How to preserve the life of flowers in a vase: “life hacks” and debunking folk myths from a florist

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You were given an expensive, luxurious bouquet, and it sat in a vase for a couple of days and withered. Many have faced this. Often people blame the flower shop or believe that the bouquet was not given from the heart, and forget that flowers – even cut ones – need to be taken care of. Florist, owner of one of the flower shops Daria Starokozhko shared tips on how to do it correctly.

No vodka and aspirin: just change the water

It is believed that if the water in the vase add vodka, aspirin or even the “Domestos” agent, which is used for cleaning premises, and the flowers will last longer.

According to the expert, what really helps the flowers last longer are specially designed products. For example, “Kryzal” powder. Many flower companies include a packet of this powder with the order.

Life hack: “There should be enough water in the vase, especially if the plants have a long stem,” notes the florist. . This is necessary so that not only the stem is saturated with water, but also the leaves and the flower itself.

Do not cut the flowers with ordinary scissors

The flowers last longer in the vase , if every day they update the slice a little.

– But flowers should not be cut with scissors. If it's not flower or garden shears, – explains Daria. – Scissors compress capillaries – flower vessels, when pressed, the area of ​​the stem with which it drinks water becomes smaller, is squeezed.

To care for flowers, the florist recommends purchasing secateurs or renewing the cut with a sharp clerical knife.

A mono-bouquet lasts longer than a multi-bouquet. Hyacinths kill

– The average service life of a collective bouquet is 3-7 days, – says the expert. – On the third day, some flowers begin to wither. Some varieties can even earlier. Collective bouquets are beautiful, but less durable than monobouquets.

The florist advises to remove all the extra leaves from the flowers – such bouquets last longer. When there are a lot of extraneous elements, the flower needs a lot of energy to support of their life, and the bud itself, which is fed by the residual principle, withers faster.

– When buying a bouquet, we try to cut off excess leaves or add decorative greenery, – explains the florist. – If the client received a bouquet with leaves, then we recommend plucking the excess and leaving a couple of leaves on top for beauty.

The expert says: there are varieties of flowers that shorten the life of the “neighbors”.As a rule, these are bulbs – tulips, hyacinths and daffodils. They secrete a sticky poisonous substance, due to which the flowers standing next to them wither faster.

If, for example, tulips are placed with roses, then the roses will stand many times less than if they were in a vase by themselves. The most poisonous, the florist notes, are hyacinths, they should be avoided in a complex bouquet.

We remove faded flowers, do not place near batteries and sources with heat

If any flowers in the bouquet have deteriorated, then those next to them will also begin to deteriorate. Dying flowers release a substance that causes their neighbors to go through their life cycle faster. If possible, remove the flowers from the bouquet.

– Do not place flowers next to heating devices, a kitchen stove, or near an open window. Flowers don't like drafts and temperature drops, the expert warns.

If you brought flowers from the frost, let them just lie down for five to ten minutes, don't put them in a vase right away. You should not carry flowers all day in the car, it is better to buy them immediately before giving. The sooner they are put in the water, the better.