I'm putting this in gardening but it's actually about cut flowers

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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

I have two Colours of tulips in a jug right now. The white ones are flopping. The red ones are standing up. The red ones are in the middle of the bunch and surrounded by iris stems. Blame irises, I say!

Thats progress for you.... spoilt the charm when they dont droop

glass! behave!

No. These are just pink ones Bags. On their own in the vase. Nothing supporting them.

They came from Sainsburys. (Don't know if that makes a difference or not)

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

Meconopsis cambrica is the Welsh poppy. May not suit a bouquet but could be pretty if you grew pots of them for table decorations. Be a lot cheaper than buying cut flowers. Start collecting pots now!

You could include some bog rosemary which I think is a trad welsh plant in a bouquet.