Dear Angela & Dean; Salpiglossis are either annuals or perennials, 24 to 36 inches in height, flower from late spring through he summer until the frost. Flowers not unlike a petunia in shape & size, colors in flowers much varied, marbled and with contrasting colors, shades of red, orange, yellow, purple and pink shades, and all are superb. Dutch iris with successive plantings might also be a cut flower for you, note successive plantings. Purists of this forum, forgive me for mentioning an annual! Cheers, John E. Bryan Angela and Dean Offer wrote: > > Thanks for your information., > What are Salpiglossis? There is a big commercial lily farm nearby, so I can > buy them cheaper than I can grow them, but I still grow Stargazer and a > couple of others. > If I can grow peonies, or something that unusual (unusual for us!!), I can > use them in wedding bouquets, > also if I manage to grow them in foam boxes, I'm hoping to get them to grow > all year round, by putting the whole box into a cold store (when I get > one!!!) > Angela > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Bryan" <johnbryan@worldnet.att.net> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 11:13 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Peonies > > > Dear Angela: > > > > Herbaceous peonies need frost, the tree types do not. An alternative is > > to dump ice (left over from the no doubt frequent cocktail parties you > > have) on them as often as possible during the winter. You might be in > > for a long haul if you are growing them for cut flowers, you might do > > better with Alstromeria, which are great cut flowers. The flower > > production on the tree type is not that great, unless they are old > > plants, and I question if the stems would be suitable for cut flowers. > > Salpiglossis make superb cut flowers and this is another plant you might > > try if you wish unusual and not commonly grown cut flowers. Remember > > Lilies, they are superb as cut flowers. Cheers, John E. Bryan > > > > Angela and Dean Offer wrote: > > > > > > I am trying to grow herbaceous peonies, I have some in the ground and > some in foam boxes, lifted off the ground. I have been told it is not cold > enough here (we rarely get a frost) . Any information would be very > appreciated. I am trying to grow them as cut flowers. > > > > > > Angela > > > Albany W. Australia > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php