Best faux flowers on the market
Good Homes has rounded up the very best faux flowers on the market to ‘wow’ your guests and save you a fortune in the long run.
Faux flowers have come a long way. Gone are cheap plastic stems and in are silk replicas so close to the real thing, it’s hard to tell the authentic from the artificial.
These low-maintenance blooms (all they require is a little dusting now and then), will elevate your interiors, give your space an inviting feel, and improve your sense of well-being.
Their long-lasting beauty means they won’t die or wilt within days and you don’t need a florist’s eye for design to put together a show-stopping bouquet.
Another hidden plus of snapping up the best faux flowers on the market is that they’re great for allergy sufferers, as they’re hypoallergenic.
There can also be an added environmental benefit to faux flowers, as you’re not replacing cut flowers every week.
A mix of both faux and real flowers however means still enjoying the benefits of the natural fragrance of real flowers and their properties for air purification.
The best faux flowers for doorscaping
When it comes to festive doorscaping, Dunelm has got you covered with a huge selection of artificial garlands for both indoor and outdoor doorscapes.
To add colour to your doorscape, try the artificial poinsettia garland with berries and pine needles.
For a classic winter white garland, there’s the mistletoe and white berries. Or you could keep it completely natural with the hard needle tip garland with pinecones.
For the full faux festive works, Dunelm sell a pre-lit door set which comes with two fake Christmas trees, a wreath and a garland filled with 130 warm LED lights.
- Artificial garlands, from £10 from Dunelm – buy here
Best single stem faux flowers
With their lush, full blooms with layer upon layer of soft, romantic petals, peonies could be the benchmark for one of the trickiest faux flowers on the market to get looking just right.
And Cox & Cox has got them spot on.
Coming in sets of three in either muted peachy shades or blush pinks, the peony stems are both delicate and elegant.
Sit them in a large glass vase to bring a touch of summer to your home year-round.
- Three faux peony stems, £30 from Cox & Cox – buy her
The best for festive decor
Just one glance at Oka’s fabulous Christmas window displays, and you’ll see how brilliant they are at seasonal styling.
On the festive flower front, they have gorgeous seasonal stems that you can mix nad match to create a realistic, showstopping mantlescape to wow your guests with.
You can pick ivy, lingonberry, and barberry stems, plus, snowball viburnum branches and catkin and rowanberry stems.
Wind through the deep red winter berries and faux rosehips, dot it all with LED lights and you’ll instantly transform your home with seasonal decor.
- Artificial single stems, from £11 per stem from Oka – buy here
Best all-rounder artificial flowers
When it comes to the most luxurious faux flowers, versatility in choice and arrangements, Fauxquet have got it sorted.
Started in 2020, by Olivia, Fauxquet “pronounced Fo-Kay, a combination of faux and bouquet” is hands-down the best faux flower brand on the market.
They’re so good they even sell gorgeous bridal arrangements, which are a brilliant idea, to keep your bouquet forever.
Shop their collection, which includes singular stems, like pine sprays and larix branches to ‘real touch’ ranunculi and beautiful Icelandic poppies.
There’s dried lotus pods and eucalyptus seed branches and dried dates that can be styled in ceramic bowls. Plus DIY faux bouquets, pre-arranged and hand-tied arrangements and an extensive Christmas collection.
- Faux single stems, from £7 per stem from Fauxquet – buy here
Best statement floral arrangements
Fauquets pre-arranged floral bouquets look like they could belong in a pre-Raphaelite painting.
The Ruffle artificial flower bouquet (pictured) is named after the look and feel of a beautiful peony, with its “abundance of ruffled petals.”
Fauquet describe how “subtle pink highlights and textures are found throughout this display, in the hints of pink in the amazingly realistic ‘real touch’ roses and intricate detailing of the skimmia and wax flower.”
“Greens and greys from the array of foliage stems including eucalyptus, lambs’ ears and populus contrast beautifully against the soft pinks and creams, rounded off with the feathery finish of the long leaf eucalyptus.”
- Ruffle bouquet, £145 from Fauxquet – buy here
Best classic choice
Family-based Marquis & Dawe are based in Cheshire and bill themselves “as creating a contemporary home with a traditional feel.”
Their classic faux white flower arrangements are very chic.
The stem lengths vary between 63 – 75 cm and contain three cosmos stems, two white stocks, two pale green viburnums, and one stem of ranunculi.
You can cut your stems to whatever works best for your arrangement, and even bend the stems a little and put them in fresh water (as pictured), to make them look more realistic.
- Faux white flower arrangement, £89 from Marquis & Dawe – buy here
Best for artificial grasses
If you don’t fancy faux flowers, but are after the earthier tones and style of artificial grasses, try B&M.
The green pampas stems start from £4 and look great on their own, or within an arrangement.
B&M also do a set of black pampas grass stems that come in a white vase, or black or natural bunny tails.
There’s also tall pussy willows with white buds, and small blooms of mini bunches of dried grasses and larger bunches of winter grasses.
Don’t miss the bunches of autumnal-hued eucalyptus leaves for a warming winter statement look.
- Pampas grass stems, £4 from B&M – buy here
Best budget-friendly faux flowers
For budget blooms, Primark’s faux flowers do some brilliant tall single stems (starting at £1.50) and bouquets and wreaths.
Try the pretty hydrangeas, which come in three colours (plus a burnt orange draped hydrangea) or the more sculptural boxwood plants.
The metallic faux thistles look great in a display, while the olive branch and berry half wreaths and garlands add the perfect festive feel for a slice of the price.
- Faux single stems, £1.50 from Primark – buy here
Best for plants and flowers
While Homescapes do a great range of artificial single stems, like the dried pink peonies, pink daisies and delphiniums, they also do some brilliant artificial plants, that come in aged terracotta pots for a rustic feel.
Snap up the range of mini palm trees, artificial Ficus rubber trees and monstera plants.
If you want colours in your home, the ruby and copper shades of the red maple tree are striking, as is the deep red poinsettia.
Homescapes also do a range of artificial decorative herbs, from rosemary to basil.
- White orchid in a gold metal pot, £64.99 from Homescapes – buy here
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