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    Make Your Cut Flowers Last Longer

    Who better to give you the most out of your fresh cut flowers than a florist? Follow these professional tips for long-lasting beauty

    5 December 2014

    Follow these professional tips for long-lasting beauty:

    1 Use commercial cut-flower food, such as Chrysal Flower Food, or mix two tablespoons sugar, 1 litre warm water and 1½ tablespoons household bleach.
    2 Before arranging flowers, stand them overnight in water up to their necks.
    3 If flowers such as roses appear wilted, cut a few centimetres off their stems, place them in hot water for an hour and then arrange them in cold water in a vase. If it is very hot, add ice cubes to the water. A cool mist spray can also help to revive tired petals.
    4 Some flower varieties require special techniques to last longer:

    • Hydrangeas Plunge overnight in a bath of cold water.
    • Roses Immediately after picking, place roses in 3.5cm boiling water for 30 seconds before putting them in cold water. Cover the petals with a piece of cloth to prevent the steam from damaging them.
    • Poppies Pick them when the buds are still closed and seal the stems with a candle flame or quickly plunge them into boiling water.
    • Dahlias Pick them when the flowers are completely open.
    • Daffodils Pick when the flowers are still tightly closed.
    • Gladioli Pick when the first flower has opened at the base of the stem.
    • Tulips Place wire netting in the mouth of the flower vase to support the turning stems of the flowers.
    • Amaryllus and Delphiniums Turn the flowers upside down and fill the hollow stems with water. Seal the stems with a moist cotton-wool plug and place them upright in water.

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