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Think inside the vase while growing tulips is relatively effortless, many people seem to have great difficulty arranging tulips as cut flowers. Apparently they won’t do what you want them to do. My advice is to let them do what they want to do. Trying to force flowers to do what is not in their nature is like trying to win an argument with a two year old. You will not win. tulipierre Tulips like to bend and sway. They are one of the few cut flowers that CuRLy wILLow REPEAtS thE CuRVEd LInES oF thE parrot tuLIP StEMS And REMAInS StABLE AS thE continues to grow in length after it has been cut. After a few days tuLIPS gRow In A vase dESIgnEd ESPECIALLy FoR they will double in length. No wonder they won’t stay where they are thESE FLowERS. placed. degree of difficulty: easy | Vase life: two weeks. But this is just one of the joys of watching cut tulips mature over a period of a week or more. Their petals also grow larger and open so wide that the interior markings are exposed - often to reveal wild, iridescent markings. h Tulip stems become so malleable that they can be bent into loops ras and circles making for amazing design possibilities. B Debra S o They are thought by many people to have a short vase life but they T have stems that can get calloused over very quickly if left out of water Pho for even a short time. When this happens, water cannot be taken up by the tulip and it will wilt. It can easily be revived by recutting the stem, immersing in lukewarm water to allow the tulip to fully rehydrate. In fact, you can leave a tulip out of water for up to two days until it feels like a piece of cooked spaghetti, tie the stem in a knot, make a fresh cut, plunge it into water and the tulip will come back as strong as ever, loop intact. inSide the Box I don’t mix tulips with other flowers in an arrangement because while BecauSE tuLIPS have ExCEPtIonALLy tulips will grow, the other flowers won’t, leaving your arrangement MALLEABLE StEMS, thEy can BE BEnt to FIt InSIdE A CLEAR glass vase. MAkE SuRE thEy looking wonky with tulips sticking out at odd angles. reach thE SMALL AMount oF wAtER At thE BASE oF thE vase . SuSAN RAmSeY cANWeST NeWS SeRvIce degree of difficulty: hard | Vase life: two weeks the best time to plant tulip bulbs is flowering for the season, he says. queen of the night between october and november, but it’s An indigo variety to add dramatic flare to “After they’ve flowered, it’s okay not too early to think ahead. beds and bouquets alike. to deadhead, but leave the foliage Bulbs should be planted in dry, sandy soil until it dies down naturally,” Russo Spring green at a depth roughly three times the length recommends. this will help nourish the true to its name, this fresh flower boasts of the bulb, says Jack Russo of Maple bulbs for the next growing season. understated ivory pedals with a streak Leaf garden Centres in north Vancouver. vernal green. here are a few of his favourite varieties to If you’ve already bought potted tulip look out for: For more information, drop by plants for this year, those bulbs can be Maple Leaf garden Centres in north saved over the winter inside a paper bag Angelique care tips care or west Vancouver or visit www. stored in a cool, dry place. the important this light pink tulip’s ruffled petals mapleleafgardencentre.ca. thing is to fight the temptation to cut flourish in the spring with a full, peony- back foliage once the plant has finished like blossom. 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