Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- February 12, 2008
Potted rose bush can make Valentine's Day flowers last (:44)
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Suggested Intro:
VALENTINE'S DAY IS UPON US, AND A SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS IF YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BEYOND THE USUAL FLORAL BOUQUET, THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL ALTERNATIVE THAT WILL LAST LONG AFTER THE HOLIDAY. HERE'S GARY ABDULLAH WITH THE STORY:
Story:
(:12) BY FAR, CUT FLOWERS ARE THE TRADITIONAL FAVORITE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY. BUT PENN STATE HORTICULTURIST JAY HOLCOMB SAYS GIVING POTTED MINIATURE ROSES IS GAINING IN POPULARITY WITH THOSE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND LONGER LASTING:
Holcomb Actuality:
(:19) "THEY ARE IN FOUR-INCH OR FIVE-INCH POTS, RELATIVELY SMALL, REASONABLY ECONOMICAL, AND THEY IN FACT ARE A NICE RED ROSE. IT DOESN'T QUITE LOOK LIKE A BIG HYBRID TEA, BUT YOU GIVE THEM BRIGHT LIGHT, COMPARATIVELY COOL CONDITIONS, AND THEY'LL LAST FOR A WHILE - YOU COULD EVEN PLANT THEM OUT IN YOUR GARDEN LATER ON."(:11) HOLCOMB SAYS MINIATURE ROSES WILL LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THE SEVEN TO TEN DAYS OF CUT FLOWERS, AND CAN SURVIVE PENNSYLVANIA'S WINTERS, BUT NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM FUNGUS DISEASES. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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