How do I care for cut flowers?

Cut flower care tips

 
Our simple tips will help keep your floral arrangement fresh. It is very important to know about the proper care of the bouquet, because sometimes it is very frustrating for a faded bouquet after one day.
 
8 points of care for a bouquet of flowers:
 
  1. If the bouquet was bought in winter, bring it home, do not remove the protective packaging for 15-20 minutes, so that the bouquet would adapt to the temperature. A change in temperature has a very detrimental effect on the flower, it fades quickly. Do not remove the decorative packaging and completely disassemble the bouquet.
  2. Many flowers do not like chapping and require floristic packaging, thus retaining moisture.
  3. Choose a clean vase, it is important that there is no plaque at the bottom.
  4. Otherwise, wash it with detergent. Fill the vase with cool, clean water.
  5. The stems of the flowers should be cut with a knife or pruner at a 45-degree angle and immediately lowered into the water.
  6. The bouquet should not stand next to fruit, near a battery or air conditioner, or in direct sunlight.
  7. Change the water every day and rinse the stems under running water.
  8. It is advisable to cut flowers every day, also look at the inflorescences and remove wilted ones.
 
 
 
The rules for caring for baskets of flowers or arrangements in boxes are basically the same. Only now they need to be watered once every two days, since the basis is a floristic oasis. Do not forget about one more important point, when cutting the stems, the cuts must be aged evenly in relation to each other. It often happens that with uneven pruning, they turn out to be of different lengths and those that are shorter simply do not reach the water in the vase, which leads to very rapid fading. Flowers love self-care, they can be capricious and, on the contrary, very persistent, here is a list of flowers and ways to care for them:
 
 
 
Roses - the most popular and frequently purchased flower for a bouquet, and often bouquets are purely from roses. After buying such a bouquet, do not rush to immediately put it in a vase, you need to make sure that the leaves and thorns are removed, the stem is prepared for water, cut at an angle.
 
 
 
Peony - Correct cut of the flower at the bud stage, will allow for flowering within 2 weeks, the buds open slowly, but after full blooming, they quickly wither. For care, everything is standard, adhere to all the points above.
 
 
 
Tulip - you need to add a little water to the vase, the leg of the tulip should be lowered into it a few centimeters, and the leaves should not be immersed in water. And make sure that he does not drink all the water in the vase, because the tulip loves to quickly drink all the water from the vase.
 
 
 
Chrysanthemum - most stoic of all flowers, the main thing is to adhere to the rules, cut off all the leaves on the stem, prune and add a little water to the vase, it does not need special attention anymore. When wilting, there is a way to revive the chrysanthemums, you need to lower the stems in hot water and wait until the flower regains its former appearance.
 
 
 
Alstroemeria - this watery flower requires a little attention to itself, it is enough to remove all the leaves from the stem, cut the leg and put it in water, these flowers will delight the eye with their bright colors for a long time.
 
 
 
Gerbera - very capricious flower, you need to check very often that the leg is not soft and cut it in time, and there should not be a lot of water in the vase, about 5 cm and it should be cold.
 
 
 
Lilies - it is imperative to remove the lilies before placing them in the water, they can cause allergies. The water should be at room temperature, everything is standard for care, remove the leaves, cut the leg obliquely for a larger area of ​​water ingress.