Candelabra with flowers
How to make a moss candelabra flower display
(Image credit: Brigitte Girling/Moss & Stone)
When it comes to decor that elevates your table from everyday supper spot to guest-ready entertainment zone – consider this artful candelabra centerpiece.
Created from a moss-covered candelabra dressed with dahlias, it's the kind of scene-stealing table centerpiece that will seal your status as a stylish hostess.
So, the next time you're thinking of dining room ideas, this will help you dress your room to impress.
How to make a candelabra centerpiece
If you're looking for fall table decor ideas, this candelabra centerpiece is perfect.
'Tablescaping is a huge trend, especially as intimate dinners have replaced large-scale events like parties over the past few months,' says Andréa Childs, Editor of Country Homes & Interiors .
'The art of combining flowers and foliage, flatware, glasses, table accessories and glassware brings beauty to the table. It's also a moment to pause during all the prep, and appreciate being able to share your home and table with family and friends.'
'You might decide to create a single standout focal point, such as this moss-covered display, or use a range of dining table styling tricks to make each place setting truly special. Just don't stress and enjoy the opportunity to get creative!'
(Image credit: Brigitte Girling/Moss & Stone)
'This design captures the last hurrah of summer and shift into fall,' says floral designer Brigitte Girling of Moss & Stone , who created the display. 'With dahlias, cosmos and scabious, and blowsy roses, it's a tribute to nature's bounty.
'Position this on a table, indoors or out, to create a magical talking point for a celebration. But please do not leave candles unattended.'
You will need:
- Perennials: 15 spirea foliage; 10 scabiosa columbaria, flower and seed heads; 10 coreopsis ‘Starlight’; 50 mixed dahlia, such as 'Jowey Winnie', 'Preference' and 'Diana's Memory'; 15 roses, such as ‘A Shropshire Lad’, ‘Buff Beauty’, ‘Chandos Beauty’.
- Half Hardy Annuals: 7 cosmos ‘Purity’; 10 phlox ‘Crème Brulee’.
- Moss from the lawn, or sphagnum from a reputable source, to cover the candelabra.
- Garden twine.
- Floral wire and chicken wire.
Brigitte Girling grows the flowers for her displays in her own chemical-free wildlife garden.
1. Wrap your candelabra centerpiece with moss
(Image credit: Brigitte Girling/Moss & Stone)
Wrap your candelabra with moss. This takes time, but using garden twine, wrap a handful of moss in place by winding the twine over it tightly.
Do not cut the twine; just keeping adding new clumps of moss. Go lightly, this doesn’t have to be perfect.
2. Create a moss ball
(Image credit: Brigitte Girling/Moss & Stone)
Wet the moss in water, squeeze out the excess and firm into a ball shape.
Wrap your moss ball in a small compostable bag. This will help retain moisture and prevent dripping.
Now wrap with a layer of chicken wire, folding the sides and ends of the chicken wire into itself to hold the shape.
This will also help to support the stems.
Attach the moss to the top cup of your candelabra with floral wire or twine. Keep wrapping until the moss ball is secure.
3. Start arranging your flowers
(Image credit: Brigitte Girling/Moss & Stone)
Cutting each stem at a sharp 45 degree angle, add in the spirea to create an outline shape. Punch the stems through the bag and into the moss.
Fill in with the roses and dahlias, always ensuring they are at different angles and heights and of varied shape and color.
Now add in the seedheads and 'floaty' flowers to create movement.
4. Add the candles to finish
(Image credit: Brigitte Girling/Moss & Stone)
Place the candles in the holder, removing or repositioning any flowers that are a potential fire risk.
This design should last three or four days in a cool room. Spritz occasionally with water to prolong the display.
'I like to think of my flowers as dancing and singing together in my candelabra centerpieces, so I have given the four key floral design elements theatrical names to help you remember them,' says Brigitte Girling.
'Giving some consideration to the role your flowers play in each design really helps when it comes to selecting and using them.'
1. Stage
The framework within which everything else sits. Think delicate foliage, flowering branches, sweet pea vines, clematis, honeysuckle, hellebore, single architectural leaves and jasmine.
2. Chorus
The beautiful backing singers filling the gaps, distracting the eye and supporting the leading ladies. These might be phlox, achillea, sweet pea, blossom, sweet rocket, calendular, smaller roses and ranunculus, hydrangea and wall flowers.
3. Divas
The big showoff elements that demand attention. Often these are kept to a minimum. Consider peonies, roses, dahlias, chrysanthemums, iris, zinnia, and perhaps hellebores, foxgloves and ranunculus.
4. Dancers
The floaty elements that sit above the rest of the design. Again, these are usually kept to a minimum.
I like poppies, seed heads, fritillaria, small ranunculus, cow parsley, aquilegia, phlox, epimedium, cosmos and delicate blossom.
Andrea has been immersed in the world of homes, interiors and lifestyle since her first job in journalism, on Ideal Home. She went from women's magazine Options to Frank. From there it was on to the launch of Red magazine, where she stayed for 10 years and became Assistant Editor. She then shifted into freelancing, and spent 14 years writing for everyone from The Telegraph to The Sunday Times, Livingetc, Stylist and Woman & Home. She was then offered the job as Editor on Country Homes & Interiors, and now combines that role with writing for sister title homesandgardens.com.
Chandelier Lily (Brunsvigia orientalis) - Plants
Brunsvigia orientalisAlso known as
Candelabra Flower, King Candelabra, Chandelier Plant, Sore-Eye Flower
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Full Sun
Moderate care
Light watering
Tender
h4-h3
RHS hardiness
-5°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
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1m | Max | 1m |
50cm | Min | 60cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has no fragrance
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Chandelier Lily Overview
The Chandelier lily is a low-maintenance, indigenous plant whose flowers bloom in huge flower clusters in late summer before the leaves sprout. The pink to bright scarlet blooms attract a multitude of birds including sugar birds. Chandelier lilies are fairly drought resistant, making them a beautiful addition to any water-wise garden.
Related plants
Candelabra Flower
Brunsvigia spp.
Genus
Brunsvigia radula
Brunsvigia radula
Brunsvigia striata
Brunsvigia striata
Common problems with Chandelier Lily
These plants have are toxic to moles and mole rats and suffer very few other problems.
How to harvest Chandelier Lily
Harvest the seeds from the dry flower stalks before they snap off. The seeds are fleshy, with a very short viability period, and germinate immediately. Seeds may even germinate while still on the flowerhead, so sow seeds as soon as possible. Flowers can also be harvested and used for flower arrangements.
How to propagate Chandelier Lily
Seed
Sow seeds shallowly in deep seed trays in a well-drained sandy medium so that the top of the seed stays visible. Water well once and then again after the first leaves form. Replant after 2 years.
Division
The bulb will make little bulblets that can be separated and planted on its own.
Cuttings
Make cuttings from the base plate just before the growing season start. Make sure a few roots are attached to form a new bulb.
Special features of Chandelier Lily
Drought resistant
Rest during the dry period of the year underground in the form of a large bulb.
Plant away from irrigation in Winter rainfall area and rather in pots in wet summer areas.
Attracts birds
Attracts various birds, including sunbirds, who pollinate the flowers.
Pot plant
Keep dry until leaves start to show. Water weekly during growing season and stop as soon as leaves die back. Flower emerge during dry season.
Attracts bees
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Achillea millefolium 'Cassis'
Achira
Canna edulis
Mask flower
Alonsoa spp.
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Begonia
Begonia spp.
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Wachendorfia thyrsiflora
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