Delphinium Corsage

Delphinium

Delphinium is a genus of about 300 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere and also on the high mountains of tropical Africa. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus.

Corsage

A corsage is a small bouquet of flowers worn on a woman's dress or around her wrist for a formal occasion. They are typically given to her by her date. Today, corsages are most commonly seen at homecomings, proms, and similar formal events.

delphinium

Noun

1. A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers; a larkspur.
2. A shade of blue, named for the flowers.

corsage

Noun

1. A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress.
2. The waist or bodice of a woman's dress.