Internet adventures and how I decided to make rainbow tulips




First set up... ok but it pulled on the stems

I fully believe that some people go on the internet with a goal in mind, complete that goal, and then get off the internet. You can probably tell I am not that kind of person.

My sister calls it the internet time warp... or something equally clever. You go on for one thing and end up doing several other things. For example, I have just realized I need to pay a bill before I shut down.

So... I was messing around on pinterest and found a pin called Top 10 pinterest hoaxes debunked. Interest peeked I followed this link: http://www.dailydot.com/culture/top-10-pinterest-hoaxes-debunked/ .


I fell down the rabbit hole again. I went on pinterest so I could find the pin and the link and found another about pinterest clearing out fake profiles used to increase the numbers of followers and the top pinners. Back to the matter at hand... 


better set up... next morning showing color

So, the link above led me to http://pinterest.com/rainforestgardn/fake-plants-hoaxes-and-more/ . It has many pins including the rose. http://pinterest.com/pin/140456082099281755/ . It talks about how it is possible to create a rainbow rose but it is often not as vibrant as the one in the picture and is not natural. http://pinterest.com/pin/203787951860959721/ shows how to make it. You split the stem and put each piece in different cups of colored water.

I even looked up videos on YouTube. It looks easy enough but roses are expensive. I then thought daises are not so expensive I bet art club could do this for a fundraiser. Who wouldn't want to buy a rainbow flower for their mom! Ohh boy did I get ahead of myself. At least I did not say anything to anyone else first.

I found tons of daises but most were colored or in mixed bunches. However, I did find tulips in white and with more flowers than dollars to buy so I went with those.


About mid day. more color!


I split the stems and put them in different color water the next day they were starting to show color. I did this at school and left them over the weekend. Hopefully they are still alive and more colorful Monday morning. As of Friday, they were cool but not enough color to warrant the work.

Ohh and a huge down side of doing tulips their stems are not very strong so I had to use an upside down stool to tie them up but the leaves changed colors too. I was not brave enough to spit them four ways but I did a bunch of different two-way spits. I would recommend a woodier stem that has a larger diameter.

So, this won’t be a fundraiser but it is still fun. I will post pictures of the Monday flowers and then the final ones of how they look after being put back in regular water and a vase together. Cross your fingers, they live long enough. I do not exactly have a green thumb.

 

****Update****

They didn't survive the weekend. But, on a positive note they were much darker than when I left on Friday. I think I will try it again on a hardier flower.