I was hik­ing a few days ago and could­n’t help but pick just a few wild­flow­ers. I want­ed to bring them home and see how they did in a vase. I am hap­py to report that the nas­tur­tium (pic­tured above) last­ed well over a week in my lit­tle vase. You can grow these pret­ty flow­ers from seed that have leaves that look like lily pads out of water. The blooms are edi­ble too and taste real­ly spicy.

I also picked a few lupine stalks. These pur­ple flow­ers con­tin­ued to grow in the vase and last­ed over a week as well. While I don’t encour­age pick­ing wild­flow­ers, know that these last a long time in a vase and can be grown in your own gar­den where you can pick away!