Two and a half years ago, I brought these fresh Tulips from Holland. They are not plastic, but “embalmed” with something magical. The stem is reinforced with a steel wire ( I noticed that when I tried to cut them )

They look as good as then and did not get any water. So if you’re ever at Schiphol AirPort and want to take some really long lasting flowers, get these. Paulette has had them a year (or maybe even two) longer and they survived a move and still look as they were just cut.