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Post by hal on Mar 1, 2009 23:26:35 GMT -5
My wife is planning the flowers for my stepson's wedding and it seems like Sarracenia trumpets are becoming a favorite in flower arrangements. Especially leucophylla.
Does anyone know if these are cultivated for the floral trade, or are they wild-picked?
On a related note, I'm currently reading "Flower Confidential" which is an inside look at the flower trade. There are some good descriptions of the commercial hybridization and growing processes which may be of interest to anyone cultivating plants. It's quite a fascinating book.
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Post by dvg on Mar 1, 2009 23:51:40 GMT -5
Hal, I noticed that in Edmonton, the white leucophylla are becoming more popular, in floral bouquets. Interestingly, the vendors refer to them as 'cobra lilies' rather than Sarracenia.
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Post by hal on Mar 2, 2009 21:32:33 GMT -5
Thanks for that info guys. This is bad news for such endangered plants.
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Post by petmantis on Mar 2, 2009 21:50:26 GMT -5
yea, hal i think you should go tell them....it would be a good thing
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Post by cole98 on Aug 29, 2016 3:22:09 GMT -5
(This post is mistaken. The company mentioned, the name of which I deleted, as they do not use wild harvested plants of any kind and certainly not Sarracenia.)
Yeah I agree Leucophylla* is very famous flower these days. I also ordered Leucophylla*
☢☢☢☢< Company Name Deleted by Administrator>☢☢☢☢
▶▶▶See posts below for explanation◀◀◀
The venue was looking amazing with white and purple Leucophylla* flowers. Every guest was impressed and loved the floral arrangements lot.
*(Poster may mean Leucodendron-Administator)
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Post by exoticplantseller on Aug 29, 2016 8:52:04 GMT -5
I hope they aren't poached, if they are they shouldn't be allowed to put them in arrangements. Especially if it's an endangered species.
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Post by lloyd on Aug 29, 2016 9:03:15 GMT -5
It's hard to believe that anybody has developed horticultural techniques for harvesting Sarracenia pitchers or flowers to the point where it would be even close to being commercially viable. These are almost certainly wild harvested at present.
I have edited out commercial references from the above post.
Warning: Anybody else who posts similar information without convincing proof of commercial operations without any wild harvesting of seeds or plants or cuttings will have the posts and their accounts removed.
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Post by lloyd on Aug 29, 2016 11:43:59 GMT -5
I emailed the company mentioned and deleted and they emailed back, not addressing the wild harvesting issue. I emailed back to press the point. I'll post any replies.
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Post by lloyd on Aug 29, 2016 13:09:31 GMT -5
Here's the reply from the company. I believe them. The post above was probably mistaken for Leucadendron flowers which are widely used in flower arrangements. Hi Lloyd, We only work with local farms who consciously harvest in season blooms (we actually haven't used Sarracenia leucophylla pitchers!). Best of luck with your search  All the best, |
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