and finally the stem before the flowers are officially dead. So how to we help them fight that inevitable death (for as long as possible)? As a rule of (green) thumb, bouquets thrive in cool-to ...

or long and trailing roots in sympodial orchids. The third type of pruning is done after the bloom to remove the flower stems. The method of cutting the flower stems of monopodial orchids (orchids ...

Whether you pick out a bouquet of wildflowers at your local farmer’s market on the weekend, or you order a few long lily stems online, you’re going to need the best flower vase to display them ...

Some flowers may have evolved long stems to make it easier for echolocating bats to find them. Like insects and hummingbirds, bats that feed on nectar are important pollinators for hundreds of ...

Florists around the country, pay attention. If you’re looking for a value-added reason for people to buy a dozen roses from your shop, then find a way to get this brilliant Crown Vase put into ...

"You might see variations on the number of petals on the same plant," says Rosen, a former sculptor. The nursery devised a way to ship the 16-inch long-stemmed flowers in individual vials that ...

Question: My grandson has some flowers in his yard that look like lilies but have a ball of tiny lily plants growing on a long flowering stem. What is this strange thing? Answer: Lilies and their ...

Using a soft brush, Q-tip or a feather, gently brush the yellow pollen from freshly opened male flowers (the ones with the long stem) on to the female flowers (with a short stem and miniature ...

How to care for it: This indoor houseplant can produce stems that trail 8 feet or longer, so just cut them back when they get too long and your plant will continue to look full and healthy.

When you think of a rose, the stereotypical red or pink, tightly coiled, long-stemmed (and overpriced) blooms likely come to mind. Roses are your grandma’s flower, right? But there is actually a ...

1 To get long-stem flowers for flower arrangements on fall-blooming plants such as chrysanthemums, dahlias and roses, pinch off the small side buds that develop around each main bud. Do this ...

It has an office in Bogota, Columbia. Certain flowers may come and go out of style, but the elegance of fresh-cut, long-stemmed flowers at weddings or parties never wanes. Cleveland Plant and ...