“Tuscany” Sunflower Bouquet

Three sunflowers at its heart, surrounded by lisianthus and small-headed chrysanthemums that look rather like daisies. Tucked in between are ears of wheat, sprigs of hypericum with their round berries and pittosporum leaves, green with pale edges. The ears of wheat and the hypericum berries are purely decorative touches. We tie it by hand and it leaves the workshop wrapped in paper and ribbon.

The sunflowers and wheat will: the yellow of the sunflower and the gold of the wheat don't change. Everything else depends on which flowers come in each morning, so the lisianthus, chrysanthemums and hypericum berries may turn up in other shades, depending on availability. Yellow is the main colour in the photo, set off by lilac and green. What stays the same is the recipe: three sunflowers, the same kinds of flowers and the same size. The wrapping can vary as well: purple and yellow paper in this case.

No, sorry. “Tuscany” is just what we called the bouquet, because the sunflowers and wheat reminded us of the fields in that part of Italy. Our shop is in Palma and we only deliver in Mallorca, which means Florence, Siena and the rest of Italy are out of reach for us. It works perfectly the other way round, though: from Italy, or wherever you live, you can order online for someone staying on the island, and one of us will put the bouquet into their hands.

It's all about water. A sunflower's stem is thick and very thirsty, so glance at the level every day and refill it long before it runs low. Should a head begin to bow, shorten the stem by two centimetres or so, cutting on a diagonal, and get it back into fresh water at once. As the heads are heavy, a sturdy vase helps, and the bouquet is happiest away from strong sun, heaters and ripening fruit.

That depends on what time your order reaches us. As a rough rule, anything placed before 9:00 is normally on its way that morning, and anything placed before 13:00 that afternoon. Our vans are out Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00 and again from 16:00 to 20:00; Saturday deliveries run from 10:00 to 14:00 only, and on Sundays the vans stay parked. You pick the date and time slot when you pay. Rather pick it up yourself? You'll find our shop in Coll d'en Rabassa, just minutes from the airport. For anything else, +34 658 838 056 takes both calls and WhatsApp messages.

Yes. If you'd like sunflowers and nothing else, our sunflower bouquet is the one for you. And if you fancy them alongside red roses, there's our rose and sunflower bouquet. You'll find more combinations, with gerberas or in mixed bouquets, in the sunflower section of the shop.

There is just the one size, as pictured. In the main photo a hand is holding it, which gives you the scale; it's a bouquet you carry in one arm and that sits nicely in a medium vase. Precise measurements would be misleading, because every sunflower opens in its own way.

We're Floristería Mallorca, a family flower shop in Palma. Ekaterina runs the flower side: each morning she decides what comes in, then ties the bouquets one by one in our workshop (C/ Cardenal Rossell 73, Coll d'en Rabassa). Sergio handles everything digital: the website, available in five languages, including English, German, French and Russian, and Bloomi, our AI assistant, who will suggest ideas if you get stuck on your card message. Thanks to that, someone living abroad can send flowers to a person on the island as easily as if they were in Palma.