i don't know the name of this flower?

Question

my mother loves this flower bouquet she bought at the grocery store a week ago,
she liked it so much that she got another bouquet today.
she doesn't know what the name of the flower is, however.
they come in different shades of purple and they're in clusters,
somewhat like a hollyhock or a snap dragon,
and they are very fragrant.
i tried to find a picture of the flower of the internet but couldn't find any.
if you understand what flower i'm talking about,
please help♥

Answer 1

A lupin, or a delphinium ?
But I think it is a linaria, they look like mini snapdragons. See Link

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A9gnMik5.phGmbEAIU6JzbkF?p=linaria&ei=UTF-8&fr=ks-ans&x=wrt

Answer 2

Based on your description, the key characteristic is the fragrance. There are several spike type flowers in the blue-lavender pallet but the only one common in the florist trade that has fragrance is the hyacinth (also comes in other colors like pink and white). Delphinium (or larkspur) can also have a nice smell but is closer to a true blue than lavender. Most of the the other cuts like gladiolus do not smell like the garden varieties. Hyacinths typically have a stocky, fleshy stem as opposed to a thin, hard stem so that might also be another identifier. If you find that the flowers are hyacinths, they are easy to grow indoors from bulbs. Lots of garden centers carry them, especially around the winter holidays. The flowers last a long time and it would make a nice gift for your mom. Did you happen to ask the florist (or the flower buyer, usually someone in the produce department) at the grocery? I'm sure they could tell you what it is.

Answer 3

what mother bought is probably freesia if it is very fragrant all the so called florists on this site should know you can't get hyacinths this time of year and if you do they're being imported from france and you can bet they're not being sold at waa-waa anyway larkspur is in season now and delphinium neither gives off a heavy fragrance though ask the clerk at the floral dept.

Answer 4

Lupins?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin

Answer 5

Possibly Lilacs? Try the web site below. They have posters of many flowers by color.

Answer 6

Your bouquet sounds like it may be the "freesia". It is very very sweet smelling and fragrant and is used by many florist shops.. It is native to Africa and is in the "Iris" family and resembles a mini version of the gladiola. Here is a link for you to compare too.
http://www.aa-florist.com/Freesia.html
http://ww21.1800flowers.com/product.do?baseCode=1233&cm_mmc=tagged-_-na-_-na-_-na&bannerBeacon=true&shopIdBeacon=true

**Billy Ray**

Answer 7

is what your looking for perhaps Hyacinths??

heres a pic:

http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/03/easter/images/2004Mar28Hyacinths.jpg

Answer 8

try delphinium

Answer 9

gladiolus?