How to Make Your Fresh Cut Flowers Last Longer

1- Make sure that you change the water every three days or when the water becomes cloudy. Re-cut stems with sharp knife and arrange rose in clean, deep container filled with room temperature water.

The best time to cut flowers is in the morning.

Have your vase ready with clean water and flower foods, before you start cutting so you can immediately put the flowers in the in the vase and arranging them.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   2- Avoid any direct source of heat.
   
   3- Remove any leaves and any dead flowers that may be under water.
   
   4- Remove any foliage that will be below the level
   of water in your vase.

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   5- It is important to check to see that the vase is
   full and add preservative solution often.
    
   6- In the winter, guard your flowers carefully against
   sudden exposures to cold air.
   
   7- Keep your flowers in a cool place, out of direct
   sunlight and drafts. Until you can get them in a
   flower food solution.

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   8- Flower foods make flowers last longer but it is
   important to follow the mixing directions
   on the flower food packet.
   
   9- Feed weekly during flowering period.
   
   10- Do not let the newly cut end dry off before
   transferring it back to your arrangement
   or other container. Avoid using water from
   a water softener.

Tips & Warnings

• keep it out of direct sunlight
• Make sure there is always clean water in your vase.

Resources

• Mixed Flowers Arrangements
• Fresh Cut flowers
• Flower

[soanyway]

on 11/9/2009 I wish there was a flower food already in my cupboards and that I didn't have to go get some! Great tips on flowers! I have recomn'd you. Pay it forward to all! ;-)

[mvalora]

on 10/8/2009 Good and useful info on how to make fresh cut flowers last longer.