Does anyone know if they are in season?
Whether they are "naturally" in season depends on the area. Like most bulbs, when they come up is dependent on climate zone.
As far as whether they are available at florists, I received some for Valentine's Day, so I would say yes.
You woud ask the florist if the flowers are nontoxic AND whether they have been sprayed with anything, such as pesticides, which might not be safe for contact with food. Unless the flowers are organic, that may not be very likely.
RedPanda
This is the right time for tulips, I think they're starting to come into season. I saw some at Wal-mart a couple of weeks ago even. I used to work at my mom's flower shop and we used to dip all the flowers in a chemical to keep the cut ends open to keep them from sealing off .That way they would continue to take in water. And a preservative was always added to the water they were stored in as well. If you want to insert them into a cake I would just cover the stems with some platic wrap or opt for the floral picks.
Lara
You would need to use a flowerpick to put fresh flowers IN a cake. And that price seems about right from a florist.
Rachel
That sounds way too expensive to me! I used to be a floral designer and I think at the most they were something like $2.50 or $3.00 a stem.
If you are using them on a cake, I'd make sure they are organically grown. I just read a scary article about the pesticides they use on the roses, mainly from Columbia and how the workers there get really sick or die from exposure to these toxic chemicals.
I'd say you're not an experienced flower buyer. Carnations and daisies are fairly inexpensive and readily available but seasonal flowers are much more expensive. If you need that many you may want to pre order them just to make sure they are available when you need them.
Tulips don't hold well at all without water, so yes, each one on a flower pick. I use fresh flowers in most of my cakes and I try to avoid tulips, they don't hold well thruout the party.
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