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Flower care - How to take care of your fresh flowers Author: adina
The doorbell rings and a flower
delivery guy is at your door, with a beautiful bouquet of red roses
(or orchids, if you prefer).
You can't believe what's happening to you, you feel overwhelmed
by the surprise and you can't wait to call the person who
sent it to you - preferably it's your sweetheart, not your
mother. So you throw the flowers quickly in a vase and go on with
you phonecall. And then you wonder why the second day the red of the
roses is not so red anymore, why the leaves are
looking at the floor and some petals start to fall.
Can you believe that some flowers can last up to 3 weeks? How?
1. Re-cut the stems
You need to re-cut the stem of all flowers and foliages and place
them into a clean container. As a general rule, I recommend
taking 1.5 cm off the end of the stem, creating a slanted cut
allowing the end of the stem to be exposed to the maximum
surface area of water.
2. Remove foliage
Remove any foliage from the stem that will be in the water as this
will cause bacteria to grow. And the less leaf on the stem the
easier it is for the flower to to take up water to the
all-important flower head.
3. Clean water
Make sure that the container and the water are clean and free from
bacteria. Dirty water may be absorbed into the stem of the
flower but it will clog up the vessels within the stems and may
then obstrcut proper absorption of water by the flower and cause
the flower to wilt prematurely.
4. Temperature
Flowers should never go into water that's cold as lukewarm water
provides more oxygen ad is better for the logevity of flowers.
The room temperature is also critical to the flowers' lives. Most
flowers such as tulips and roses will last considerably longer at
10 degrees than they will at 20 degrees. Direct sunlight will
cause the flower to mature quickly and shorten the vase life.
5. Feeding
Once the flower or branch has been cut from the plant, the flowers
do not have enough energy to breath further. This energy
shortage can be enhanced by feeding the cut flowers with sugars.
Add bleach or sugar to the water, if you don't have a flower
professional solution.
If you didn't buy or receive flowers, but you cut them directly from
your own garden, it is best to do it in the evening or first
thing in the morning. Evening is my preference: at the end of the
day the maximum reserves of food are stored in the plant.
You can cut your plant and leave it to drink water and flower
food overnight - flowers and foliage will be strong and ready
for arranging in the morning.
If you do all these simple things for your flowers, you'll be able
to enjoy their beauty more. And it's worth it, especially if
someone dear has put an effort in surprising you with a beautiful
bouquet
of
flowers in Brussels, home delivered to you.
Adina is a florist
in
Brussels with home delivery. She loves flowers and what they
represent and thinks that flowers are a great
way to express any message you want to send.
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