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Caring For Your Fresh Flower Delivery Bouquet
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Now that you have received your beautiful flower
delivery or flower bouquet, how do you care for your fresh
flowers?
The first thing that you should do is cut the
stems of the flowers at an angle with a sharp un-serrated knife,
remove the leaves that will be below the water, then immediately
place flowers in water. It is important to remember do
not remove the thorns from roses, as it tends to shorten their
life. To lengthen the lives of your flowers cut the stems
underwater, a fresh water droplet will stick to the freshly cut
flower stem, and protect it from air bubbles and bacteria.
Don't throw away the packets that come with your
flower delivery. The florist packets help your fresh flowers
live longer. When the florist cuts the flower from the
plant, the flower loses all life support systems. The
freshly cut flower is now in danger of contracting bacteria that
will effect your flowers beauty and life. Your flower's buds
will not open, your flower's leaves will wilt, and your flower's
stem will become weak causing the neck to weaken and bend.
If you are uncomfortable using chemicals, here are
a few more "natural" ways to prolong the life of your
fresh delivered flower bouquet:
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Put a penny and an aspirin in the water. |
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Add one part lemon-lime soda (not diet) to 3
parts water. Then to each quart of this solution, add 1/4
teaspoon bleach. Thereafter, add 1/4 teaspoon bleach after
each 4 days of use. |
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To 1 quart water add 2 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon bleach. |
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Add 2 ounces Listerine mouthwash per gallon of
water. Listerine contains sucrose (food) and a bactericide.
Listerine is acidic and is said help water move up the cut
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Easy Ways to Keep Flowers
Fresh For Longer!
| Use plain, lukewarm water for most cut flowers, but use cold
water for bulb flowers, such as daffodils, hyacinths, and
tulips.
| Change the water every 2 days -- don't just top it off. This
is the single most effective thing you can do to keep your
flowers looking fresh.
| Keep flowers out of direct sunlight, and move them to a cool
place at night.
| Give daffodils their own vase -- daffodil stems give off a
compound that is toxic to other flowers.
| Keep cut flowers away from fruit, which releases a gas that
causes flowers to age faster. |
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Enjoy your beautiful flowers that were delivered
you fast, cheap and easy! |
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