How to prolong the life of flowers? There are few secrets of how to keep wonderful flowers and their fragrance as long as possible.
1. Use warm water
Put your fresh-cut flowers into the water at room temperature. Cold water is worse absorbed by the stems.
2. Use preservatives
Special preservatives, prolonging the life of cut flowers are sold in flower shops. Add them into the water. In fact, you can make a preservative yourself. Use two ingredients: sugar and vinegar. Sugar nourishes, and vinegar prevents the growth of bacteria. You only need a few drops of vinegar and a pinch of sugar per liter of water.
3. Bleach
It can also be used as an antibacterial component. It prevents the growth of bacteria. Use a quarter teaspoon of liquid bleach per liter. Flowers stay fresh longer.
4. Change the water regularly
Change the water every few days, because the stems produce elements contributing to the growth of bacteria and rotting.
5. Trim stems at an angle
This allows the stems to absorb water easily.
6. Flowers need enough space
Too many flowers in one vase can be detrimental to them. Flowers need to breathe and be freely arranged in a vase so that air circulates around each flower.
7. Cut the flowers in the morning or evening
If you grow flowers at home, and you cut them yourself, then do it better at certain time – either early morning or late evening. Never cut flowers during the heat of the day – such a bunch will not survive for long.
