Re: ot:floral arrangements
- Subject: Re: ot:floral arrangements
- From: M* S*
- Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:04:59 -0800
From: "Mike Sutton" <suttons@lightspeed.net>
Hi Greg,
Spurias are probably the best and most viable commercial iris stem. They
last a long time and hold up well under adverse conditions. We are moving a
little bit toward that market. We are currently lining out spurias for the
southern Ca cut flower market. Sort of a test thing, we will see.......
Mike
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Greg McCullough" <icity@email.msn.com>
>
>> The arrangements showed great creativity and the public now
>> knows that iris make great cut flowers if treated properly. Maybe we
>> could encourage all shows to make extra efforts (contact commercial
>> florists to enter, of course using iris) to properly display and
>> acknowledge entries.
>
>Has anyone had any experience selling iris stems commercially? I gave some
>Japanese stems to a commercial flower seller who cast serious aspersions on
>their commercial viability. Said they didn't meet commercial standards,
>flower didn't last long enough, didn't stay well in the fridge, etc. I know
>my tall beardeds would receive the same evaluation but I might try the
>Siberians.
>
>Greg McCullough
>Iris City Gardens
>Nashville, Tennessee
>Zone 6
>icity@msn.com
>www.iriscitygardens.com
>
>
>
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