Cloud Dancer Pantone Color of the Year 2026 Floral Design Video

The video below from Floral Design Institute showcases a full white-on-white arrangement inspired by Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer. It walks through flower selection, mechanics, and placement step by step, showing how texture, shape, and layering bring depth to neutral palettes. It is an excellent design study for wedding and event work using white flowers.

Transcript

The 2026 Pantone Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, is basically white in all its beautiful variations. It is incredibly flower friendly.

There are so many choices when you begin gathering flowers. Today I decided to pick a little of this, a little of that, and make a whole lot of fabulous. Let me show you how it is done.

All of the flowers came from our friends at Florabundance and Garden Roses Direct. The roses arrived in twelve gorgeous varieties of white. For this design, I selected three of my favorites: Patience, Aurora Garden, and White Cloud.

Florabundance provided an amazing assortment of flowers. Anthurium is right on trend for 2026. Alstroemeria is also trending strong. Then came a wonderful surprise, Helleborus with long stems and full, beautiful blooms. There was also Tweedia, Allium, and Lilac. Yes, we are filming in December and January with lilacs. Sweet Pea, Queen Anne’s Lace, and then the perfect addition, Hydrangea. Cloud Dancer has never looked so good.

To begin, I created a natural armature using hydrangea. Give it a cut, dip the stem in alum, and it will last an incredibly long time. Place it low in the container to form a cloud that will support all the flowers.

For foliage, I used the gray tone of eucalyptus, which works beautifully with white. I wove it across the arrangement from one side of the vessel to the other. I added contrast and texture with Dusty Miller, removing lower leaves and radiating stems outward.

To add height, I used Bella Donna Delphinium from Florabundance, letting it rise through the center. I repeated this with several stems. Then I added Campanula, sometimes called Bellflower, also in Cloud Dancer white. These stems add height and another level to the design.

With the base and height established, I continued the sampler style of arranging by adding a little of everything. The roses were placed so they have space to open fully. Tweedia was added, then Allium. Lilac came in as a luxurious seasonal touch. Anthurium created a dramatic statement. Queen Anne’s Lace added softness.

You can see how the layered forms and textures give the arrangement personality. With white flowers, depth and contrast come from shape, form, and texture.

Now for the recipe. Everything is from our friends at Florabundance and Garden Roses Direct.

I started with a base of Dusty Miller, eucalyptus, and five stems of hydrangea. I added height using two stems of Bella Donna Delphinium and three stems of Campanula. Then I finished the tapestry of textures and blooms.

I used one Anthurium and six garden roses, two each of Patience, Aurora Garden, and White Cloud. I added three stems of Sweet Pea, three stems of Allium, three stems of Lilac, and four stems of Queen Anne’s Lace. I used three stems of Helleborus, breaking them apart to fan them through the arrangement, along with three stems of Alstroemeria and three stems of Tweedia. I mixed and matched until the composition looked beautiful from all sides.

Cloud Dancer is such a flower-friendly color. You can find almost any bloom in a white hue or one of its subtle variations.

If you visit our website at FlowerSchool.com, you will find even more inspiration. If you have questions, you can reach us there.

Now it is your turn. Find your favorite white flowers and design a fabulous arrangement. Take a picture, post it on social media, and tag Floral Design Institute so we can all see what you create as you do something you love.