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Grevilleas for Cut Flowers
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Posted by trish_g SE Qld Aust (My Page) on Thu, Jun 7, 07 at 19:25
What a quiet old forum it's being at the moment! Maybe this rain will stimulate a few people to post a few items? Gardenweb's eclectic discussions have always been a pleasure to me, so I love to hear what other people have been doing.
I have been looking into Grevilleas as cut flowers, as I have realised that while some are very good for the purpose, others fall to bits quite soon after being put in a vase. Here's a list I have put together of ones which are claimed to be long lasting. I plan to use it as a shopping list. Does anyone have any favourites to add?
• ‘Coopers Crossing’, Red
• ‘Sylvia’, Mid to dark pink
• ‘Pink Champagne’ Light pink
• ‘Sandra Gordon’ Yellow
• ‘Honey Gem’ orange-yellow. Longer vase life, apparently, if all foliage removed.
• ‘Golden Yul-lo’
• ‘Pink Surprise’. This is the only one of the list that I actually have in my garden, and I can vouch for its suitability in a vase.
• ‘Crimson Yul-lo’
• ‘Coastal Sunset’, the tangerine one.
• ‘Moonlight’
• Grevillea ‘Majestic’
• Grevillea ‘Misty Pink’
• The cream-white species Grevillea whiteana is said to have the longest vase life of all Grevilleas, at a reliable 9 days. G. pteridifolia and G. sessilis are also supposed to be good stayers with creamy white flowers.
Trish
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RE: Grevilleas for Cut Flowers
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Can't help you but it is a good list and I might look into them too. Have Sandra Gordon of that lot and a lovely plant it is.
Cheers
Judy |
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