Sunny Sunflowers

Sunflowers in Ancient History

According to Greek mythology, the sunflower was once a water nymph and the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys called Clytie. She was srtikingly beautiful and fell deeply in love with Apollo, the God of the Sun.

Unfortunately for her Apollo did not return her affections and poor Clytie went slightly mad sitting naked on a rock watching her beloved sun from dusk until dawn.

Gradually, her golden hair started to resemble yellow petals, her legs became the stem and her face became a flower. In her new form, Clytie continued to gaze at her sun from morning to night, as did all of her children, the sunflowers we see today.

This is actually a modern twist as the flower in question was actually a turnsole that is also known for turning in the direction of the sun because sunflowers actually originate in North America and did not exist in the ancient greek world.

Upgrade to a Bouquet of Luxury Sunflowers

All our classic Sunflower bouquets come presented just the way they are, with no foliage, hand tied by real qualified florists in coordinated wrap and matching bows. However if you're looking for a bigger impact why not upgrade to a bouquet of luxury Sunflowers and allow us to transform your classic Sunflower bouquet into a lush and luxurious one by adding :-

• At least one Palm Leaf
• At least 2 different types of Exotic and Seasonal Foliage

Upgrade to a Bouquet of Extra Luxury Sunflowers

If the name of the game is to make a big impression with the most luxurious bouquet possible you simply need to upgrade to one of our extra luxury Sunflower bouquets and allow our florists the opportunity to pull out all the stops and really go to town making your Sunflowers into a sumptious surprise by adding :-

• At least three Palm Leaves
• At least two Aspidistra Leaves
• Volumes more Exotic and Seasonal Foliage

Please Note... Whichever style of presentation you choose we DO NOT put your Sunflowers into a ready made sleeve, unlike most of our online competitors, we actually use real floristry skills and present your bouquet as the floral gift it deserves to be! A blooming lovely one!