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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 16 May 23

I was given a lovely bunch of flowers that other day by some friends who came for lunch. I didn’t take a photo at the time and even this protea is past its best but aren’t proteas just the prettiest flowers? Proteas are native...

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Favourite cut flowers - the tulip

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Mar 22

This is the last post about favourite cut flowers. Tulips come in in fourth place, after the rose, carnation, and chrysanthemum. The gerbera is fifth most favourite. Tulips grow from bulbs and have usually large, showy, brightly...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Mar 22

I’ve done discussions on three of the most popular cut flowers worldwide. The rose came in as #1, the carnation #2 and now #3 is the chrysanthemum. Don’t worry. I’m not going to do the 100 most popular, just the top five. And I’ve...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Mar 22

I wrote about the rose being the most popular cut flower. Second in line is the carnation. I love the perfume from carnations and had them in my wedding bouquet. The fancy name is Dianthus caryophyllus. Wild carnations are in...

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Most popular cut flower - the rose

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382329) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Mar 22

While researching gerberas, I learnt that it is one of the top five most-used cut flowers in the world. It only just sneaks in in fifth place. At the top of the list is the rose. I can understand the rose being a favourite as...

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rose bushes

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What are the best flowers?

rosegardens @rosegardens (3032) • United States 31 Aug 10

Hello fellow mylotter gardeners. I have a question. I am looking for perennial flowers that I can cut and put in a vase, and are long-lasting. I just will not cut flowers to put inside if they are short-lived and only bloom a...

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Which flowers are the best to grow for cut flowers?

WickedHorse @WickedHorse (38) • Canada 22 Jan 10

Hi there My Lot community! Here in the Northeast, its now time to leaf through the catalogs and choose seeds for the coming year. The plan is to expand my cut flower garden. Ideally, I'd like to have flowers for the house (and...

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