Nancy Clarke, the White House ‘flower czar,’ dies at 66

The “flower czar’’ who created floral decorations and beautiful arrangements at the White House across the span of six presidencies, died Saturday at 66.

“Pleasing the first lady was more important to me than anything else,’’ Clarke wrote in her memoir.

In the book she notes that Michelle Obama enjoys forsythia, Hillary Rodham Clinton liked tropical flowers such as birds of paradise, Nancy Reagan adored peonies and bright colors, Barbara Bush was fond of lavender and Laura Bush liked traditional flowers.

Nancy Clarke has her own website and a recently published book.