What are they doing to tulips these days? They don't droop over in the vase any more. I forgot to do the usual thing of piercing a needle through the stems just below the heads, and three days later they are still straight as pokers! 
I'm not sure it's a good thing. I like the way they used to droop.
What are they feeding them? Is it some kind of stem stiffener?
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I agree Jingl. I love to see tulips falling over the sides, in a lovely jug, with petals that have dropped off around them. It's part of their charm 
Thats progress for you.... spoilt the charm when they dont droop 
My red tulips drooped, I refreshed their water and they 'stood up' again! Now the red has turned to a maroon and the leaves have faded to a yellowy-green but, funnily enough, they still look O.K.
What HAS happened to the flowsy blowsy ones that flop over so beautifully?
Do you think genetic engineering, or have they been irradiated (?) to prolong their life?
I am popping this question on here as it is sort of about cut flowers . My DD is getting married August 2013, and she has said that she would like in her bouguet some english flowers and some welsh flowers. ( she is english, he is welsh). Well we could only come up with two flowers a rose (english) and a daffodil (welsh). Daffodil is out of the question as it will be out of season plus don't think she wants them in a bouquet.
Any ideas any one, she has thought wild flowers would be an idea 
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