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i think you seldom see the combo because their shapes don't compliment eachother easily. gerbers often 'take over' but it doesn't mean you can't work it. tulips work well in many bouquets, and careful construction and maintenance (keep them cool, out of sun and in water for as long as possible) bouquets can include tulips with no problem.
Shoot, I should have been more clear. I either want an all gerber daisy bouquet or an all tulip bouquet. I didn't know which one would last longer. My concern about the tulips is that they'll be droopy/bent over.
Thanks so much greentea!
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re-reading your post, i'm the one who got confused. gerbers are hardier, but tulip bouquets are often used (i have as well) and they're not that bad. again, good maintenance helps a great deal. :)
you said you haven't seen tulips in bouquets, here are some i did for a wedding awhile back. sorry for the crappy pic, it was taken like 8 years ago :)
http://www.flowerchilddesign.com/gallery.html# The 5th one in the wedding gallery has tulips, daisies and other mixed together. I think tulips do better mixed in w/ other things, where daisies can be a single flower type bouquet..
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I used mini gerberas for my bouquet, and they lasted great. They weren't droopy until the next day, and I made the bouquet at 8am. If you use full size gerberas, you're going to need to wire the stems so they don't droop. Also, if you do this yourself, you have to soak the stems in water, hanging from the heads to straighten and stiffen them. Like, have chicken wire over a bucket of water, and stick each daisy through a hole so that there is no weight on the stem.
So, both have a droop issue, but can be fixed. I've never wired tulips, but I'm sure that can be done too.
wow, you guys are great! I had no clue that gerbers would have a drooping issue. Thanks so much, this is so helpful :)
the knot has lots of flower pictures and you can search by flowers. my MOH and bms are having tulip bouquets.
Gerbers just have really heavy heads, but it can be countered. When my husband sent me a gerber bouquet for my birthday the past two years, they come with little straws on the stems to keep them from bending. Minis have less of a problem.
Any florist will know how to wire any flowers that need it, and if you do it yourself, there are lots of tips online. I'm partial to gerber bouquets, but I think tulip ones would be gorgeous too!
i love tulips, but its probably because i got to go to the netherlands a few years ago and they were everywhere. i think gerber daisies are really modern but i sometimes feel like i see them too much, they are everywhere. i think tulips are cute, sorta traditional but very sophisticated.
you know, i thought of tulips too, but when i went to a few florist appts, they all turned me away from it. their reason was that in the beginning of the day, the tulips look really lovely and closed. by ceremony time, they will be slightly open which is perfect. but by reception time, they will most likely be fully bloomed. the problem with fully bloomed they said is that the pollen tends to start to scatter and most likely get on people's clothes.
so yea, just a note of caution when thinking about tulips.
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Hi all! These are my two favorite flowers and I want my girls to carry them. But, I've never really seen them as bouquets and I'm concerned about the tulips. Will they hold up or will they be bent over by the time they walk down the aisle? Your expertise is appreciate :)
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