What is your favorite flower? - Jamestown Sun

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Tuberose is a very fragrant flower from the tropics. It is native of Mexico and Central America but very few are left in the wild and are grown domestically now for a variety of uses throughout the world where it doesn’t freeze. Of course, some are grown for garden plantings and others are grown for the floral industry where they can make use of their tall stems and long-lasting blooms. Commercially they are grown for their fragrance to make perfumes.

Growing tuberose does not guarantee a flower stem each year as it is dependent on warm temperatures and the size of the tuber that is planted. Most tubers are acquired through catalogs, specialty nurseries or via friends and connections.

The best soil to grow the tubers in is a rich organic soil high in nutrients. However, the durable tuber can also grow in sandy or clay soils but this typically causes the plant to grow a bit slower and develop flower stems that are shorter than average.

They enjoy a good amount of water but never want a soil that doesn’t drain or stays too wet for too long as this will cause tuber rot. Full sun is always preferred and make sure you plant these in your hotter spots in the yard as they need this heat.

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Bulbs or tubers are planted just below the soil line in either the ground or a container. Since these plants are not hardy for our area, I always encourage a container so they can just be brought in over winter during their dormant period where they dry up and rest. Water lightly until leaves begin to appear, then increase their watering as they grow. It can take up to four months of warm temperatures for a bloom stem to appear. These bloom stems emerge from the whorl of leaves created at the base and elongate skyward. They can reach 1 1/2 to 3 feet tall before the bloom buds start to open. The day they open you will definitely know it due to their fragrance that permeates the evening air. Stems are fairly strong so they do not require staking to remain upright, which is always an added bonus.

Most plants tend to develop clusters of single flowers on a tall stem with about a dozen blooms per stem. The majority of them bloom in shades of white, pale pink and ivory. The “Pearl” variety is a double bloom with a slightly larger flower blooming in a cream tone. All are equally fragrant and a couple blooming stems can fill an entire room with their heady scent for over a week indoors.

Because of their heavy fragrance, this is one of the flowers used to make perfume in the commercial world along with jasmine, roses, gardenias, orange blossoms and lavender, to name a few. Just to give you an idea of how many flowers are needed to process in order to make perfume, it takes 3,600 pounds of flowers to create 1 pound of processing attar that is used in perfumes. Now keep in mind, at this point only a few drops are needed per batch because of its potency. If you ever get the chance to visit a working old-world factory that extracts the scents from flowers in the field, I suggest you take that opportunity as the process is absolutely amazing to witness.

Once the fall season arrives and the weather begins to cool, the leaves of the tuberose will begin to shut down and start to yellow. At this point no further bloom stems will be created and the tubers head into dormancy. Many instructions say you should lift the tubers and store them in a cool, dark and dry location. I usually just leave them in my containers and make sure that the soil is dry before placing them into storage. They have come back for nearly a decade now.

In the spring season before placing them back out into the garden, make sure you divide the tubers if they became thick the season before. Too many tubers per container will be crowded and will also halt the formation of bloom stems. I have a 14-inch bowl that is about 6 inches deep that I plant five to six bulbs in. Save the largest bulbs for planting and share all the smaller ones with others if you like or create more containers to enjoy yourself.

When the tuberose bloom, they will reward you with beauty, elegance and scent to comfort your garden. It is one of the few blooms I truly enjoy in such a small space on the deck. If this is one you would like to try, hit me up in the spring. I’m sure I might have some young ones I could give you!

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August 29, 2020 at 06:00PM
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2021 Philadelphia Flower Show postponed, will now be outdoors - Fly Magazine

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The Philadelphia Flower Show was slated to open eight months from now, but organizers still are postponing the big event.

Instead of kicking off March 6, the show will be held some time in early summer, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announced Aug. 13. Organizers are also in discussion to move the show to an outdoor location.

”Given the monumental challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, PHS’s staff and board made an early decision to change the 2021 Flower Show’s look and the locale to offer a safe, breathtaking experience for all,” the society says in a press release.

While the show may be seasons away, planning for the country’s largest flower show starts years in advance. (In an interview with PHS Chief of Shows and Events Sam Lemheney in November 2019, he said plans were in the works through 2023.)

In modern times, the show has been held in the dead of winter. Most recently, it’s filled 10 acres of the Pennsylvania Convention Center with plants and inspiration.

In the past, the show was held at different times of the year. In 1896, the show was held in November with much talk about chrysanthemums. That is the earliest coverage found on newspapers.com. A few years later, there were reports about a flower show in March and a fall show in November.

Details about the flower show 2021 will be announced in the early fall, the society says.

In the meantime, here’s more coverage from flower shows past.

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The Huntington Prepares For Bloom Of Stinky ‘Corpse Flower’ - CBS Los Angeles

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SAN MARINO (CBSLA) — If a corpse flower blooms at the Huntington Library and no one is there to smell it in person, does it really stink?

The Huntington has launched #BloomWatch in anticipation of its amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, blooming in its conservatory. But, with indoor spaces at The Huntington closed to visitors, the watch will be online only.

Well, it's official. 2020 stinks.

An Amorphophallus titanum (aka #StinkyPlant) is gearing up for a big bloom in our Conservatory. Visitors won't be able to see the plant in person, but everyone can join the virtual #BloomWatch here: https://t.co/0KAUxY1Uko pic.twitter.com/Y88ldSSYLi

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The corpse flower had been measured at 22 inches Wednesday, but grew 3 inches since then. The bloom can reach more than eight feet in height and four feet in diameter. It’s been called the world’s largest flower, and when it blooms, it exudes a foul stench that’s been compared to the aroma of rotting meat.

While the watch is on, there’s no hurry just yet to tune in — Huntington spokeswoman Lisa Blackburn says the flower has about three more feet to grow before it flowers, which could take about 10 to 14 days.

The most recent bloom of the corpse flower at The Huntington was in July 2019.

The Huntington’s gardens are open to the public, but timed tickets must be reserved in advance and visitors must wear masks and observe physical distancing guidelines. Indoor galleries and high-touch outdoor spaces – like the conservatory where the corpse flower is located – remain closed.

A live feed has been set up so the corpse flower’s bloom can be watched in real time.

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Potomac garden club sets fall flower sale | News | rantoulpress.com - Rantoul Press

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POTOMAC — The Middlefork Seeders and Weeders garden club will hold its annual fall flower sale from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 12, at the butterfly garden in Potomac.  

A variety of fall flowers, including mums, ornamental cabbage and kale, black-eyed Susans and grasses will be offered.  Preorders are encouraged and can be made by contacting a member or stopping by the Potomac Public Library during regular hours.

In addition to the flower sale, the club will have rocks and paint available for its Potomac Rocks project, in which residents are invited to paint a rock to adorn the new addition to the butterfly garden.  Residents of all ages are encouraged to use their creativity for this permanent display.

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The rotten-smelling corpse flower is about to bloom. Here's how to watch it live. - Los Angeles Times

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The botanical world is confirming what we already know: 2020 stinks.

Although most of us are weary of our new virtual existence due to the coronavirus, those with hyperosmia (a hypersensitive sense of smell) will be pleased to know that they can watch the brief bloom of Amorphophallus titanum, otherwise known as the corpse flower, in real-time on the Huntington Library’s Conservatory webcam.

The world’s largest flower is famed for its enormous and foul-smelling bloom and is a popular draw at the Huntington, and other botanical gardens on the rare occasion that it blooms.

When the stinky plant flowered at the Huntington last summer, for example (the three that bloomed the year before were dubbed “Stink,” “Stank,” and “Stunk”), people lined up for the chance to catch a whiff of what some describe as rotting meat.

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“Previous blooms have always drawn huge crowds,” said Huntington spokesperson Lisa Blackburn. “This year, because of COVID-19 restrictions and the need for social distancing, the Conservatory building remains closed and visitors won’t be able to see — or smell — this particular stinker in person. A webcam will let visitors follow the flower’s bloom cycle in real-time, but until we can come up with scratch n’ sniff technology, a vivid imagination will have to conjure up the infamous stench. It has been described as smelling like everything from rotten eggs and overcooked Brussels sprouts to dirty gym socks.”

So what’s the point of a “stinky plant” if you can’t smell it?

The tropical plant, which is a member of the Araceae family, has a magical, otherworldly appearance. It features a tall, fleshy column called a spadix and a frilly outer covering called a spathe. When the plant flowers, the spathe opens to reveal deep red flowers that emit a foul odor that draws pollinators.

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Adding to the plant’s fascinating mystique is that after all that waiting, its bloom will only last 2-3 days.

Blackburn predicts the plant will bloom in approximately 10 days. With more than 40 corpse flowers in the Huntington’s greenhouse, let’s hope we’ll be lining up for a whiff of offensive blossoms in 2021.

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August 29, 2020 at 05:28AM
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Flower Delivery Companies Have Emerged as Unlikely Winners of the Pandemic - PerishableNews

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Flower delivery services are thriving in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

1-800-Flowers reported on Thursday record revenues and profit growth in its fiscal fourth quarter of 2020. Total net revenues grew by a record 61.1%, to $418 million, compared to $254.9 million for the same quarter last year.

1-800-Flowers delivers flowers and gourmet food gifts from a network of about 6,000 shops across the country. Both Easter and Mother’s Day — typically big occasions for the flower industry — took place in the most recent period. The company also credited its focus on technology, innovation, and customer service for the successful quarter.

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Cosentino: A primer on arranging flowers - Auburn Citizen

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Carmen Cosentino

Can it be the end of August already? This has been a summer to remember. We really did set some records for days above 90 degrees as well as days without rain. Overall, it has been a pretty good season. Just walk through the Auburn Farmer’s Market on State Street and look at the fantastic array of locally grown vegetables being offered. Last week, Ben Vitale told me that it has been an exceptional year because of the quality of the produce and because having State Street blocked because of the construction has made it easier for shoppers to get in and out of the parking lot.

With good caretaking and a bit of luck, your flower garden must be very colorful right now. If you have been successful, now is the time to enjoy those flowers even more. Take them indoors and fill the house with color. I am luckier than most people because throughout the year there are flowers in the store that are past a certain date so I, and some staff people, get to take them home to enjoy. That allows me to always have a few flowers on the table. Even though we will not sell them, we invariably get six to eight days out of them

So, let’s talk about arranging flowers in the home. This will be a two-part topic. Today I will mostly talk about the materials you may want to have on hand to make professional looking arrangement. To be sure, you can simply cut flowers, stick them in a Mason jar and they will still brighten the room. But, I always like to look around the house, the attic and garage to find a fancy basket, watering can, interesting pot or even an old colander to make that arrangement special.

The very first thing you need to get, especially if you are going to arrange in dishes or low bowls, might be a couple of blocks of Oasis, that water holding foam. It does hold a lot of water. As a matter of fact if you fill a pot to the brim with water and drop in a block of Oasis, it will gradually sink to the bottom when full of water. The overflow will be less than a cup. It really does become a block of water. Before Oasis, florists would crumple a piece of chicken wire fencing and cram it into the vase.

A roll of waterproof tape is necessary to hold that block steady in the container as you arrange your flowers in a low bowl. Adhesive tape might do in a pinch. I still might do that if I wanted to use it as a decorative accessory. Flower food is important, too. It is available from your florist and most often comes with any arrangement you might have received. That food has sugar in it to feed the flower, an acidifier to get the water to the right acidity for the flower to thrive and a germicide to get rid of mold and bacteria. Mixing a can of non-diet 7Up with an equal amount of water will work just as well.

I think that it is time to make that first arrangement. We will start with an easy one, a simple centerpiece for your table. Why don’t you use one of your soup bowls, one that is perhaps seven to eight inches across? Begin by soaking 2/3 of a block of Oasis. Drop it into a pot of water, holes up and let it sink on its own. That may take three or four minutes. That soup bowl will need a piece about 6 inches across. So take the block, holes down and cut one third off for later use. The blocks are measured out in thirds. Center it in your soup dish and tape it into place with florist’s waterproof tape, or adhesive tape if that is all you have.

So, next Thursday pick some fresh flowers from the garden and put them in a vase of water with flower food so they will be properly “hardened” by next Friday, when I continue with this arrangement.

Carmen Cosentino operates Cosentino's Florist with his daughter, Jessica. He was elected to the National Floriculture Hall of Fame in 1998, and in 2008, received the Tommy Bright award for lifetime achievements in floral education. In 2016, Carmen and Jessica were presented Teleflora's Tom Butler Award, naming Cosentino's the florist of the year at the company's annual meeting in Hawaii. Carmen can be reached at cosenti@aol.com or (315) 253-5316. Material for this column was excerpted from a Better Homes and Garden article and various websites.

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