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siberian iris don't last in vase?
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Posted by aliceb_ma6 z6 MA (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 07 at 17:20
| I've cut blooms of Siberian Iris Caesar's Brother a couple of times for the house, and I find they don't last even 24 hours in the vase. Is there something special I should be doing to make them work as cut flowers?
I've searched this forum and didn't find any tips, but did find lots of references to using them in bouquets, so I'm hoping it can be done!
Thanks so much,
Alice |
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RE: siberian iris don't last in vase?
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I sent my 8 yr old out to my garden to collect flowers for vases before Grandma arrived.
To my horror she cut my siberian buds off! They made for an interesting vase- unoppened buds! Anyway, we were all surprised to see them open in the vase over the next several days. They outlasted the ones cut in full bloom- however all iris blooms ( that I have) in general, are short lived inside or out in my humble opinion.
Karen |
RE: siberian iris don't last in vase?
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| I've had great luck with Dutch Iris lasting a long time, seems like 5 days or so. |
RE: siberian iris don't last in vase?
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I use all my iris because right now they are one of the main flowers I have in bloom. I have all different shades and colors of siberian and bearded. It's nice to know that the siberian can be cut in bud, I usually make sure I cut a stem with one flower almost open and the other in bud. As with all iris's you just have to be willing to snap off the spent bloom as they go. The bearded have more blooms on the stem, so they just keep coming. With the 2 kinds together, and some nice filler, they still make a stunning bouquet. I put tansy foliage, (before the blooms come) solomons seal, or white bleeding heart (dicentra). With me being in a zone 5, I have to depend on perennials this time of the year or I'd have nothing. With the temperatures we've had, they are the only thing right now that is huge, lush and green and in bloom. The annuals are just sitting out in the field saying, "When is it going to warm up?"
Cheryl |
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