2007-01-23 02:39:08 · 10 answers · asked by allen=[\m/] 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I've tried several different solutions: Sugar and water, aspirin, changing water every day, even 7-up, and nothing -I repeat - _nothing_ makes flowers last longer than adding a several drops of bleach to the water (4-8).
The water absolutely will not grow any mold or bacteria, which is what generally causes them to die quickly. You don't even have to change the water more than once a week (make sure you've stripped off all the foliage below the water line as well).
I keep mine in a dropper bottle expressly for this purpose.
You can also add sugar, but it accelerates the decay, so you'll have to change the water more often. Keeping flowers cool also seems to be a big factor, so no sunny windows! :)
Here's my favorite flower tip for roses: immerse them for a few hours in a shallow bathtub of cold water. I leave mine overnight. Makes droopy Costco roses look like a $60 bouquet!
2007-01-23 03:20:25 · answer #1 · answered by clhseattle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At Christmas time a local television station tried an experiment using 3 trees and various additives to see which tree retained its' needles longest. The three things were, 1. water 2 water and brown sugar 3 water and an aspirin. The longes to retain needles was the following order. 3, 2 and 1. Apparently something in the aspirin was good for the tree to retain needles so maybe cut flowers will react in the same fashion.
2007-01-23 02:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. PDQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the best way is to keep is by adding a little tonic water or half an aspirin, change the water every 2 days, take any bad leaves off & they should last a long time. Just remember not to have your flower´s to near the heat
2007-01-23 02:59:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep them cool...not frozen, just chilled, like in the refridgerator. Make sure that the water is fresh.
If you have got them from a florist, either get the water tubes for each stem, or wrap them in a moist paper towel until they are delivered. When you get them home, cut off the end of the stem at an angle with a knife. Don't squish the stem.
They won't last forever though. Maybe someone else knows about drying them.
2007-01-23 02:52:14 · answer #4 · answered by jeepgirl0385 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the stem tips cut cleanly (recut every other day-just take off a half inch or so and cut with a sharp blade at a 45 deg. angle) also change the water solution if it looks at all cloudy, and trim any leaves so that only stems are in water.Oh, don't leave them in full sun or heat and depending on how long you are trying to preserve them there are ferts available for cuts. Enjoy.
2007-01-23 02:46:18 · answer #5 · answered by Mike Oxard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feeding: tablespoon of sugar (depends on size of container) and a 1/2 teaspoon of bleach to stop bacterial growth.
Water: change every day.
Flower: but back 1/2 inch. Make sure no leaves at stem portion in the water.
That's it.
2007-01-23 07:27:19 · answer #6 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add a little sugar to the water of your vase, also trim the bottom of your flowers every day on an angle.
You can also purchase products to put in your vase from Florists.
2007-01-23 02:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by tassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out www.sendflowerbouquets.com and scroll to the lower half of the page. The site has a comprehensive list of things to do to ensure the longevity of your flowers.
2007-01-23 05:35:49 · answer #8 · answered by bming1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put them in the fridge at night and then take them out and enjoy them during the day.
2007-01-23 05:26:47 · answer #9 · answered by lisa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sugar water
2007-01-23 02:47:26 · answer #10 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋