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anyone growing bouquet tulips?
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Posted by maplea coast BC (My Page) on Wed, Jun 8, 05 at 20:41
Hi, I'm looking through the fall bulb catalogues and am wondering how the bouquet tulips are for cut flowers. I mean the ones that have multiple flowers on one stem--maybe 4 or 5. If one or two single stems of these contain 4 or 5 tulips, for about the same price as some single tulip bulbs, I would think it would be worthwhile to grow. But--how big are these multiple tulip blooms, and do they all open at the same time? --of course the photos in the catalogues show what looks like a little bouquet of tulips, all blooming at once, originating from a single stem and they look great. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
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RE: anyone growing bouquet tulips?
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| I don't care for them much myself. THe tulips are smaller and not as showy. In a bouquet they just look like small tulips. However if you want very small tulips for cute little bouquets of maybe for bridesmaids, the secondary ones get smaller and smaller... |
RE: anyone growing bouquet tulips?
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| I grew them in my cutting garden before I started selling. The stems were just too darned short for me, even though I was making much smaller bouquets then than I do now. I pulled them out. If you have a use for shorter-stemmed flowers, you might like them. |
RE: anyone growing bouquet tulips?
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| Hey. I say try them. We sell alot of small 'Cottage Bouquets'. Some people just want a little bouquet for their powder room, kitchen counter, desk area, etc. And, some buy them for token gifts. |
RE: anyone growing bouquet tulips?
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Thanks for all the info. I suspected they wouldn't be as tall or as big as regular tulips--too good to be true. I appreciate everyone's input. I sell at a roadside stand, so have nothing else to sell at that time of year--I may try selling some 'cottage bouquets'---hope I can borrow your terminology. Those catalogues can make anything look big and gorgeous.
Maplea |
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