color palette advice

[rewolf]

I've been asked to do a bouquet for local photo shoot. The color palette is pink, grey, black and white and the bouquet is to have a vintage feel. Pink and white flowers are easy, black is in the ribbon but the grey...what foliage should I use to compliment the grey? I have my ideas but what are yours?

 

[jonquil]

A few grays come to mind- lambs ear, dusty miller and any of the silver artemesias...
along with a number of eucalytus species would give you the gray color.

jan

oh, and the silver backed leucadendrons would be interesting too

 

[mb0509]

I love Dusty Miller, both the color and the texture.

Mary

 

[felicityflowers]

Vintage and Gray? Dusty Miller all the way

 

[RWK]

Without a doubt - Cinerea (dusty miller)

 

[Chezbloom]

Yep, first thing that jumped to my mind, also my country western singing name, Dusty Miller

 

[ladyinc]

Ditto to the dusty miller !!

 

[dzynrprincess]

What about the deep purple mini calla or "Black Magic" roses for the black?

 

[lizzie ann]

Vintage and Gray? Dusty Miller all the way

ditto on the dusty miller....that's my vote

 

[LOTAKIDS]

Are chocolate cosmos available yet?? Yes, on the dusty miller.

 

[Carrington]

Had to spend time finding out what dusty miller was - flower names are different over here! Yes to that or what about Kochia - drops like crazy but as it's a photoshoot maybe not such a problem. As for black what about feathers ... not sure how vintage is being defined but feathers very victorian - well over here at least!

 

[rewolf]

Thanks Everyone! Looks like we are all on the same page. Dusty Miller by a landslide...:thumbsup

 

[logan]

Sounds yum, Dusty Miller is so lovely and I love Lamb's Ears also, what style of design have you chosen??

 

[rewolf]

They want hand-tied...

 

[IggyFlowers]

I'd go with lamb's ear, especially if you can get some that is starting to bloom (pink spires). The stuff in my yard is absolutely wonderful right now.

Iggy