Trimming the stems
This action must be performed as soon as you bring the bouquet home or receive this elegantly packaged fragrant and bright gift. We cut from 3-4 to 10-12 centimeters depending on the height of the stem, at the same time, if necessary, trimming the stems so that your bouquet looks like a home decoration, and not like a picturesque but careless “bun”.
This should be done with a well-sharpened knife or pruning shears, and not with tailor’s or ordinary scissors, which “fray” the ends of the stems more than straighten them. In addition, such tests are unsafe for the scissors themselves.
Tips for chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums are the hardiest flowers and usually last a long time. But you can extend their life even more. Here are three tips.
- Slice After trimming, split the end crosswise and bend each quarter to the side.
- Water. Chrysanthemums last the longest in a vase with sweetened water - glucose helps maintain the fresh appearance and vigor of the flowers.
- Vase. Better tall and with a wide neck.
Do not forget that the lower leaves must be removed, the water temperature should not exceed 20°C, and the bouquet should not be exposed to direct rays of the sun or drafts.
Fading chrysanthemums can also be “revitalized.” Remove excess leaves. Cut off 4-5 cm of the stem and quickly place it in boiling water. After five seconds, also quickly move the flower into a vase with cold water. Spray the petals generously and place the vase in a cool place. After a couple of hours, the chrysanthemum will regain its vigor.
Let's sum it up
Flowers are like people - they do not like scorching heat and temperature changes, they are “friends” or “enemies” with their neighbors, they “enjoy” a cool shower. Provide them with the right “diet” and beware of bacteria that poison the water. Prepare the water before placing the bouquet in it. Perform simple “surgical” procedures. Follow these rules, and the bouquet will delight you not for a day or two, but for 4-6 days, depending on the endurance of individual plants. Even delicate spring flowers like irises will not fade in the morning, but will gain new strength. Understand the needs of flowers and they will respond to your care!
How to keep flowers in a vase: rules for roses
These flowers are sensitive to changes in care and environment. Here are five tips to better preserve cut roses at home.
- "Desoldering". Roses need to be “watered” - placed for an hour and a half in a spacious container with cold water. It is advisable to place the flowers so that the stems are as much as possible under water, and the inflorescences are on top.
- Slice You need to cut the stems at about 45°. And definitely - under water. And for better absorption of liquid, you can split the end of the stem crosswise.
- Lure. Add a mixture of sugar and vinegar to water to make roses last longer. Aspirin is also received with a bang.
- Night swimming. Roses are best preserved if they are removed from the flowerpot at night and placed in a bath (bucket) with cold water overnight. Be sure to trim the stems directly under water.
- Daytime temperature. It is best to store roses at a temperature of 18-19°C. If the apartment is hot, throw a couple of pieces of ice into the vase and spray the flowers often throughout the day.
If the air in the room is too dry, periodically wrap the bouquet with a cool, wet cloth. And if you see rotting petals or leaves, remove them immediately, otherwise the rot will begin to quickly spread throughout the entire plant. If the roses in the vase are drooping, then there are two surefire ways to “reanimate” them.
Measures at the beginning of wilting
- Pour boiling water into a container and immerse the stems in it for about an hour.
- At this time, fill the bath with cold water.
- Immediately after the “bath”, transfer the flowers to the bath and cut the stems to 5 cm - strictly under water.
- Then remove two or three bottom leaves from each rose.
- Leave the flowers to “float” for at least five hours, and preferably until the morning.
- In the morning, place the bouquet in a vase washed with soda.
- Add commercial cut flower powder or one of the sugar mixtures to the water.
If the flower has a “lowered head”
- Pour hot water into a tall container - as much as your hand can tolerate.
- Pour into it one packet of store-bought fertilizer or one tablespoon of sugar and one aspirin tablet.
- Remove excess leaves.
- Cut off 5 cm of the stem. Then make a long oblique cut to a height of another 10 cm. And immediately lower the rose into the hot solution.
- Treat all flowers this way.
- There is no need to remove the roses from the solution; it will gradually cool to room temperature. In a couple of hours the roses will raise their “heads”.
The effectiveness of “resuscitation” depends on how quickly the action was taken. The longer the flowers wither, the less chance of recovery. Even “intensive therapy” does not fully guarantee that the roses will fully “come to life.” How long they will last is also unclear.
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Limonium, statice, kermek
Statice is a good addition to large flowers. The openwork inflorescence of statice can have a variety of colors: white, pink, yellow, purple, blue. Gives the composition lightness and airiness.
The advantage of statice is that even when it dries, the inflorescence does not lose color, so it is actively used to create “eternal” bouquets of dried flowers.
Limonium or statice in a bouquet of dried flowers
Gerbera
Gerbera retains its freshness for about 7-10 days. Do not let the gerbera go without water for a long time, otherwise the flowers will quickly wither. Therefore, if there is a high probability that you will get stuck in a long traffic jam with a bouquet, then it is better to choose other flowers.
Like any flowers, the tips of the stems of gerberas need to be cut with a sharp knife at an angle of 45 degrees. Place the flowers in the vase so that they do not touch the bottom. Use soft, filtered water, change it every day.
To disinfect the water, you can put a little aspirin or activated carbon in the vase.
Alstroemeria or alstroemeria
In second place is the beautiful Alstroemeria, also known as the Peruvian lily or Lily of the Incas.
Even without shamanic dances and aspirins, he will stand for 2 weeks. And at the same time it will not lose its appearance.
This is a perennial rhizomatous plant with non-branching shoots from 60 to 200 cm in height; now there are plants even 20 cm in height.
Alstroemeria bouquet
Alstroemeria flowers are scentless (which is good for allergy sufferers, to whom, for example, lilies cannot be given), about 5 cm in diameter, white, yellow, orange, red or purple with dark streaks or spots, collected in bright inflorescences. Professionals often use alstroemeria as a complement to the main flowers in the arrangement. But now more and more often it is given in a mono-bouquet, like a huge multi-colored bouquet.
Lilies are similar in appearance to alstroemeria or alstroemeria are similar to lilies - it depends which way you look at it. But lilies stay in water for less than 2 weeks, on average 10 days. In addition, due to their allergenicity, before giving lilies as a gift, it is necessary to remove the anthers from them.
Calla or zantedeschia
Calla lilies flowers are very similar to anthurium flowers, which is not surprising, because both species belong to the same Araceae family. It is precisely because of the peculiarity of the structure of the flower (namely: a beautiful flower is not a flower at all, but a leaf of the bract, which simply protects the central rather unsightly flower) that they have achieved such durability. The longer a flower is protected, the better for both the flower and us. After all, beautiful cannas can last in a bouquet for up to 2 weeks.
Calla in a bouquet
Freesia
They stand perfectly in a bouquet: the flowers do not lose their decorative properties for about 2 weeks.
Freesia was introduced into cultivation at the end of the 19th century, but currently there are already a large number of varieties with varied, but always very bright colors.
Often used in spring compositions, they have a strong, pleasant aroma.
Bouquet of freesia
Secret 3. Place the bouquet in the right place
Where in an apartment or house should you place a bouquet so that it lasts longer and is pleasing to the eye?
Any cut flowers will be most comfortable in the coldest room - ideally in a room with a temperature of no more than 5 ° C, and without direct sunlight or constant artificial lighting. The warmer and brighter it is in the room, the faster all processes occur in still living plants - stretching, blossoming and wilting.
It is unlikely, of course, that anyone will often go into such a dark “refrigerator” to admire even the most luxurious bouquet, but the flowers will last as long as possible.
Alas, we understand that such conditions are unacceptable for a living space, so try to at least partially bring them closer to optimal for a bouquet - choose the coolest room, remove the vase from the path of drafts and cigarette smoke, hide it from direct sun, move it away from air conditioners, radiators and heaters (which also dry the air).
At night, the bouquet can be taken out into the fresh air on an open balcony, however, if it is not eastern, where the early bright morning sun will not add life to the bouquet.
Orchids: dendrobium, phalaenopsis, oncidium
All orchids are great cut flowers, even if you only take one flower. In a special solution (orchids are sold immediately with flasks in which the solution is poured), an orchid flower can stand for up to a month! It is this feature and, of course, the beauty of the flower that explains the love of florists for orchids. After all, they, as true artists, want their creation to be preserved for as long as possible.
Orchid - dendrobium
Anthurium
One of the most favorite plants of florists, cut flowers offer a huge variety of varieties with different flower colors and shapes.
Due to the plasticity of the stem, the plant can be given different positions, so anthuriums serve as a good material for compositions in a linear style. These flowers are especially popular in men's bouquets.
Anthurium with orchids
Alstroemeria bouquet - how to care
Alstroemeria in a vase is a magnificent sight, so it is worth making some effort to admire the bouquet for a longer time. Alstroemeria stays in a vase for a very long time (up to 3-4 weeks), if you follow simple care rules. First of all, the right choice of location is important: the plant does not like either direct sunlight or excessive shade. You will have to care for alstroemeria every day: the stems must be shortened and thoroughly washed under running water, otherwise they will quickly rot. Adding a small amount of sugar to the water will help speed up the opening of the buds, and citric acid, camphor alcohol or vinegar will help slow down the rotting of the stems (any of these substances should be added in a minimal amount).
Which flowers can withstand heat, cold and lack of water longer than others?
A big problem is preserving the bouquet during delivery and at events when it is not possible to put it in water. Even all the previously listed flowers can last from 3 to 5 hours. If you plan to leave the bouquet without a vase for a long time, you should choose orchids. They are able to withstand drought and heat longer than other representatives. The list of durable flowers continues with chrysanthemums and carnations.
As for winter bouquets, tulips and hyacinths are recognized as the leaders in terms of resistance to cold. Next on the list are narcissists. Bouquets made from these flowers will not freeze when they need to be delivered from the store to a warm room. They can withstand freezing weather even without packaging.
Dutch iris, xyphium
Irises stand well when cut. Florists love to use them not only in women's, but also men's bouquets. Dutch irises, which are mainly used as a cutting plant, are perennial herbaceous plants in which, unlike true irises, the underground storage organ is not a rhizome, but a small elongated bulb.
Using irises in bouquets allows you to give the bouquets a spring mood.
Before placing in water, irises must be cleared of excess foliage.
Xifium
There are flowers that last in a vase for quite a long time - up to two weeks. And sometimes even for several months.
If you constantly buy plants for home, but they quickly wither, don't worry. This happens with many types of flowers. The best way to change this is to switch to plants that last at least one week.
We will tell you about those types of flowers that can last in a vase for a long time. We will give recommendations on how to interact with them.
Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria has several variants of inflorescences at the same time, and all this occurs within the same stem. Thanks to this, the longevity of the plant is guaranteed to please you. The item can last in a vase for up to fourteen days. This will have a very positive effect on the person to whom you present the plant.
We recommend paying attention to alstroemeria stems, which have closed buds. This means that the plant has just been brought to the flower shop. This means you have an extra head start before it withers.
Keep in mind that alstroemeria requires a huge amount of water in the vase. It is also recommended to periodically change the fluid.
Remember to cut the stem at about 0.5 to 1 centimeter. In this case, the item will be able to live much longer.
Try to ensure that dried leaves do not fall into the vase. Otherwise, the process of decomposition may begin. Because of this, flowers may stop living.
Gerbera
The flower remains fresh for seven to ten days. Quite a good shelf life, considering that the cost of the plant itself is not very high.
Make sure that the gerbera is always in water if possible. Otherwise, the plant can easily wither. It is impossible for a flower to travel too long a distance, even from the store to the house. If you buy a plant and put it in water even after an hour, it will have a negative effect. It will make the flowers become deformed.
Be sure to trim the ends of the stems. This must be done using the sharpest knife possible. The angle should be approximately 45 degrees.
Flowers must be placed in a vase. It is advisable that they do not touch the bottom.
The water in which the flowers will be placed must be used specially. It should be soft. It is advisable to be filtered. It is necessary to change the water in the vase every day.
To pre-disinfect the liquid, throw a couple of aspirin tablets into the vase. You can also use activated carbon for similar purposes. In this case, you will be able to ensure that the flowers last as long as possible.
Gladiolus
Gladioli are very beautiful flowers. They are a little picky because they love slightly cooler rooms. They are also very comfortable standing in various dark places.
For example, you can place them in a room with an appropriate lighting atmosphere. Take a closer look at her. The flowers will be quite comfortable in it. They will be able to interact successfully with each other.
To ensure that flowers can successfully stand in a vase and not wilt, pay attention to the rules for caring for them. The water in which gladioli stand must be filtered. Keep in mind that if the fluoride content in contact with flowers is too high, it will negatively affect them. It will make them quickly deform. If you properly monitor the cleanliness of the liquid, then gladioli will be able to stand for quite a long time - about seven to nine days. Nothing bad will happen to them.
Freesia
Flowers of this type smell quite delicious. And their bright aroma spreads throughout the entire room.
The peculiarity of flowers of this type is that they do not require any additional care. You just need to watch the water. The temperature of the liquid should be quite comfortable for the flowers. Be at room level.
If you change the liquid in the vase every day, make sure that the flowers are not placed near the radiator or exposed to sunlight, then the result will be quite good. Freesias can last a very long time - up to 12 days.
Carnations
Carnations are one of the longest lasting flowers. They can last two to three weeks in a vase. The most important thing is proper care of the plant.
To care for a flower, you will need to comply with several conditions. First of all, it is important that the water in which the plants stand is clean.
It is also necessary that the plant stands alone in a vase. If it is located next to other flowers, this can also lead to the death of plants.
Dahlias
Dahlias are summer type flowers. They have special fluffy inflorescences.
Pay attention to branches whose buds have not yet opened. Over time, they will fully form and give all family members a great mood. Because they will not only be beautiful, but also smell good.
If you take proper care of your flowers, you will be satisfied. Dahlias can last in a vase for up to 14 days. Try to get rid of the leaves. In this case, they will not begin to rot in water. What will affect you positively?
Physalis
If you are planning to create some kind of extraordinary bouquet, we recommend purchasing physalis for it. In appearance, the thing is similar to Chinese lanterns. The flowers have a red tint. They are quite beautiful and unusual.
Physalis does not need to be placed in a vase with water. The plant can stand alone. It will delight you with its appearance without interacting with water. Moreover, it will remain in this form for up to several months. Quite a practical flower.
Delphinium
Such flowers will delight you with their unique beautiful shade. It's blue here. In some variations you can purchase purple delphinium. It looks quite nice too.
Plants must be kept in water. If you change it correctly, they can last a long time. Up to about ten days.
When you interact with the flower stems, try to touch them as gently as possible. Otherwise, there is a risk of damaging the item.
Lilies
Lilies can survive in water for quite a long time. About seven to ten days. Avoid purchasing plants whose buds have already opened. They won't be able to stand for long. If you select open buds, you will steal from yourself one or two days of the flower being in your vase.
It is important that the plant is dense. The buds must be half open. Wilting leaves must be removed periodically. The stem must be constantly trimmed. And interact with him in every possible way. In this case, you will be able to keep the flowers alive.
Don't forget to change the water. In order for lilies to last longer, the liquid must be clean. It is important that it is always changed. In this case, the flowers will feel better.
It is also important that the lilies stand alone in the vase. It is impossible for other plants to be located next to them. Otherwise, this may cause the lilies to wilt. Moreover, in a fairly short period of time.
Peonies
Flowers of this type are bright and spring-like. They will provide you with the opportunity to enjoy them for quite a long time - up to ten days.
Pay attention to dry leaves. It is recommended to get rid of them periodically. It is also very important to change the fluid. In this case, the plants will be able to stand for quite a long time. And they will delight your eyes every day.
Calla lilies
Plants of this type must be treated carefully. Try not to squeeze them. Also, monitor the integrity of their structure. If callas are deformed, they will quickly wither. No external intervention will help them.
It is recommended to keep callas in a room that is cool. It is advisable that there is a minimum amount of sun in it. And also the plants were not exposed to sunlight.
Avoid placing a vase next to a fruit basket. To keep the plant fresh for as long as possible, add additional elements to the vase. In particular, one or two spoons of sugar.
It is recommended to trim the stems periodically. Approximately every two to three days. You must also remember to renew the water. If you store the plant correctly, it will last for quite a long time. Up to about nine days.
Cut flowers that last a long time without water: names, list
It is recommended to store only bulbous flowers . Of course, if we are talking about fresh flowers, and not about a herbarium. Bulbous plants can be kept completely without water for up to three days. In this case, they must be wrapped in paper or cellophane film. Without water, tulips, lilies and other bulbous plants do not stretch upward, and their buds do not open. Before placing the bouquet in water, be sure to renew the cuts.
Flowers that last a long time without water are:
- Irises.
- Tulips.
- Lilies.
- Gladioli.
- Daffodils.
Lilies
Lilies can stand in water for 7-10 days. Do not choose fully opened buds; they should be dense and half-opened. Be sure to remove any wilting leaves and trim the stems. Keep the water clean! By the way, lilies also do not like to be adjacent to other flowers, even if they stand in a separate vase.
