 Erica
While there are over 700 species of Erica found all over the world, the species used as cut flowers originate in South Africa, where they are called Cape Heath. While the cut flower forms are related to Australian heath, they are not the same, as the Australian forms are from the genus Epacris, not Erica.
Erica comes as short branches covered in many small flowers that can be round or tubular. Common colours are white, pink, red, and pur
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 Birth Flowers
JULY - Tulip
Along with the rose, lily and orchid, the tulip can be considered a truly iconic flower. Its long, colourful history, combined with its perennial popularity lift the tulip into a class almost on their own. With the advent of ‘Ice Tulips’, where the bulbs are forced into flower and grown out of season in cooled glasshouses, tulips have become the second most popular flower on the Dutch Auction System, with 680 million stems sold in 2004.
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