Human Flower Project
HFQ #1: Your Valerian Could Be a Star
Today we’re trying a new feature on HFP: HFQ, as in Human Flower Query. When we receive questions we can’t answer (which is usually) we’ll post them here in hopes our readers can help one another. Please note: We don’t know anything about these folks and are not vouching for them by passing their inquiry along. Have fun, learn, make friends—and reply at your own risk. Without further ado…
Who has 10,000 or so Valerian flowers (or look-alikes) that want to break into advertising?
From Anastasija Matrosova
Production Assistant with Baltic Pine Films
Hello dear Friends!
I would like to find out if it’s possible to order 10,000 - 20,000 flowers (Centranthus ruber) that can be grown in Latvia till the 16th of July. Would be perfect if you could tell us the price for each and send the photos of the flowers.
If you don’t have the Centranthus ruber maybe you can offer us some other flowers that look similar. I know it sounds a bit weird, but we need it for a commercial.
Valerian (Centranthus ruber)
Photo: P. Schonfelder
Contact (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
+371 26761425
Comments
Craig,
Dynamite! Hope you’ll send Anastasija a message with photo of your V. oficinalis and can make a deal. It could finance a Latvian vacation this summer (and permit you to see your blossoms’ debut).
Here’s her email: (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
And Anastasija, if you want to see what Craig can do, check out this!
http://www.remarc.com/craig/
(In case you’re wondering, I don’t get a cut of this action!)
Can’t help with the V. ruber. But if she wants V. officinalis, I can skip deadheading this year and I should have that many pronto. This is among the few plants that I at least try to deadhead to limit it’s spread, though I always like to have a few around.