Auburn Recruitment Fall '08

Lightning Bug! · #1 08-17-2008, 02:05 PM

Try keeping an iris fresh for longer than 24 hours...

alum · #2 08-17-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning Bug!

Try keeping an iris fresh for longer than 24 hours...

I have had a lot of cut flowers at my house recently. The irises from Proflowers (in a long green box) lasted a week. The ones from other vendors were the typical 3-4 days at best. All the irises happened to be the non-bearded variety. The other flowers from Proflowers remained fresh for a long time as well.

UGAalum94 · #3 08-17-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning Bug!

Try keeping an iris fresh for longer than 24 hours...

If charged with this task, I think I might try to grow them inside from bulbs so you could leave them rooted. Can't you trick them into blooming whenever by refrigerating the bulbs and then starting to grow them?

It'd be pretty funny to see enough irises for a recruitment growing that way. Of course, you'd need a sister with a greenhouse or a garage or potting shed with enough grow lights that the DEA would investigate.