Easter Lillies as cut flowers

[Spookyflowers]

I have 2 Easter lillies left over and I have a big funeral to work on Mon. can you cut them and put them in and arrangement in foam?
I know I should of gave them away but if I can use them for a floral piece I'd rather do that.

 

[Gracie]

We do it all the time, just like regular lilies.

 

[Spookyflowers]

They hold up in foam OK

 

[shannonlovesflowers]

They hold up in foam OK

yes .

 

[SpringCity]

Yay thanks for the thread I was just thinking about this today as I looked at some unsold lily plants.

 

[Spookyflowers]

I went to our grocery store and they were selling theirs for $5 they had alot to sell. At least I can use thme in and arrnagement and make some money on them. Bet the store will have to pitch a bunch of theirs.

 

[Erlene]

Bet the store will have to pitch a bunch of theirs.

Yes, while that is true though there is a good chance the store won't be paying for them, they're likely on a pay by scan arrangement with the vendor.

 

[shannonlovesflowers]

Never heard of such a thing Erlene.

When I managed a grocery store florist, what we bought was ours.

I would think there would be way too much room for errors.... Checkers ringing up floral under the bakery sort of thing...

but who knows.

 

[Spookyflowers]

I'm betting they are stuck with them.

 

[Erlene]

Pay by scan is very popular among mass merchants. Home Depot eventually wants to move to its entire store inventory to pay by scan eventually.

Here's a good article on PBS: http://www.greenhousegrower.com/viewpoints/vinnynaab/?storyid=447.

 

[Erlene]

Checkers ringing up floral under the bakery sort of thing...

Actually this would benefit the store, because if it was never rung under floral the vendor would never be paid for it. With today's barcode technology it isn't likely to happen as much though.

 

[4thgenflorist]

Seriously. Is this REALLY a question?

 

[Erlene]

Seriously. Is this REALLY a question?

Perhaps it isn't if you're a fourth generation florist. To others it is. We're here to help each other, what one of us doesn't know another does. So yes, it was a serious question and she got serious answers.

 

[Tracy D'Amico]

I have 2 Easter lillies left over and I have a big funeral to work on Mon. can you cut them and put them in and arrangement in foam?
I know I should of gave them away but if I can use them for a floral piece I'd rather do that.

Also, if you have buds AND blooms on those plants - pull off just the open blooms and use them in water tubes in your arr's. Leave the buds on the plant - they'll open for future use.

I love to use up plants for cuts and wish I could do it year round.

 

[Maynard]

POS Payment

Erlene:
The practice of point-of-sale payment, I believe, started with WalMart stores in the 90's. There were problems with perceived maintenence of plant material for several years. WalMart's solution was to request the growers to provide maintenence for the plant material they also sold to WalMart. It became a little clumbersome and most growers withdrew from full maintenence responsibilities. I have not been in the wholesale growing end of things for about ten years. Agreements may have changed.

 

[Erlene]

Thanks for the history, I love knowing things like this!

 

[sharonbrannigan]

Before you cut them, remember Greek Easter is this sunday.....

 

[Spookyflowers]

I'm in rural IA doubt I have too many Greeks out here in farm country LOL