Peonies?

PreshusSmurf Posted: Jan 01, 2007 05:41 PM

Peonies?

I have read that they are out of season in November when I am getting married .... but does anyone know if it is POSSIBLE to get them?

I really love the white ones ... I think I'd want to do them in my BOK and also for my CPs!

PreshusSmurf Posted: Jan 01, 2007 05:43 PM

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I would use them in CPs that look like these:

DanNette Posted: Jan 01, 2007 05:48 PM

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I think peonies are in season in May (I could def be wrong!!!!), but you can get them in Nov, they will just be expensive bc they will have to be shipped in. They are so gorgeous! Good choice!

Mygmans Posted: Jan 01, 2007 05:48 PM

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I got married on November 5th and wanted peonies so badly but my florist said he couldnt get them for me.

lredhead79 Posted: Jan 01, 2007 05:50 PM

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Im not sure if they are 'Out of Season'. I know in general they are towards the more expensive side. Im having them for my June wedding.
I would think you could prob get them I just dont know how great they'll look????
When you get a def answer let me know...Im curious.

july06bride Posted: Jan 01, 2007 06:15 PM

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Nothing is impossible, even if they are out of season here, they are IN season somewhere, but they will be $$$$

PreshusSmurf Posted: Jan 01, 2007 06:22 PM

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I was hoping that the cost might balance out since I was originally going to do high CPs with a lot of roses .... so since you would need less peonies to make it as full, maybe it wouldn't increase the cost too much? Does that make any sense?

I just came up with the idea tonight, so I will have to call my florist and see what he says!

ETA: I just didn't want to 'bother' my florist if you girls had already looked into it and it wasn't possible!

portjeffbride Posted: Jan 01, 2007 06:52 PM

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They're in season in may-june..... I want them too, and am afraid to find out how much they'll be!

LaurenF Posted: Jan 01, 2007 06:55 PM

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Posted by july06bride

Nothing is impossible, even if they are out of season here, they are IN season somewhere, but they will be $$$$

i'm sure this is true!

Audreygirl Posted: Jan 01, 2007 07:13 PM

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Posted by Mygmans

I got married on November 5th and wanted peonies so badly but my florist said he couldnt get them for me.

similar for me - i got married nov 4th and thought that peonies might be cheaper than orchids, but my florist said it was pretty much impossible to even get peonies at that time and even if he did get them that it would be ridiculously expensive (more expensive than my orchids, which says a lot).

Pencils Posted: Jan 01, 2007 07:38 PM

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Nothing is impossible, even if they are out of season here, they are IN season somewhere, but they will be $$$$

Actually, I've heard that peonies are pretty much impossible when they're out of season. They don't grow in very many places, and you can't force them like you can bulbs or flowering branches. There are other places in the world where they're in season ohter than May/June, but, it's very limited. Your florist isn't lying to you.

They are beautiful, beautiful flowers. I'm getting married in June, and I'm thinking about them, except that they're still expensive, even when in season. Unless I get them out of my sister's garden! Then they're free. She has many beautiful peonies, but I'm not sure if they'll be blooming by June 3rd, so I can't depend on them. Roses it is!

PreshusSmurf Posted: Jan 01, 2007 08:03 PM

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What do you think about ranunculus, they look kind of similar to me?

pumkin405 Posted: Jan 01, 2007 08:27 PM

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Posted by PreshusSmurf

What do you think about ranunculus, they look kind of similar to me?

FYI:
these flowers are very expensive according to my florist. i think they are so pretty but he told me not to bother cause they were such an expense.

PreshusSmurf Posted: Jan 01, 2007 09:12 PM

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Posted by pumkin405

Posted by PreshusSmurf

What do you think about ranunculus, they look kind of similar to me?

FYI:
these flowers are very expensive according to my florist. i think they are so pretty but he told me not to bother cause they were such an expense.

Thanks for the info .... I've been really undecided about my flowers and loved the peonies I saw today .... very disappointing that they're not in season.

Pencils Posted: Jan 01, 2007 09:32 PM

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Ranunculus can often be small, while peonies are usually pretty large. Also, I think ranuculus bruise easily. You want a flower that will last through the night.

I'm most likely doing my own flowers, and will probably be ordering through freshroses.com, as I've heard very good things about them. They have a chart of seasonability by month--I'm not suggesting that you order from them, but it could help you see which flowers are easily available to florists in November:

http://www.freshroses.com/nov.html

20NK07 Posted: Jan 01, 2007 09:39 PM

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I went from peonies to orchids for my BOK. Peonies are in season in May and june. They are truly georgeous flowers. I am having renanculus for the Bridal party. I got a great deal with my Flower Designer.

PreshusSmurf Posted: Jan 01, 2007 09:55 PM

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Thanks for the site, that was really helpful!

Unfortunately I'm not falling in love with anything. I may have to just stick with roses ..... I was hoping to find something more out of the ordinary. I don't really care for calla lilies.

melissas28 Posted: Jan 01, 2007 10:19 PM

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I too wanted Peonies for my wedding but they are out of season. One florist told me that she could do silk peonies, and she showed me pictures of a wedding where she used silk flowers. They looked pretty damn good. You can always ask your florist if they can do that or even just a few.

good luck!

Pencils Posted: Jan 01, 2007 10:40 PM

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Those are lovely pictures! I don't really like calla lilies either.

That's what I'm planning on having--a large bunch of hand-tied Vendela roses. They're a beautiful cream color. The ones you show there might very well be Vendela. It's not the most adventurous, but they're classic and beautiful. What are your wedding colors? I'm going to have my MoH with Sahara (peachy-beige) roses, and my bridesmaids with pale yellow roses. I'm going to tie each with different colors of vintage ribbons. Going to have fun with that, I love ribbon. The tables will have an arrangement of cream, champagne, and Sahara roses, with yellow spray roses mixed in.

N.Y.bride Posted: Jan 01, 2007 11:07 PM

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I got married end of July and wanted them but my florist said they wont hold up as well as roses.

I do wish I would have gotten them because in reality you dont show your Bo-k for too long.