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How to Preserve Easter Flowers

With Easter come spring and beautiful flowers everywhere. Why not share this beauty with the inside of your home? Many people give and receive flowers for the Easter holiday. Potted plants can be used to fit the decor of any room in the home. These beautiful flowers can be planted outdoors, so you can continue to enjoy their blooms year after year. According to Larry E. Newbold, Cape May Countyagricultural agent, potted bulbs, such as tulips, hyacinths and daffodils, are popular during the Easter season. To keep them in bloom as long as possible, be sure to keep the plant in a cool spot. The light should be bright MOST BULBS are potted in sand, so you have to check the soil daily to see if they need water. If the plant is kept in an area where there is excessive heat ( near radiator) the flowers will open and fade rapidly. After the flowers have bloomed, cut off the dead (spent) flower stalk to the base of the leaves. Do not cut off the foliage, for that must remain. The foliage is responsible for making food for next year's flowers The foliage can be cut off when

it turns yellow and the n brown. WITH THE ONSET of the warmer spring weather (May), sink your potted bulbs (pot included) into the ground. Leave them this way through the summer. (You may want to plant some annuals around these pots to camouflage the dead foliage). Then in the fall, plant the bulbs in their permanent location in the garden. Do not expect profuse flowering from these bulbs in the spring of 1986. If they have been forced into bloom, it takes 1-2 years for the bulb to store up enough energy to send up a new flower. You will get green foliage. Remember to let this foliage naturally die down before you remove it. NOT EVERYONE receives potted bulbs for Easter. There are many types of potted annuals available in garden centers and florists. Cineraria and Calceolaria (the pocketbook plant) are popular plants to give during the Easter season. Cinerarias come in a variety of colors ranging in the pinks and blues and whites. Many small, daisy-like flowers sit cushioned above large, green leather-like

leaves. Calceolarias, commonly called the Pocketbook plant, is also an annual. The flowers of this plant looks like a small pouch or pocketbook. hence the name. The secret of keeping these plants in flower - keep them cool (45-50 degrees F. ) at night is ideal When grown in a warm home, the flowers open and fade rapidly. The soil should be kept moist, but not soggy After the flowers have disappeared, it is best to discard the plants. They will not reflower under normal house conditions. IF AN AZALEA has been forced into bloom and presented to you as a gift, Newbold says the following should be done to preserve it for future enjoyment : After an azalea has flowered, it should be placed in a cool location and watered moderately. During a longer period of time be sure the soil does not become over-alkaline. This may be controlled by light ly dusting sulphur over the top of the soil every three months. Never use aluminum sulfate. When spring comes, the azalea may take a year or so To recover from the forcing, but after that time

with proper care it should live and flower in your garden for many years — providing it is a hardy variety that will survive outdoors. YOU MAY. on the other hand, wish to repot it for indoor blooming next winter. If so, remove it from the pot just before setting outdoors (about May l) and repot it in a soil mixture of 1/2 loam and 1/2 peat. Sink the pot in a lightly shaded area of the garden. Before the first frost, bring the plant indoors and place in a cool, well lighted room. A basement window, greenhouse or an unheated bedroom at 45-50 degrees may serve the purpose. Buds will usually start to develop in three to four months. After buds start to form, move the azalea to a slightly warmer temperature (about 60 degrees ) . Plants will usually be in flower by Easter. Forcing azaleas for Christmas is quite difficult, as it requires more precise timing of the different temperature periods. EASTER LILIES - Remove the yellow anthers from the flower as soon as it opens. If allowed to remain, they will cause an unsightly stain on the flower. Removing the anthers also lengthens the life of the flower. Once the large knob-like pistil is fertilized, the flower withers. After all flowers have withered, remove and gradually reduce water and light. Cut the dried stem at the soil surface. When the weather has warmed ( mid-May) remove the lily from the pot and plant in a sunny, welldrained location. Plant the top of the bulb 4-6 inches deep in a good loam. Fertilize once a month with a solution of complete fertilizer (10-10-10). Make a fertilizer solution by dissolving 1 teaspoon of fertilizer in a gallon of water. HYDRANGEA - If a hydrangea has been forced into bloom and given to you as a gift, the following should be done : Until warm weather comes, keep it indoors where it should flower for three or more weeks Water thoroughly twice a day and keep it away from hot. sunny windows and radiators. If the plant has completely wilted, plunge up to the rim of the pot into a bucket of water. It will usually revive in an hour or so. Frequent water is most essential with hydrangeas. After it has finished blooming and spring has come, cut the stems back to four leaves. Plunge the pot in the garden soil up to the rim. When new growth starts, water each month with a fertilizer solution made by dissolving 1 teaspoon of fertilizer in a gallon of water. BEFORE THE first frost in the fall, bring the plant into a cool, dim or dark basement. Allow the leaves to drop. After Christmas, bring the pot into a well lighted area with a temperature of 55-65 degrees. A basement window may do, if it is large enough. Buds should develop some time during May. During the spring forcing period water once a week with a fertilizer solution of 1 teaspoon of a complete fertilizer per gallon of water.