Are artifical flowers OK for outdoors?

I do not have a green thumb, but would like to spruce up my porch with flower pots. Can I use artificial flowers? ie: artificial mums or fall type flowers? If so, is there any type of spray that I should use that will hold their color %26amp; quality through the elements?

Are artifical flowers OK for outdoors?
All my family uses is silk flowers outside and they hold up great. Just make sure every season you wash them real quick with a cloth and some water with a little soap. They look great and real and they hold up and you don't have to spend all the money having to buy real flowers that die all the time. Every season a different flowers on the poarch near the door is great and the wreath on the door is also fake but looks great. It's the way to go now a day's with everyone to busy to take care of real plants and it's cheaper in the long run.
Reply:Sure, you can find them in the worst neighborhoods of your city.
Reply:With the quality today, many can not be easily discerned from real. You will need to wash from time to time as they become dusty.
Reply:Yea, i dont see why the wouldnt be, the are fake, however they might freeze but i dont know
Reply:I think fake flowers will look fine in pots on the porch. If it snows where you are I would not leave them out all winter. If not, cleaning and keeping them out of the sun should keep them looking nice.