
aren’t the bright and shiny side of the precious stones, but the dark, warm
interiors of the stones. According to the trend setters at Pantone, the jewel tone
palette will be accented by neutrals, such as browns and taupe.
So let’s investigate the flowers and botanicals that represent
jewel tones.
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Sumatra is a jewel toned delight |
In the lily department, the Sumatra Lily will be a stand out
this fall. This beautiful Oriental is big and dark; the saturated colors will ensure
that this lily will be the focal of many autumn floral events. For our Royal Lilies, which is what we call
our LA Hybrids, the Sunset Royal lily has all the warmth of a vibrant autumn
sunset. Sun Valley has the exclusive North
American rights to grow this lily, and there will be big numbers coming to
harvest every week. The other lily to
keep your eye on is Orange Art. This stunning lily is from the Tango Series,
so it is part Asiatic and part LA Hybrid.
This is one of our lilies that the average consumer hasn’t experienced;
the gorgeous contrasting hues make this a show-stopping fall lily.
The ever popular Matsumoto Asters we grow are a natural match
for the jewel tone theme. Purple, red and our hot pink fit the bill nicely.
A flower that grows beautifully at our Oxnard farm that we
don’t mention nearly enough is our Delphinium Sea Waltz, now this is a rich
sapphire blue.
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Delphinium Jewel Tones |
One of my favorite items we grow on the farm is Ornamental
Kale, often called Brassica. J Schwanke
from uBloom just completed a great video showing off our product. Have a look,
the dark purples and emeralds of our brassica will be hot this autumn, so you
need to see this video!
Not all jewel tones are necessarily dark; our gerberas are bright,
yet saturated. Some varieties which will be hot this fall are: Maya, Shania,
Carambole, Intensa and Malibu. I
recently took a walk through the Oxnard gerb greenhouse, the crop is looking
pretty spectacular. The colors are
popping and the plants are looking very healthy.
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Our Gerb greenhouse in Oxnard, CA |
Jewel tones are the theme of this season, and Sun Valley is
growing just what you need.
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