What can I do to make the flowers last longer in a bouquet

We love it when we are surrounded by flowers. They give a sense of celebration and a good mood. And you always want to keep them longer as a memory of the past event. The life of a cut flower is rather short, but we can prevent its premature withering.

Is it possible to have different colors in one bouquet

Combined bouquets look beautiful, but you need to be careful, because the neighborhood with plants of another family can speed up the death of the entire composition. If you want the flowers to stand longer, give preference to mono-bouquets.

Roses and carnations do not tolerate "outsiders" in the neighborhood, that is, only one of their counterparts can be in one vase. Favorite spring flowers - tulips and daffodils - can not be put together. By the way, there are plants that in the process of accelerating the wilting of others. These include narcissus, lily of the valley, tubular lilies. But there are also assistants, universal for any bouquet. So that the flowers last longer, a vine of cypress, geranium or thuja can be added to the vase.

If different species in one composition began to fade quickly, try dividing them into varieties and placing them in different vessels.

Choose a flower vase

The first landmark is the volume of the bouquet. The vase should not be too bulky, so that the stems do not fall, bending over the edges. Tightness is also not the best choice, you will injure flowers with each change of water.

The ideal height of the vase is up to the middle of the stem of the flower. So, you can provide the desired level of water and preserve the decorative bouquet.

To keep the flowers longer, do not put a vase next to the ripe fruit. Despite the beautiful combination, the secreted ethylene will speed up the falling off of the petals.

Care of stems

You brought the bouquet home. Do not rush to remove the packaging from it and put the flowers in the vase. It is better to put a bouquet into a bucket filled with room temperature water for a few hours (only buds should remain on the surface). So they will pass the adaptation to new conditions.

For the flowers to stand longer, free them from the packaging, be sure to remove all the leaves and thorns that will be immersed in water, and cut about a centimeter from the tip of each stem. And the solid stem should be split and fixed with a match, hard stems of the bush - slightly shattered.

Special care is required for dahlias and poppies. You need a candle, above which you need to burn the end of the stem and put the plant in cold water.

To live flowers for a long time, you need to change the water daily and cut the stem a little.

What should be the water for flowers

Cold tap water, like the chlorine contained in it, is not useful to you or plants. Be sure to give it a stand up and keep warm. Flowers at this time can be wrapped with a wet towel and put in a cool place.

Chemistry in your home that can prolong the life of flowers

There are enough tips on how to make cut flowers last longer. Florists even conducted home experiments, putting the same plants in different solutions. We present the results of one of them. In 11 different vessels, one rose was delivered, and for eight days water did not change, slices were not updated.

• On the second day, the flower died in a solution of salt (2 tablespoons per 0.5 liters of water).
• On the third day a rose rose in the water with a tablet of "Aspirin" (1 tablet per 100 g of water).
• The next day, the flower's time came in a solution of glycerin (1 teaspoon per 0.5 liters of water) and standing in plain water, without additives.
• In a special composition "Chrusal" for cut flowers, in a solution of sugar (50 grams per 0.5 liters of water) and in water with a potassium permanganate rose for five days.
• For six days, the experimental objects in a solution of vodka (50 grams per 0.5 liters of water) and a special tool "Bona Forte" were standing.
• Seven days later, the flower wilted in water with lemon acid (on the tip of a spoon).
• On the last, eighth day, the experimenters saw that the rose in the "Spray" keeps well.

These results can be improved if you choose the most effective means and meet the requirements of daily water replacement, as well as cropping of the stem. Do not forget about the temperature regime (in the heat and stuffiness for a long time the flowers will not live), the lack of drafts and too bright illumination.

Choosing plants for a bouquet, many are interested in what flowers last the longest. Among the long-livers are red roses, chrysanthemums, orchids, gerberas.

How to animate already wilting flowers

If the petals begin to wilt from the heat, sprinkle them from the spray gun. Doing this procedure several times a day, you will significantly increase the life of flowers. There are also resuscitation procedures:

• Each flower is tightly wrapped in a newspaper and left at night for immersed (up to the inflorescence) in cool water. The next morning it will be fresh and elastic.
• When this ceases to help, add ammonia to the water. This will allow the flowers to last a few more days.
• You can dip the stems into boiling water for 5 minutes, and then, as usual, put in a vase.

All these methods you can use to make the flowers stand longer. Roses are the most popular gift for an anniversary, a wedding or the Eighth of March. What do these fanciful beauties like? They do not tolerate heat and dry air, so choose the coolest place, even if you have to keep them on the floor in the bathroom all hot, and put on the table only in the evening. In the morning and in the evening, spray buds.

Roses need cold boiled water, with a daily replacement. Well, if you arrange them night swimming in the bathroom (heads should be above the water). All the thorns and leaves to half the stem must be removed and with each change of water diagonally cut off the stem. Light varieties will please you for up to 10 days, and dark varieties - up to three weeks with proper care.

Brief conclusions

Cut flowers can please us long enough. The main thing is to observe the temperature regime, monitor the humidity of the air, change the water and cut the stem. When the life of the bouquet comes to an end, apply a night "soldering" in a bucket with water or a bath. So you give him a second youth. Various additives in the water can help prolong the life of flowers.