"Pantone Color of the Year 2025 calls for luxurious, textural, abundant florals"

" 'Mocha Mousse', a soft and muted brown color recently announced as the Pantone Color of the Year 2025, appeals to the desire for well-being by recalling the exquisiteness of a warm cup of coffee or the pleasure of good chocolate. The color represents a sensation of comfort, safety, and warmth while tinged with luxury and awe.

Pantone offers several accompanying color palettes—shades and fragrances that complement and harmonize with the mood set by the primary color of the year. The rich Floral Pathways palette includes soft tan pinks, muted violets and greens, a gentle call for mauve, and a few greys and blues. Garden roses' varied tones, the largeness of their bloom heads, and the depths of their texture make them ideal for creating the desired feeling."

"On-trend" garden rose varieties from Alexandra Farms
Miyabi Brown: "This Japanese garden rose showcases a sublime blend of colors that nurture its opening into unmatched stardom. This rose has a soft, muted pink to cream-colored center, with underlying mauve and tan tones. Full of texture and richness in its large opening, Miyabi Brown is sure to capture hearts throughout the year."

Golden Mustard: "While this variety is not new to our collection, this year is its chance to break through. With mellow coffee-and-milk tones, this Deluxe Garden Rose blends and makes a fabulous addition to any palette. As its name suggests, Golden Mustard's rich golden hue makes the flowers unique and vintage-looking, bringing warm accents to any design."

Princess Holly's Hope: "With classic peach and cream-colored shade, this newer garden rose brings delightful avant-garde aspects to the table. Princess Holly's Hope is enticingly full of countless ruffled petals and capable of many surprises. The variation in colors makes Princess holly's Hope an intriguing addition to this trend."

Lavender Bouquet and Café Latte: "These roses have medium-sized blooms and unconventional tones. Their uniqueness makes them both quite dreamy choices for this color trend. Lavender Bouquet has a soft lavender color with slight variations between violet and blush pink. The wavy petals open fully into a boutonniere-like shape. Café Latte has been very on-trend these past few years with soft mocha and mauve tones. With its loosely arranged petals, it can expand as much as desired and gives off a musky scent that fits right into the coziness of the floral pathway."

Princess Hitomi: "The soft pink variety from our Princess collection imparts a sweet floral essence to this palette and suggests abundance through its largeness, longevity, and texture. With glimmering petals, this rose perfectly complements this trend."

Loli Spr and Hana Spr: "Loli Spr dances along the line of mauve and sand-toned, ideal for this floral trend. Quite popular already and singular in its color and performance. Hana Spr is a new spray rose variety that blends all the rich tones of Mocha Mousse in its sandy-colored spiral blooms. With deep, loose, golden-brown petals that open wide into glimmering boutonnieres and four blooms on a single stem, this variety can hold its own in any arrangement."