the floral army marches on

[serinde]

I have irises! Even the ones that sprouted confusedly in the middle of January, that I thought were frost-burned for sure.

OTOH, I am remembering why Grandma rarely encouraged us to pick peonies for bringing into the house: Yes, they're lovely. Yes, they smell nice. They are also full of ants.

Comments

[must-sew-faster.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the ants...but I wonder how Martha Stewart gets around them, since they are always showing these huge peonie arrangments on her show.

[briony530.livejournal.com]

Maybe hers are from a greenhouse???

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

She has flunkies going through each one petal-by-petal?

[xlerb.livejournal.com]

She kills them with her mind powers?

[briony530.livejournal.com]

jdev wins...best answer.

[briony530.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that is a definite negative about peonies. Ants love them.

[missionista.livejournal.com]

Do you have roses yet? Less spectacular than peonies, but also fewer ants...

[shechameleon.livejournal.com]

From peonies.org:

Cut the flowers early maybe at less than peak bloom and put them in fresh water. Place them in a shaded site and let them sit for a few hours or overnight (better). Ants will gradually depart. They do no harm to the plants, but just don't look so good wandering across the dining room table.

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