Greg: Sounds like it may be something you're putting in the water to extend their vase life? If they look just as they should before you're cutting them and the other blooms on the plant are fine, then it could be something between the cutting and the final trip into the vase. Was the vase used for anything other than flowers? Have you tried taking a bucket of water out with you when cutting and plunging them immed- iately into the water? What a mystery - let us know what the answer is when you solve this puzzle. Joanie