How To Keep Your Flowers Looking Fresh

• Keep fresh flowers away from drafts and extreme temperatures, which can quickly dry out the flowers and cause wilting.

• If your flowers came in plastic, remove this as soon as possible.
• Do not place your arrangement near fruit or in the path of cigarette smoke. The ethylene gas is detrimental to many flower types.
• Avoid placing flower arrangements in windowsills and other areas with full sun where flowers can wilt due to overheating.
• Most flowers will last longer under cool conditions.
• Keep your vase filled with water! All flower and foliage stems should be submerged. Flowers stay fresher, longer when they can get a drink!
• If your flowers came in a basket or other container with foam, add fresh water every day.
• Immediately remove dead or wilting leaves and stems from fresh flower arrangements.
• Watch your water. When it gets cloudy it’s time to change it out.

• First remove any dead or dying flowers from the arrangement.
• After carefully removing the good flowers, clean the vase thoroughly with soapy water to remove any bacteria that could cause the fresh flowers to deteriorate even quicker. Be sure to rinse thoroughly.
• Replace the water and mix in the flower preservative provided by your florist, according to the instructions on the packet.
• For best results, cut stems with a sharp knife at an angle about one to two inches from the bottom. This allows them to better absorb water. Do not use scissors to cut your flowers because they can crush the stems and prevent water absorption.
• Place loose stems or wrapped bouquets of fresh flowers in your water mixture as soon as possible.

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Give every stem a fresh cut on the diagonal. This is true if you cut them from your yard, if you bought them at the store, or if you received an arrangement as a gift. A clean, quick cut will allow them to drink more water and stay hydrated.

Give each stem a fresh cut every other day or so. You can go longer but when you see flowers wilting, cut them.

Put hydrangea in hot water –about 60 degrees Celsius. Nearly all flowers like warm to very hot water. Never use cold water. The only exception to this is bulb flowers, like tulips. Blooms from bulbs like cold water.

When making arrangements I always put the hottest water I can into my vases. Every few days I give them their cut, dump the water and use fresh, hot water to keep hydrangea from wilting.

Watch your hydrangea come back to life within an hour or so! It’s magic!

Add hydrogen peroxide to the water. The hydrogen peroxide will help keep the water clean and free from mold and muckiness. 

I typically add three tablespoons or so to a vase about 12″ high. I like to fill my water all the way to the top to be sure every stem is receiving water.

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