How to prolong the life of flowers

Always nice to get flowers, but if they dry up the next day, little joy. Here are 10 ways to make your bouquet of this longevity.

So, here it is almost came on 14 February and the owners of the floral department gleefully rubbing their hands in anticipation of big profits. Even people with imagination will buy flowers, to say nothing of those who in addition to the bouquet does not think other gifts and surprises. Anyway, nice to receive beautiful bouquets, but how to make them longer retain their beauty, not wilted the next day? Here are 10 tips on how to keep their beautiful bouquets and fresh.

1. Remove scissors

Instead of scissors to cut off the stem of the flower, use of a sharp knife, without teeth on the blade. The fact that the scissors can crush the stem.

2. There are no leaves in the water

Cut the stem at an angle of 45 °, a small water container. In addition, the need to cut with a knife the lower leaves that are below the water level, as they begin to rot.

3. How to choose a rose

If you pick a rose in the store, rather than ordering online, you can check their freshness. Easy to squeeze the bud near the stem. If this part of the elastic, then rose a fresh, if a more friable and soft - no. Of course, fresh flowers, stand for you any longer.

4. disinfection vases

Before we put the flowers in a vase, you can wipe it with bleach, and add to the water a little sugar and copper coins - this will help to protect the water from bacteria. You can also add a couple of aspirin and water drops of vodka - it will help the flowers stand longer.

5. Watering from all sides

Have you noticed that the flower shops flowers sprayed with water from a spray? This is because the flowers absorb water not only stem. So that the petals and leaves can also be moistened.

6. against fading

The flowers longer retained their rich color, can be lightly sprinkle them with hairspray.

7. Do not place flowers near the fruit

Some fruits and vegetables (apples, pears, peppers and tomatoes) release ethylene after they tore down, and continue to do so during the storage time. Ethylene isolated and indoor plants, and especially their aging parts. This substance reduces the life of your bouquet, so try to put it away from houseplants and vegetables.

8. Remove the flowers from appliances and fire

Operating devices and open flames (such as candles or a fireplace), dried flowers, so your bouquet will wither quickly. Just act as direct sunlight.

9. Changes bouquet - change vase

When you've only got a magnificent bouquet, it is necessary to put in quite a large and wide vase. However, not all the flowers wither in one day, so that, as the drying, you can remove the flowers, who have lost the appearance, and the ones that still look good, crop and rearrange to another vase. An example of the image below.

10. special water

The water has to be clean, so change it twice a day. In addition, it is not necessary to arrange the flowers "cold bath", the water should be at room temperature or just cool.