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Where/how to purchase fresh cut black-eyed susans?

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Posted by starabovethei Charlottesville, VA (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 25, 07 at 22:42

Hi everyone,

I'm getting married June 6 of next year (in Charlottesville, VA), and I'd like the bridesmaid bouquets to have purple coneflowers and black-eyed susans. Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can purchase these kinds of cut flowers? And is June 6 too early for these to be available for purchase? My preliminary searches of bulk flower distributors on the web have not been fruitful. (And if not black-eyed susans, another kind of flower that looks like them - Rudbeckia? I'm not a gardener myself, as I'm a grad student, so I'm figuring all this stuff out via the web. But once I finish school and get married and have a front yard, I'm looking forward to trying my hand at gardening!)

Thanks so much for your help. =)

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  • Posted by pudge 2/3 Sask (My Page) on
    Thu, Jul 26, 07 at 10:10

Perhaps you could visit some local farmers markets and ask some flower vendors.

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Black Eyed Susans bloom in my garden that time of year, but I'm much farther south. You might want to consider the fact that they push gobs of yellow pollen out and it might stain your bridesmaid's dresses. I purposely don't use them in bouquets for this reason. It sounds very pretty and like you're going for a more informal, country wedding look. You should definitely ask some local growers in your area what will be blooming at that time.

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Joe Caputi, a member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flowers Growers, is located between Charlottesville and Richmond. I believe he is also a vendor at the Charlottesville Farmers Market.

BTW: The hybrid rudbeckia wouldn't have pollen.

Here is a link that might be useful: Joe's Website

  
 

 

 


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