3 Unique Tips To Help Your Cut Flowers Last
Receiving a bouquet of flowers for a special occasion can be exciting. You want to ensure that you are able to put the flowers on display in your home so that you can enjoy their beauty for as long as possible. Extending the life of cut flowers can seem challenging, but there are some simple things that you can do to help ensure your blooms remain vibrant over time.
Here are three unique tips you can try to keep your next bouquet of cut flowers looking great for as long as possible:
1. Clean the vase before adding your flowers.
Most people transfer their bouquet of flowers into a vase before putting them on display. It's important that you don't just grab a vase out of the cupboard and fill it with water if you want your blooms to last.
Any bacteria that was left behind by the previous bouquet on the vase's interior could endanger your new blooms. Cleaning out the vase with bleach and water will help to extend the life of your cut flowers in the future.
2. Don't let leaves get in the water.
As you fill your vase once your cut flowers have been placed inside, it's important that you strip away any leaves that are located below the water line. When leaves are allowed to sit in the bouquet's water, they begin to rot.
This decay process can result in an acceleration of the deterioration of the vibrancy and beauty of your bouquet. Be sure to trim leaves off the stems below the waterline and fish out any leaves that might fall into the water while your flowers are on display.
3. Add a penny to the bottom of your vase.
Before you place your flowers into your clean vase, you should add a penny to the bottom of the vase. Pennies are made from copper, a metal that has natural antibacterial properties.
The copper used to create a penny is acidic in nature, and this acidity will help to prevent bacteria from accumulating in the water of your vase and polluting your floral arrangement. Managing bacteria levels will help you keep your blooms looking beautiful for as long as possible.
Extending the life of your cut flowers provides you with the opportunity to fully enjoy each bouquet that you receive. You can easily help your flowers last longer by placing them in a clean vase, keeping leaves out of the water, and placing a penny in the vase to help keep bacteria at bay.
Contact a local flower shop for more information and assistance.
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