D. Lark, 2012

Lark's Ebbe

A bronze-peach that shifts through the season, ADS class 3011, never quite the same color twice.

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Hybridizer
D. Lark
Introduced
2012
ADS size
BB (Small, over 4 and up to 6 inch blooms)
Bloom
3 to 4 inches
Height
not yet verified
Bloom season
mid season

Why people hunt it

Lark's Ebbe is a florist's small bronze, raised by D. Lark and introduced in 2012 with the ADS class 3011. It belongs to the antique, muddy-warm palette that took over wedding work in the last decade, and Floret's endorsement keeps demand high. It clears out at small farms each season. The color does real work in a bouquet, bridging brighter flowers and reading vintage in a way clear oranges cannot, which is why growers forgive its modest size.

Growing notes, including the hard parts

Lark's Ebbe is a small formal decorative in a bronze-peach that moves through the season, which is its whole appeal for bouquet work: warm, antique, and a little unpredictable. At three to four inches it is a true bunching size, not a centerpiece. Standard care, pinch and stake. Floret keeps it on their bouquet-favorites list, and it sells out at Flowerwell, Sweet Bee, and Divergent Dahlias. The shifting color is a feature in a mixed arrangement and a mild frustration if you need a consistent block of one tone, so know which you are after.

Sold out? Closest alternatives

No substitute is exact, and we say so in each profile. These are the varieties growers reach for when Lark's Ebbe is gone.

Sources and references

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