Amazing Flower Production

I am continually amazed at the number of cut flowers pumped out by the world’s flower growers for Valentine’s and Mothers’ Day.  How do they do it?  And what happens to all this production once the holiday is over?  The plants and bushes don’t just produce for a single week and then go dormant.  I wonder what those farmers do with all the extra flowers after these heavy-hitting flower holidays?

Part of the plan is obvious … Cut and store.  Cut and store.  That explains the short life of the flower bouquets given for these holidays.  My Sweet Heart bouquet lasted all of one week.  The iris never did unfurl their petals.  One lily bud opened; the other did not.  Mmmm …..