NEW for 2025 a Flower Library like no other!
Introducing the Cut Flower Library – your ultimate cut flower resource. This ever-growing collection features individual flower pages filled with unrivalled and valuable information.
Professional florists will enhance their expertise with the wealth of expert knowledge shared, while flower enthusiasts and curious minds will also love it.
Best of all, this Flower directory is completely free – start exploring this invaluable resource today and enjoy!
Why?
Whilst there are many cut flower information pages out there, they’re lacking vital information. The pages we have created on specific cut flowers provide a complete and comprehensive overview of all the information you would ever want to know – and that’s no exaggeration!
Whether you’ve been in the florist trade your whole life, or are just starting out with cut flowers, we promise you’ll learn new insights that you’ll refer to again and again.
What's Included?
The information you’ll discover?
Whilst it’s almost easier to say what’s not included than the comprehensive information you’ll find in the cut flower pages – as can be seen from the videos scrolling down the example pages – we’ll share a list below.
Here’s just a some of the content:
General Info:
- How it looks
- It’s product group
- Some of it’s varieties
- Classification details & Common names
- Pronunciation
- Fragrance & colour details
- Vase life
- Availability
- It’s Natural Season
- Origination locations
Florist Info:
- VBN Product Group Number
- Number of varieties
- Shape and Texture
- Inflorescence & stem type
- Phototropism
- Ethylene sensitivity
- Plant types
- Poisonous or harmful to humans, dogs, cats
- Commercially grown locations
- Useful brochures & resources
Points of Interest:
- Meaning of the name
- Language of flower meaning
- Cultural & symbolic meanings
- Different colour meaning
- Fun info.
Wholesale Buying Info:
- Webshop product details in page and selected product listing
- Sorting descriptions
- Maturity & Ripeness info & images
Care Guides:
- Florist special care & conditioning advice
- Most suitable cut flower food
- Stem type effects
- Optimal temperature
- Customer care info
Where to find it & Top Tips
You’ll locate the Flower Library collection by using the link on the top of our ‘Florist News’ page.
- Simply click on the ‘Visit our FLOWER LIBARY’ image
- This will direct you to the flowers listed in this ever growing directory.
- Select the flower you’d like to discover more about & enjoy the treasure trove of expert information.
TOP TIPS
Save time and go directly to the information you want by using the contents menu. You can simply zoom back to the top of the page by tapping the up arrow. This is true – not only for this page – but all our pages and blogs. We always value your time and try and make things as easy as possible through everything we do at Westflor.
The video below illustrates this tip, if you’re not 100% sure what we mean.
Final thoughts
We hope we’ve explained the value and insights that can be gained from the Flower Library, that you’re keen to dive in and see what’s available so far – remember this will be an ever growing resource with new flowers added all the time.
So, whether you’d like to take your buying skills to the next level, review the florist care and conditioning advice specifically tailored for each flower, gain a greater understanding of the growing of the flowers, or NEVER be stuck for a social media post EVER again. You’ll find what you’re looking for in the Flower Library.
You might find taking a quick look at the FAQs below helpful too!
FAQs
If you have any further queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
Floristry students at my local college would find great value in your 'Flower Library' can I share it with them?
Absolutely! We’re only too pleased to share this information with everyone that would find value in it – share away!
We’ve referenced all the sources used to for the accurate information of the pages too, so that might help with coursework.
Can I request a flower so you do it next?
Yes, by all means. Obviously we’ll be continually adding flowers to the list, but would be delighted to hear from you if you have a desire to see a specific flower page created next. Emailing us on hello@westflor.co.uk would probably be the best way, we’ll look forward to hearing from you.
Do you mind if I share this in my social media - to other florists that don't buy at Westflor?
Yes, that’s fine. If any professional florists (or even those that just enjoy flowers) find value within the vast info shared we’d be pleased for them to expand their expertise and gain greater knowledge from it. Floristry can be a challenging profession at times, and if we can help any florists – even a little bit – we’re only too happy to do so.
Can I use if for my social media?
Whether it’s sharing a link to the page or using any one of the numerous: facts, points of interest, or general info – yes, yes and yes. Go for it, we hope you find it useful.
Will there be more flowers?
Absolutely, we’ll be continually growing this Flower Library. Watch this space – we’ll give updates on our social media too, so if you’re not following us there what’s stopping you? You can find all the links in the footer or HERE.
