You just received a wonderful bouquet of flowers from the person you love; and now you want to keep them fresh for a long period. Taking care of flowers at home is not too hard if one follows the correct procedure to do it. Flowers such as carnations can look fresh up to three weeks. So, let us check out few easy steps that will surely help flowers lasting much longer:
Initially hold the flower stems underwater, and cut the stem at an angle 45-degree with scissors. Do not squeeze the stems or crush them; this may damage the tip and block the flowers from absorbing water.
Later, clean the inside of the vase in which the flower arrangement will be done, with bleach to kill various bacteria. Now, fill the vase with lukewarm water; adding preservatives. Rather than making your own concoctions of preservatives at home, it is better to purchase them from a florist. Experimenting might not be much effective, as they do not contain the nutrients flowers require to stay longer.
Remember to remove all the leaves before arranging the flowers. The tendency of leaves is to perish and rot when sunken in water as they poison the water and curtails the life of the flowers.
Avoid over filling the vase, and place it in a cool place away from sunlight to evade hasty respiration of flowers. The lower the temperature of the room will be, the longer the flowers will last fresh. Lastly, take care of the flowers on daily basis; remove flaccid flowers to avoid contamination of the rest. Water should be replaced and the flowers stem should be cut on every third day.
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