Interflora Creates "Flowerworks" For Bonfire Night Using Shropshire Petals Confetti
If you’re heading to a fireworks
display tonight the chances are you’ll be entertained by fireworks named after
flowers - that’s because fireworks and flowers are intrinsically linked.
With this in mind Interflora teamed up with the country's best fireworks experts to see if it was possible to create a fireworks display using real flower petals... And who did they ask to supply the petals? Well Shropshire Petals of course!
We sent off a variety of confetti mixes to be used
in these flowerworks including 'Black Tie' cornflowers, 'Midnight Blue' deep purple
delphiniums, ‘Raspberry Fool’ pink delphiniums, ‘Honey ‘B’ yellow calendula,
‘Ginger Snap’ orange calendula and ‘Amethyst’ purple delphiniums. We also sent
off two larger petal mixes - ‘Cerise’ pink rose petals and ‘Golden Slumber’
yellow rose petals.
The flowerworks display was brought to life by Rob
Farrow, Special Projects Director at Alchemy Fireworks.
Rob explained: “The effect we created wasn’t
without a challenge - we couldn't use any traditional launching techniques as
they were too powerful and the petals would be ripped apart. Therefore we
needed to pack the petals tightly into the shell without breaking them to
ensure a decent mass for launch.â€
“Here at Interflora we are always looking for ways
to use flowers in totally new and exciting ways,†explains David Ragg, Head of
Product Development at Interflora.
“This time we have been influenced by the beautiful
fireworks displays that are seen all over the country at this time of year. We
carefully selected the flowers for best effect, using dried petals from roses,
calendula, cornflowers and delphiniums and created our very own floral firework
display! The results were truly spectacular.â€
To capture the action a super slow
motion camera was used. The breath-taking film is available to watch here: http://youtu.be/wt32qGZqz8Y it's a stunning video by http://www.interflora.co.uk/content/firework-flowers/
Good right? We especially love how they've used a mix of large and small petals to mimic the falling light of regular fireworks!
So, "remember remember" these flowerworks tonight as you gaze up at the nights sky watching rockets and roman candles wizz by. We will be!
Love as always SP xx
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