Product Description
Welcome spring and breathe new life into your home décor with these beautiful Hyacinth Flower Sprays! Place them in a favorite vase or basket on their own, or combine them with other leaves and stems for a beautiful springtime floral arrangement. Measures 12.5" H. For indoor use only. Choose from Blue, Pink, or White colors. Each spray is sold separately and made of plastic, polyester, and wire.
Inspiration
The colorful spring season in Colonial Williamsburg features thousands of bulb flowers, such as tulips, narcissus, and hyacinths, in a rainbow of hues, heralding the return of warmer weather! From the large and glorious display of tulips in the Governor's Palace Gardens to smaller gardens such as the Alexander Craig Garden, you will find many bulb flowers blooming in the Historic Area.
In 1730, Robert Furber, an English nurseryman, published an unusual flower catalogue. On each of its twelve pages, he illustrated graceful arrangements of flowers grouped according to the month in which they bloom. Blue Hyacinth appears in February. Four hundred varieties, all of which could be purchased in London nurseries, were accurately illustrated and identified. Intended as a sales catalog, the "Twelve Months of Flowers" was an immediate artistic success and has been treasured for almost 300 years. John Custis IV maintained extensive gardens in Williamsburg, and publications such as Furber's Flowers inspired the selection of varieties to plant. Learn more from Assistant Curator of Maps and Prints, Katie McKinney, in her deep dive article, Furber's Flowers.
