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| I just purchased some Lily of the Valley pips and planted them in the ground today. The temp was over 70 here today so it was perfect for digging. I'm getting married at the end of April and asked the florist to add Lily of the Valley as an accent flower to my bridal bouquet. I almost fell off my chair when she told me they would add $150 to the total cost of the bouquet.... for a dozen little stems. She explained they would have to order them from a supplier in CA, blah blah. I remember Lily of the Valley growing wild on the north side of our garage at my childhood home in Illinois. We used to run it over with the car, pile snow up on it in the winter and every spring it came back as beautiful as ever. I asked my florist if I bring in my own Lily of the Valley, would they add it to the bouquet and of course they would. What are the chances that pips I planted today will make flowers for me at the end of April? I am in zone 7 in northern Alabama. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 2, 12 at 19:02
| presume the odds will be low to nil ... and hope for the best ... its kinda hard to predict mother nature.. in regard to winter.. let alone.. whether your pips will live.. let alone be mature enough to actually flower.. sometimes things take 2 seasons to really get going.. were your pips singles.. or nice big pieces.. that may be the difference ... the maturity of what you planted .. good luck on your future ... ken |
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| The best way I can describe them is there were established roots with little white claws that were a little less than an inch long. Is that a pip? |
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| On a bit of a side note....is the LotV known as Bordeaux much different, any better than the garden variety LofV? |
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| Boy, I haven’t put much thought into Lily of the Valley for years, but now that the topic is open for discussion, here’s my limited experience. In regards to flowers for your wedding, you could always consider buying pips for forcing. I know White Flower used to sell them for that purpose. If you do it correctly, you might be able to more accurately time the blooms for your wedding. http://www.cherrycreekdaffodils.com/page9/styled-4/rapidcart-8/index.h tml Kevin |
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- Posted by hostaholic2 zone 4 MN (My Page) on Mon, Dec 3, 12 at 12:11
| If you can get pips for forcing that may be the better option. I'm not 100% certain but somewhere in the recesses of my mind I remember a conversation with a gardener in the Atlanta GA area. He was missing the scent of L O V in spring and bemoaning the fact that he could not keep them alive in his current location due to the heat. You may want to do a little more research. You might be ok, I believe he was zone 8. |
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