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| in all my years.. i dont recall ever using such in this manner ... i am wonder if i tried long ago.. and gave up .. perhaps they fall apart too fast???? ken |
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| Sure, if you want cut flowers for hours. Actually Ken, I read once about picking them the day before they open and then sealing stems with a pocket lighter, and allowing to open (if I recall correctly, in the fridge)...let me see if I can find. |
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| Yes they do, fall apart. Al |
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- Posted by party_music50 z5a NY (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 9:55
| I have always read that you must burn the cut end with a match to seal it immediately after cutting, but I've never tried it. |
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| Yes, the recommendation is to pick the day before, seal them with a lighter, and allow to open (and enjoy for a few hours). Forget the part about the fridge...maybe I made that up. Edit: Nope nope...other places say to prevent wilting put in a cooler overnight (that's where I got fridge from) |
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- Posted by SouthCountryGuy SE BC 5 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 11:02
| Well, Ken, it really depends on the cultivar. Some you take the vase with you cut, admire and clean up the petals. Others you can actually make it in the house. Dbarron has it right about picking the day before but you better hang around for the coup de gras. One cultivar, I believe but don't hold me to it, was an Icelandic actually lasted the day. Last thing of note is that the earlier they are cut the longer they seem to last. Thus making them perfect for that early morning breakfast party. I love the darn things but quit putting them in my beds unless I treat them like Hostas, which I know you can relate to, and grow them for foliage. I do have them around the property where they can add some color. SCG |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 12:17
| this issue arose in regard to the post at the link ... i dont know if i would want to be sealing poppies.. the day before my wedding .... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| yeah I know Ken...I read :) I wondered about you wanting to use poppies as cut flowers (lol) I mean I think they're lovely...but irises would be more practical (though season...hmmm) |
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| Aww, for a second there I thought Ken was getting married!! (I do flowers for wedding, and never would I attempt to do poppies. You need reliable and stout, not flaky. The bride can be flaky but everything else needs to be solid!) |
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- Posted by Stephanie_Ann_86 none (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 13:54
| Thank you everyone for your advice! I will be looking into hardier flower types :-) |
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- Posted by SouthCountryGuy SE BC 4b wannabe 5 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 14:43
| Karin_mt, ROFLMAO! So, like a poppy, also be a few petals short of a flower? SCG |
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- Posted by lazygardens PhxAZ%3A Sunset 13 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 14:46
| In one word ... SILK! I have taken them to flower shows: You get up early in the morning, cut and seal the stems, PLUNGE them in cold water and boogie to the show. Poppies were judged first, cause they don't last. They would never make it through a wedding. |
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| As a cut flower, poppies are a perfect example of Ken's favorite garden word......ephemeral. |
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| Surprisingly California poppies will last a few days in a vase if you cut fresh ones. They close up though when it doesn't get enough light. They will open again in the morning. |
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- Posted by northerner_on Z5A ONCanada (My Page) on Sat, Sep 13, 14 at 5:38
| This year I received a gift of poppy seeds. Among them were some 'peony' types - gorgeous colours and lasted for a few days. They would work for the wedding. |
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| Have been monitoring this thread plus the other about the wedding flowers, but not commenting. I didn't want to rain on the woman's parade - or wedding, in this case - but I have to agree with those who said poppies wouldn't be a good choice for decoration because of that "ephemeralness" - good word, and one of the very qualities that make poppies so beautiful, I feel. Plus the time frame she was talking about needing them for was pushing it a bit. Too difficult to be sure you'd have what you needed at the right time. However, on the general subject of poppies as cut flowers, I've actually had oriental poppies last for 2-3 days if I plunge them in a water bucket immediately upon picking, and then once I'm in the house, I recut and immediately burn the stem ends over an open flame, and plunge them back into cold water. Have never tried any of the other poppies as cut flowers. |
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