Prolonging the Lifespan of Flowers Received as Gifts from Loved Ones
Bright, freshly-cut flowers can transform our homes with their delightful hues and appeal. However, seeing them droop and lose their charm all too soon can be disappointing. Luckily, there are straightforward measures you can adopt to prolong the existence of your cut flowers, ensuring you appreciate their lively blossoms longer. In this piece, we're going to delve into five simple strategies to stretch out the longevity of your cut flowers and maintain your floral displays in their optimum fresh and lively state.
1. Make Sure Your Vase is Clean
Before putting flowers in a vase, make sure it's clean. No residue or germs. Wash it with warm water and soap. Rinse it well. Dirty vases make bacteria grow faster, and your flowers will wilt quickly. Keep your vase clean for healthy flowers.
2. Cut the Stems Properly
Use clean, sharp scissors or shears for flowers. Cut the stems at a 45-degree angle. This can help flowers to absorb water better. Any leaves that will be in the water, take them off. Bacteria can grow on them. After a few days, cut the stems again to keep them open.
3. Check the Water Quality You Use
Fill your vase with fresh, lukewarm or room-temperature water. Do not use too hot or too cold water, it might harm the flowers. To keep your flowers fresh longer, consider adding a floral preservative to the water. This preservative has nutrients and substances that keep the water clean, also feeding the flowers.
4. Proper Placement
Set your vase in the right spot in your home. Keep the flowers out of direct sun. Too much heat makes flowers wilt faster. Also, keep vases away from heaters, vents or drafty spots. Changes in temperature can hurt the freshness of the flowers. A cool, shadowy place can maintain their life longer.
5. Change the Water Regularly
Keep your cut flowers fresh, switch the water in the vase every two-to-three day. At each water swap, reshape the stems as we've talked about. This'll boot out any nasty bacteria build-up and supplied fresh water with nutrients boosts your flowers' lifespan big time.
Bonus Tip: Homemade Flower Food Recipe
Commercial floral preservatives are designed to provide essential nutrients and inhibit bacterial growth in the water, which helps prolong the freshness of cut flowers. If you don't have access to a commercial preservative, you can create your own flower food using common household items. This DIY flower food recipe is easy to make and can be an effective substitute.
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon of bleach
- 1 quart (4 cups) of lukewarm water
Instructions
Begin by mixing the sugar, white vinegar, and bleach into the quart (4 cups) of lukewarmwater. Make sure to use a clean container or pitcher to prepare the solution.
Stir the mixture thoroughly until the sugar, vinegar, and bleach are completely dissolved in the water.
Oncethe solution is well-mixed, it's ready to be used as flower food for your vase.
Before placing your cut flowers in the vase, ensure that it has been cleaned and rinsed thoroughly to remove any previous residue or bacteria.
Fill the vase with the prepared homemade flower food solution, making sure that the stems of your flowers are submerged in the water.Stir the mixture thoroughly until the sugar, vinegar, and bleach are completely dissolved in the water.
Followthe other care tips mentioned earlier, including trimming the stems at a45-degree angle, changing the water every 2-3 days, and keeping the vase in asuitable location away from direct sunlight and temperature extremes.
La Rosa Flowershop has been around in the flower shop industry since year 2000 and for 23 years we still continue to provide quality and surpassing service for our valued customers. The founders Ms. Emma San Jose and Ms. Sally San Jose have more than a decade of experience in the flower arrangement industry which serves as one of the strength of La Rosa as a company while Mr. Lance Emmanuel San Jose Darroca is a business driven man with a young professional mind beneficial for research and continuous development of La Rosa Flower shop. They specialize in crafting flower arrangements tailored specifically for any special event such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and weddings - they even offer funeral and sympathy flowers!
