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Eco-Friendly & Organic Amaryllis

Amaryllis flowers stand for great beauty and pride. At times they may also represent innocence. With large trumpet shaped flowers sitting high atop thick spring green stems, these flowers have an air of sophistication and class. Online flower shops mostly offer the Amaryllis in red, light pink, peach, and white—all lovely colors that are appropriate for so many different occasions. No matter what color you choose to express your sentiments, your loved one will be impressed with the simple and understated Amaryllis.

The Amaryllis is also a traditional holiday flower, finding its place in many homes at Christmas time. It is known for chasing away sadness and drawing people out of their winter boredom. Amaryllis flowers make an excellent gift for your friends and loved ones, no matter what winter holidays they celebrate. But of course their beauty is not limited to the winter months alone—they make a wonderful organic flower gift at any time of the year.

While this flower is well known as the Amaryllis, that's actually just a widespread and universal misunderstanding. Hippeastrum (which means "knight star") is actually the correct term, though very few people are aware of that. Both offline florists and online flower shops have continued to use the name Amaryllis because its use is so common and the name so familiar.

Amaryllis is now listed in books of baby names, though it is currently very rare for both first names and last names in the United States. As a female first name, its origins are Greek, and it means fresh and sparkling. It makes a lovely name for a female child who will one day grow up to be a woman just as dazzling as the flower itself.

It's important to note that the Amaryllis is nontoxic for human beings, but it does contain substances that are poisonous to other animals. For this reason you'll want to note that they are not appropriate for homes with cats, and they should not be placed in locations where other animals can reach them either.

Amaryllis care is no more difficult than caring for any other flower. You'll want to be sure to take the following steps to assure the healthiest blooms possible. Take the flowers out of the packaging immediately upon receipt. Fill a vase with lukewarm water and set it beside your sink. Hold each stem under running water, or underwater in a container, and carefully snip 1/4" off of the end of each stem. Immediately place them into the vase as you snip them. You may refrigerate them for a couple of hours before putting them on display in your home, or you can put them directly into a cool, dim room where you'll keep them on display. If you follow these steps, you will be rewarded with stunning Amaryllis blooms that no one can resist.

Sustainable Flowers Make The Perfect Gift For All Occasions

Organic Bouquet is the largest online provider of eco-friendly and organic floral gifts. All of our flowers are grown in a manner that is not only environmentally friendly but also provides outstanding resources for farm workers and artisans. Organic Bouquet partners with select flower farms in California, Ecuador and Columbia. All of our flower farms follow stringent growing practices which are monitored by multiple certification agencies and associations. When you purchase flowers from Organic Bouquet, you are helping to improve the life of a flower farm worker, their family and the local floral community.

Our eco-friendly flower arrangements include roses, calla lilies, tulips, gerbera daisies, hyacinths, sunflowers, alstromeria lilies and blue iris. In addition to a complete line of flower arrangements, we offer gift baskets, fruit baskets, nut baskets, gourmet chocolates, gourmet cookies, plants, wreaths, organic cotton apparel, organic towels, and organic linens. All of these products are certified eco-friendly and/or provide for environmental benefits through our participation in Carbon Offset programs.

Whatever the occasion, our flowers make the perfect gift- birthday celebration flowers, anniversary flowers, holiday flowers, or floral arrangements simply to say thank you. Sending flowers from Organic Bouquet says that you care not only about the person receiving the flowers, but also about the environment. All of our gift items are shipped nationwide to all 50 states. So whether you need to send flowers to Florida, New York, California, or Colorado, we can guarantee overnight delivery to ensure they arrive fresh and ready to put a smile on someone’s face.

Whether you are purchasing online, or through one of our customer service specialists, you can be assured you are ordering the freshest quality of flowers and environmentally friendly gifts.