When a florist delivers a gift of beautiful fresh flowers we often
place them in a position of prominence and just leave them until they
begin to wilt when just a little care of cut flowers could help them to
maintain their freshness and extend their life by many days.
Before you place your floral arrangement in a vase, remove
any leaves that may extend down into the water. Water saturated leaves
will quickly rot and this leads to the production of bacteria.
It is also wise to remove a small section of the stem by cutting
at an angle with a sharp pair of sissors or sharp knife. The extra area
of stem end allows for greater water absorbtion. This trimming may have
to be done every couple of days, just look for a discolouration or slight
rotting of the stem.
Another insurance measure to extend the life of flowers is to change the
water in the vase daily, and always add some cut flower food that
can be purchased from most florists.
Also be aware that the care of cut flowers includes them not being placed
in a draught, near heat coming from a room heater or in sunshine shining
through a window, all of which will tend to have an acceleration of
water loss and so develope premature wilting.
In warm weather an occassional spray with water from a misting
nozzle will help to maintain humidity near the flowers and the small
droplets look quite attractive on the petals, particularly on roses.
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