{"product_id":"dried-australian-natives-bouquet","title":"Kimberly Sunset Bunch","description":"\u003c!-- Petal \u0026 Parcel — Native Bunch in Red — Teal Accent Version --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Paste this into your Shopify product description HTML editor --\u003e\n\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  .bb-desc { font-family: var(--font-body-family, 'Jost', sans-serif); color: rgb(var(--color-base-text, 33, 35, 38)); line-height: 1.8; }\n  .bb-desc * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n\n  \/* Dividers — teal *\/\n  .bb-divider { width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #264a4d; margin: 3rem 0 2rem; }\n\n  \/* Section labels — teal *\/\n  .bb-label {\n    font-family: var(--font-heading-family, 'Cabin', sans-serif);\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 10px;\n    letter-spacing: 3px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #3d7a7e;\n    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\n  }\n\n  \/* Section headings *\/\n  .bb-heading {\n    font-family: var(--font-heading-family, 'Cabin', sans-serif);\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 1.8rem);\n    line-height: 1.3;\n    color: rgb(var(--color-base-heading, 26, 27, 24));\n    margin: 0 0 1.2rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-desc p { margin: 0 0 1rem; font-size: 1.5rem; }\n  .bb-desc p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }\n\n  \/* Seasonal note — soft inline treatment *\/\n  .bb-note {\n    padding: 1rem 1.2rem;\n    background: #e6f2f0;\n    border-left: 2px solid #264a4d;\n    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n  }\n  .bb-note p {\n    font-size: 1.2rem;\n    line-height: 1.65;\n    color: rgba(var(--color-base-text, 33, 35, 38), 0.65);\n    font-style: italic;\n    margin: 0;\n  }\n\n  \/* Product cards grid *\/\n  .bb-grid {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n    gap: 2.5rem;\n    margin-top: 1.5rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-product-card {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr;\n    gap: 1.5rem;\n    align-items: start;\n  }\n\n  \/* Numbers — teal *\/\n  .bb-product-num {\n    font-family: var(--font-heading-family, 'Cabin', sans-serif);\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 3.2rem;\n    line-height: 1;\n    color: #264a4d;\n    opacity: 0.3;\n    padding-top: 0.2rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-product-name {\n    font-family: var(--font-heading-family, 'Cabin', sans-serif);\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n    color: rgb(var(--color-base-heading, 26, 27, 24));\n    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n  }\n\n  \/* Role tags — teal *\/\n  .bb-product-role {\n    display: inline-block;\n    font-size: 1rem;\n    letter-spacing: 2px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #3d7a7e;\n    opacity: 0.7;\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-product-text {\n    font-size: 1.4rem;\n    line-height: 1.75;\n    color: rgba(var(--color-base-text, 33, 35, 38), 0.75);\n  }\n\n  .bb-product-tip {\n    font-size: 1.25rem;\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    color: rgba(var(--color-base-text, 33, 35, 38), 0.45);\n    font-style: italic;\n    margin-top: 0.6rem;\n    padding-top: 0.6rem;\n    border-top: 1px solid rgba(var(--color-base-text, 33, 35, 38), 0.06);\n  }\n\n  \/* Who cards *\/\n  .bb-who-grid {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\n    gap: 1.5rem;\n    margin-top: 1.5rem;\n  }\n\n  @media screen and (min-width: 750px) {\n    .bb-who-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; }\n  }\n\n  .bb-who-card {\n    padding: 2rem 1.8rem;\n    background: #e6f2f0;\n    border: 1px solid #c5ddd9;\n  }\n\n  .bb-who-title {\n    font-family: var(--font-heading-family, 'Cabin', sans-serif);\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 1.4rem;\n    color: rgb(var(--color-base-heading, 26, 27, 24));\n    margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-who-text {\n    font-size: 1.3rem;\n    line-height: 1.7;\n    color: rgba(var(--color-base-text, 33, 35, 38), 0.65);\n  }\n\n  \/* Box features — teal tinted *\/\n  .bb-box-grid {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\n    gap: 1rem;\n    margin-top: 1.5rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-box-feat {\n    padding: 1.2rem 1.4rem;\n    background: #e6f2f0;\n    border: 1px solid #c5ddd9;\n  }\n\n  .bb-box-feat-label {\n    font-size: 0.95rem;\n    letter-spacing: 2px;\n    text-transform: uppercase;\n    color: #3d7a7e;\n    opacity: 0.6;\n    margin-bottom: 0.3rem;\n  }\n\n  .bb-box-feat-val {\n    font-family: var(--font-heading-family, 'Cabin', sans-serif);\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-size: 1.3rem;\n    color: rgb(var(--color-base-heading, 26, 27, 24));\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"bb-desc\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- INTRO --\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eA red banksia head doing the headline work, with two more banksia species behind it in mustard and bronze. Around them: deep maroon leucadendron, cream verticordia clustered low, tea tree filling between. Red without the rose cliché. The loudest bunch in the native catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SEASONAL NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-note\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eEach bunch is a hand-bound arrangement of Australian-grown, Australian-dried native stems. Native flowers grow on their own timeline, so the exact mix can shift through the year. The red palette and overall character stay the same. No two bunches are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- WHAT THEY OPEN --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-label\"\u003eWhat They Open\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bb-heading\"\u003eSix Stems, Red-Palette\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-grid\"\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-num\"\u003e01\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-name\"\u003eBanksia Formosa\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-role\"\u003eRed Centre\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-text\"\u003eThe red flowerhead doing the visual work. Banksia formosa is naturally golden-mustard, the same species at the heart of our mustard bunch. The deep red you see here is dye applied in Australia, which is what gives this bunch its loudness. Anna's note: red is the trickiest pigment to keep true through years of display because the warm spectrum fades fastest. This stock is intended for indoor light, not direct window sun.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-tip\"\u003eWorth mentioning when you send it: indirect light, not the kitchen window.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-num\"\u003e02\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-name\"\u003eBanksia Prionotes\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-role\"\u003eMustard Counterweight\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-text\"\u003eAcorn banksia. The tall mustard-cream flowerhead at the back of the bouquet. Prionotes is Greek for \"sawtooth\", a reference to the serrated leaves running along the stem. The mustard tone is natural, not dyed. The plant produces it under the WA sun and the tone holds untouched through the drying process.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-tip\"\u003eThe warm cream stem at the back. Natural shade, not treated.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-num\"\u003e03\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-name\"\u003eBanksia Burdettii\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-role\"\u003eBronze Cone\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-text\"\u003eBurdett's banksia, the brown-bronze cone visible in the middle of the bouquet. The smallest of the three banksia species in this arrangement. Anna's note: three banksia species in one bunch is unusual, and the size differences are doing the compositional work. Reading order is red, mustard, bronze, which is what stops the eye from settling. The bronze comes from natural ageing during drying, not pigment.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-tip\"\u003eThe smaller bronze cone in the middle. Sets the scale.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-num\"\u003e04\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-name\"\u003eLeucadendron\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-role\"\u003eMaroon Bracts\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-text\"\u003eThe deep maroon pointed bracts on the upper left. Leucadendron is South African by origin, often marketed as Australian native in dried bouquets but technically not. This stock was grown in Australia, which is what the Aussie Made certification recognises: cultivation, not species. The maroon is mostly natural, deepening slightly through drying. The sculptural shape is what the banksia heads cannot produce on their own.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-tip\"\u003eThe pointed dark red shapes anchoring the top of the wrap.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-num\"\u003e05\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-name\"\u003eVerticordia Brownii\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-role\"\u003eCream Filler\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-text\"\u003eCauliflower verticordia, the cream-coloured pile of tiny flowers in the lower left. A WA native that, like the banksias, is fire-adapted. The plant flowers more profusely the year after a burn. The dense cluster shape is one of the most reliable structures in dried floristry because the tight flower buds do not shatter in transit. The cream provides the only light note in a red-heavy arrangement.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-tip\"\u003eThe cream pile at the bottom left. Keeps the bunch from going all-red.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-num\"\u003e06\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-name\"\u003eTea Tree Varieties\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-role\"\u003eFoliage\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-text\"\u003eLeptospermum, in a mix of cultivars. The fine olive foliage threading between the feature stems, plus some rusted-red leaves that pick up the dyed banksia tone. Anna's note: tea tree is what every Australian dried bouquet uses to bridge between the feature stems, because nothing else has the right leaf size for the gaps. Bunches sometimes carry pink-flowering or white-flowering tea tree cultivars too, depending on what the supplier has drying that month.\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"bb-product-tip\"\u003eThe fine olive and rust foliage threading through the gaps.\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- WHO ORDERS THIS --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-label\"\u003eWho Orders This\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bb-heading\"\u003eThree Reasons This Bouquet Gets Sent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-title\"\u003eThe Anti-Rose Valentine\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-text\"\u003eFor the recipient who would roll their eyes at a dozen roses but who is genuinely a fan of red. Red without the cliché. The bouquet sits on a kitchen bench in February and still sits there in February the year after. Romantic gesture that does not arrive with a vase to manage or petals to sweep up.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-title\"\u003eThe Christmas Send\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-text\"\u003eRed is the dominant Christmas palette and dried natives ship in late November without melting in the heat or wilting in transit. Arrives in time to go on the mantel before the family rolls in, stays there through Christmas, and is still part of the room when the decorations come down in January.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-title\"\u003eThe Statement Decor Piece\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-who-text\"\u003eThe bouquet that arrives as part of redoing a room. Either for someone moving into a new place, or for the person who has just finished a renovation and wants the finishing piece. Goes on a console table in a wide-mouthed vase or vessel, earning its place against a neutral wall. The red is doing more visual work than a quiet print would.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- LONGEVITY --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-label\"\u003eLongevity\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bb-heading\"\u003eYears, Not Weeks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eRed is the shade most likely to fade. The rest of this bouquet will hold for years. The red banksia head specifically needs the right room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eLike all dried natives, this arrangement outlasts the rest of the dried flower category by years rather than months. The banksia heads were built by the plant to survive bushfire, which is where their post-harvest durability comes from. Kept out of direct sunlight and away from damp, the bouquet looks the same in two years as it does on day one. The red banksia at the centre is the one variable. In a north-facing room with direct afternoon sun, expect it to soften within a year. In a south-facing room or anywhere it sits in indirect light, the colour holds with the rest of the bunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-grid\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-label\"\u003eSize\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-val\"\u003e45cm height\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-label\"\u003eLifespan\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-val\"\u003eTwo years plus\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-label\"\u003eWrap\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-val\"\u003eKraft, twine, Aussie Made stamp\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-label\"\u003eReady to Display\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"bb-box-feat-val\"\u003ePlace in a vase or stand as-is\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- ORIGIN --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"bb-label\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ch3 class=\"bb-heading\"\u003eCertified Australian Made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eThe green-and-gold kangaroo printed on the kraft wrap is the Australian Made Campaign mark, not a generic supplier graphic. Third-party certification, strict criteria. The stamp covers cultivation, drying, and any pigment application done to these stems. That last bit is the part that matters most on a red bouquet, because red is one of the easiest shades to fake through low-quality offshore work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eWestern Australian banksia species grow in country found nowhere else on earth. Coastal sand, kwongan scrub, summers that crack rocks open, and a fire cycle some banksias literally need to release their seeds. The dried native category is one of the few floral exports where Australia genuinely leads. The red bunch benefits most from that, because red is where offshore work falls down hardest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eNot available for delivery to Tasmania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Petal \u0026 Parcel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47304590131453,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/5545\/8301\/files\/dried-native-bouquet-red-banksia.jpg?v=1778913467","url":"https:\/\/petalandparcel.com.au\/products\/dried-australian-natives-bouquet","provider":"Petal \u0026 Parcel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}