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Flower Care Tips
The Floral Review, a professional floral publication, provides the following vase life guidelines:
• Carnations: 5-7 days w/o flower food packet and 10-14 days w/flower food packet
• Daisies: 3-8 days
• Mums: 7-14 days
• Orchid: 4-10 days
• Roses: 3-7 days
Caring for cut flowers
• If your flowers arrive already arranged it is important to add water daily. Bouquets of flowers require a vase of fresh water to which the provided preservative should be added.v
• Carefully remove the wrapping from the bottom of stems and any water sachets.
• Re-cut the stem ends on an angle and remove any foliage which will be under water.
• Do not place flowers on a TV - they do not like heat. Keep out of drafts and direct sunlight.
• Every 3 or 4 days change water and re-cut stems.
• Display your fresh cut rose arrangements in a cool area out of direct sunlight and drafts
• Roses are thirsty flowers. It is important to check to see that the vase is full and add preservative solution often.
• Any lilies received should have the pollen stamens removed as they open. This will enhance the life of the lily and prevent any staining from the pollen.
Home Recipe for Flower Preservative:
1 can of 7-Up or Sprite to 1 liter of water, 1 tablespoon of sugar added to water or a splash of hydrogen peroxide.
Orchid Care Tips
• Remove the water vial from the stem of each spray.
• Trim one-half inch or more from each spray.
• Submerge the entire stem, including the flower head, in fresh (room temperature) water for 10-20 minutes.
• Fill a vase with room temperature water and add the flower food as directed.
• Remove flowers from water, shake off excess, and place in a glass vase.
• Mist flowers a few times each day.
• Keep out of direct sunlight and away from hot or cold drafts.
• Re-cut stems and change the water every other day.
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Freshness Guide for Lilies, Roses and Carnations
When purchasing flowers for gifts, home decorating or other projects, it's can be difficult to know exactly how fresh a particular flower is, how long one can expect it to last, and what clues to look for that tell that a flower is fading fast.
Lilies
Lilies are about the longest lived bulb flowers. This is a good thing, as they are very beautiful and usually expensive. Fortunately, you get a lot for your money. Each lily stem has three to six potential blooms. When buying lilies, look for a bunch with a lot of unopened buds that are showing a great deal of color. If a few of the buds are open, that's okay, you'll still get a lot of milage out of the bunch. Just make sure that the open buds are not even slightly transparent. When you get your lilies home, pull off the stamens on any buds that are open or beginning to open. Once the stamens come to seed, they'll fall all over the open petals, staining them with their orangy powder (not to mention your best tablecloth). If some of the petals have already been stained, you can clean the petals gently with a pipecleaner. That will usually remove most of the discoloration.
Roses
Roses have an unfair reputation of being short-lived. However, if you follow our freshness guide, you can expect to get four to six day's enjoyment from your roses. Probably the most important factor to check when buying a rose is the firmness of the head. Gently squeeze the rose head at its fullest part. A truly fresh rose will have a great deal of firmness. If you find that it's the least bit soft, don't buy it, as it's well past its peak. Look for buds that are just beginning to crack. If a rose is too tight, though, it probably won't ever open. Also, make sure the tips of the petals are not browning (red roses will have black edges). Check the foliage too, make sure it isn't yellowing. Choose roses that haven't had their thorns removed.
Carnations
Carnations and miniature carnations have a fairly long life. Carnations are usually fully opened when you buy them. It's important to inspect the edges of the petals for any sign of discoloration or browning. With miniature carnations look carefully at the opened buds for signs of browning. Try to choose a bunch of miniature carnations with a lot of unopened buds as well. The unopened green buds will never open, so make sure most buds are showing color. A fully opened carnation will last four to five days. Miniature carnations last even longer. If you prune off the florettes that begin to die, your miniature carnations can look fresh for a week or more.
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