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for the first time i bought cut lupins from the dutchy yesterday, today they have decided they dont want to live in my shop and have started to drop their flowers so parts of the stems are bald! i realised when i bought them that they werent a long lasting cut flower but thought i might have got more than one day out of them lol. Does anyone else have lupins and did they last at all, dont know whether they are a bad batch or ive done something wrong in conditioning, they looked gorgeous yesterday

Only ever sold them in pots Apple. When they were in abundance you could pick up large pots for a couple of quid and they lasted ages (in the pots). Didn't see any reason to do them as a cut flower when there was so much else about at that time of year. Very popular though.

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I had them for the first time too this week apple. Got them on tuesday and they started drooping on thursday so a bit better than yours but not sure I'll bother again!

no, im not going to bother either alby, thought they would look nice for a summery bouquet with hydrangea etc but no use if they only last 2 minutes lol, you live and learn dont you

have never BOUGHT them, have picked them from the side of the road tho, nice for a garden party, at twelve midnight tho the fairy god mother turns them back into a pumpkin!.

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I have had the same problem apple, shame as they look great in bouquets.

Me too, i bought them this week, lasted 2 days in shop ( which is air conditioned) Crap... and wont buy them again !!

Tired them a couple of years ago had same problem also with knifophia? (red hot pokers)

Lupins have hollow stems don't they? If so, might be worth filling them up and plugging them with cotton wool so the water gets right to the top of the flower.

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I had them and no they didnt last, they looked beautiful in a vase for a day, then in the bin on the 2nd