Artificial Cherry Blossom Branch 109cm

A single artificial cherry blossom branch in silk, 109cm long, with clusters of small flowers set along a bare stem in the way a real blossom bough carries them. The length is the reason to buy it: at over a metre it is a floor-vase stem, or one that can arch out of a tall jug on a mantelpiece, rather than a short posy filler. Three stems in a heavy vase make a corner of a room look considered.

Silk holds the shape of a blossom petal far better than the moulded plastic used in cheaper stems, and it catches light with a slight translucency that reads as convincing from a normal viewing distance. Three colours are offered: a soft pink for the traditional look, a white that suits a cooler scheme, and a champagne that sits somewhere between the two and works well against dark walls or brass.

The stem is wired through, so it can be bent to an angle and will hold it, and it can be trimmed shorter with secateurs if 109cm is too tall for your vase. Because it is artificial there is no water, no dropping and no seasonal limit, which is the practical argument for blossom that would otherwise last a fortnight in spring. Dust it occasionally with a hairdryer on a cool setting rather than a damp cloth.

• Silk flowers on a wired stem
• Length 109cm
• Three colours: pink, white, champagne
• Stem bends and holds its shape; can be trimmed with secateurs
• Sold as a single branch
• Dust with a cool hairdryer rather than a damp cloth