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How to care for the
bouquet you've just received
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check
your flowers daily
Keep the vase, container or liner
filled with fresh water. Even if the container has floral foam,
you should keep the water level high to promote long lasting
flowers. The container’s water has a fresh flower food added to
it. If you completely change the water, you should also
thoroughly clean the container. Add fresh water mixed with a
commercial fresh flower food. These flower foods may be supplied
by the florist who delivered your order and they contain the
correct ingredients to properly nourish the flowers, keep
bacteria at bay (which can block the stems and prevent them from
absorbing water), encourage buds to open, and lengthen the life
of the bouquet. It’s one of the best—and easiest—ways to extend
the life of your flowers, but be sure to follow the directions
on the package correctly. Improperly mixed flower food can
actually do more harm than good.
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re-cut their stems
Every few days, remove the flowers
from the design and re-cut the stems. Remove 3/4" to one inch
from the bottom of the stem and be sure to cut the stem at an
angle to allow the flower the best chance to take up water. Use
a sharp knife or sharp floral cutter or scissor. Avoid smashing
or piercing the stems, as this can destroy the water vessels in
the stem and prevent water absorption. Remove any spent or
damaged blooms or foliage that falls below the waterline in the
vase.
To avoid disturbing the stem placements in a vase arrangement,
tie the stems with twine just above the vase’s edge before
taking them out of their vase. Hold the tied arrangement at the
twine-bound point to re-cut the stems. Then place them back into
the clean vase with the fresh water and a flower food.
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change their water, and add additional
fresh flower food
Be sure to clean the vase before
refilling it with room-temperature water mixed with the proper
amount of fresh flower food. Be sure no debris is floating in
the water (such as leaves and stem parts) as this could promote
the growth of bacteria which can shorten a flower's life.
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display them in a cool spot
Most flowers prefer temperatures
between 65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 22 degrees Celsius)
and are best displayed away from direct sunlight, heating or
cooling vents, directly under ceiling fans, or on top of
televisions or radiators, which give off heat and can cause
flowers to dehydrate. Avoid placing fresh flowers near ripening
fruit, which releases tiny amounts of ethylene gas that can age
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