To make flowers last longer in a vase. -Cut flowers for a bouquet early in the morning or late in the evening, and in cloudy time - in the afternoon. - The safety of flowers depends on the number of leaves left (there should not be more than 3), and on the phase of flower development at the time of cutting. - The stems are cut or broken off necessarily in a container with water, removing the lower leaves. Hard stems are flattened with a hammer. Remove all leaves from shrubs. - The stems of roses, dahlias, poppies are lowered for 30 seconds. in boiling water, and then in a vase of water. Stems of dahlias, gerberas, mallows, daisies, hydrangeas are quickly burned on fire and only then put into water. -If the bouquet is wilted, it can be revived by removing excess leaves, updating the cut, sprinkling cold water, wrapping the heads in a damp cloth, and lowering the whole bouquet into a bucket of warm water (avoiding the immersion of the flowers themselves). - Use only clean, preferably soft water and change it daily. - Equally important is the level of water in the vase on the bouquet. For freesias, 5 cm is needed, for gerberas - 5-8 cm, for roses, irises, chrysanthemums, tulips - 10 cm, carnations and daffodils - 10-15 cm of the water level. - You can add a little vinegar to the water, citric acid or drop a copper coin. - Not all flowers can stand in a vase with others. And it happens that the same flowers, but different varieties can not get along. Best of all is a bouquet of the same flowers. -The place where the bouquet is placed also has a great influence. Do not put it in the sun and drafts. - Optimum temperature indoors plus 18-20 degrees. At night, it is better to take the bouquet to a cooler place. -Cut flowers for a bouquet early in the morning or late in the evening, and in cloudy time - in the afternoon. - The safety of flowers depends on the number of leaves left (there should not be more than 3), and on the phase of flower development at the time of cutting. - The stems are cut or broken off necessarily in a container with water, removing the lower leaves. Hard stems are flattened with a hammer. Remove all leaves from shrubs. - The stems of roses, dahlias, poppies are lowered for 30 seconds. in boiling water, and then in a vase of water. Stems of dahlias, gerberas, mallows, daisies, hydrangeas are quickly burned on fire and only then put into water. -If the bouquet is wilted, it can be revived by removing excess leaves, updating the cut, sprinkling with cold water, wrapping the heads in a damp cloth, and lowering the entire bouquet into a bucket of warm water (avoiding the immersion of the flowers themselves). - Use only clean, preferably soft water and change it daily. - Equally important is the level of water in the vase on the bouquet. For freesias, 5 cm is needed, for gerberas - 5-8 cm, for roses, irises, chrysanthemums, tulips - 10 cm, carnations and daffodils - 10-15 cm of the water level. - You can add a little vinegar, citric acid to the water or drop a copper coin. - Not all flowers can stand in a vase with others. And it happens that the same flowers, but different varieties can not get along. Best of all is a bouquet of the same flowers. -The place where the bouquet is placed also has a great influence. Do not put it in the sun and drafts. - The optimum temperature in the room is plus 18-20 degrees. At night, it is better to take the bouquet to a cooler place.
The brightest autumn flower, migrated from royal parks to grandmother's front gardens - these are dahlias. I can say unequivocally about him: if you want to cut into bouquets, but if you want - let it please you in the garden - it’s good everywhere. Dahlias have cut varieties, but even they will not stand in a vase for more than 5 days, but there are garden ones, and whatever you do: another day and they will hang their heads. All pompon dahlias stand well in the water, medium (Evelyn, Barbarossa), large (Tartan, White perfection, Vulcan), but these are the ones that I grow, you yourself can add to this list.
Have you decided to cut? We go to the bush, take a bucket of water: a freshly cut dahlia must be immediately put into the water. FULLY OPENED FLOWERS go to the cut, in the half-opening and the buds will not stand in the water, we will not cut off the dew and in the rain, the petals rot (well, or shake it off very well and "dry" it in the house). The larger the "head" of the flower, the longer the "leg" should be, it looks more harmonious. Therefore, you must prepare the flowers for cutting in advance.
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Dahlia forms three flowers at once, one is larger, but the native leg is shorter and two are almost identical, but smaller than the central one, but the "legs" are longer. Decide what to leave. If you leave the central one, remove the two side ones at the bud stage, go down the stem, determine the length of the leg and remove all stepchildren on this segment, leave the leaves. (In general, you need to take care of the dahlia bush and monitor the number of stepchildren in principle, but most they don’t pay attention to this and maybe they also love dahlias for this, it seems that the more magnificent, the better, but this is a separate issue in caring for dahlias) In this case, by the time of cutting, you will have a tall and thick leg and a very large flower. Very often the head is so large that the stem cannot withstand the weight and bends, you can play it safe and insert a willow or bird-cherry twig inside the hollow stem, and lilac will do. Willow is better, it even disinfects the water. There should be more water in a vase with dahlias, the flow of moisture from flowers goes through the place of the cut, and for dahlias it is also along the inner walls of the hollow stem, for this they even pour water inside the stem and plug it with cotton wool, there are a lot of petals, they evaporate a lot of large moisture, drink it yourself I want to. and sufficient water is required.
Chapter 44
Cut flowers require careful care that will prolong their life, and you - the joy of contemplating their extraordinary beauty. Folk ingenuity and observation give an answer to the question: “What needs to be done to make cut flowers last longer?” We offer you only tried and tested methods of caring for cut flowers.
The general rule: in order for the flowers to stand longer in a vase, they need to be cut early in the morning, before the rays of the sun have time to “wake up” the buds. After a cool night, flowers store vital moisture and will feed on it for a long time. The cut on the stem should be longitudinal. This will increase the nutritional capacity of the cut flower.
It is known that peonies, daffodils and tulips do not tolerate "life" in a vase. Already after 2-3 days after the cut, they begin to lose their petals and slowly fade. Of course, it is almost impossible to keep lush peonies and tulips in a vase for a long time, because even in the garden they do not please the eye for long. And if you want your bouquet to stand longer, then choose peonies and tulips that have not yet bloomed to their full potential. A bud that has just swelled to bloom will open and bloom already in a vase. Thus, the most outlandish and beautiful thing will happen before your eyes - a flower will bloom.
Flowers, which are known for their short lives in "captivity", should get as much nutrition as possible from the water. To do this, add citric acid and charcoal to the water (0.5 g of citric acid, 1 g of charcoal per 1 liter). Change the water every day, in the evening. Spray buds with water room temperature only when the flowers “fall asleep” will they cover their buds a little. During the withering period, change the water in the vase with the addition of these preparations twice a day.
Unlike peonies and tulips, dahlias do not need to be cut until the flower has almost fully bloomed. Fill the hollow flower stems with water and seal with cotton wicks. In this way, you will provide additional nutrition for dahlias. In a vase of water for dahlias, add aspirin (1 liter - 1 tablet). Dahlias can stand long enough if only the "bare" stems are in the water, so remove the leaves on the part of the stem that will be in the water.
Cut off gladioli immediately after opening 2-3 flowers. Poke the part of the stem that will be in the water several times with a thick needle, and pinch off the lower bud - this will delay the flowering of the upper buds and prolong the life of the bouquet. Lilies are cut when 1-2 flowers from the inflorescence have blossomed. To make these beautiful flowers last longer, lower the ends of the stems into hot water(about 60°C) for 1-2 minutes. Add some citric acid to the water. After 2-3 days, remove the stamens from the flowers, this will prolong their life.
Unusual flowers will decorate your room for a long time - calla lilies, if you make longitudinal sections on the stems of flowers under water, and then rub dry salt into the section.
Gerberas with a hairy stem are afraid of drafts, so choose for them appropriate place in my house. They should be placed in salt water (1 tsp per 1 liter of water) so that the water covers only 1/3 of the stem. Chrysanthemums and asters will stand longer if, when changing water, the ends of the stem are not cut off, but cleaned of decaying particles with a stiff brush. Split branches of lilac, jasmine at the bottom of the stems and insert fragments of matches into the splits so that their edges do not converge. This will provide the flowers with the right amount of moisture.
Flowers that, after being cut, secrete milky juice from the stem, should be placed in warm water so that the juice does not thicken and does not interfere with the absorption of moisture. Cloves do well in sugared water, 15% sugar content is suitable for them. Long stored pansies and chamomile, if you put them in lightly sugared water and burn the ends of the stems over a candle or burner. Many flowers that grow as shrubs are well preserved in water with a 5% content of potassium permanganate.
The last help to a fading bouquet can be a small piece of quicklime, ammonia or camphor alcohol. If you want to save a hopelessly fading bouquet, then dilute 0.5 tsp. ammonia or camphor in 1 liter of water and put in this water a bouquet with freshly cut stems.
Roses are considered royal flowers, because even cut ones, they need painstaking care. Many regret that the life of cut roses is short. But there are a few secrets that will help you keep roses blooming and fresh for a long time. Roses that are a little wilted in a vase, try to bring them back to life in the way described below, thereby extending the joy of the beauty of roses for another 4-5 days. If you follow all the rules for care, you can save beautiful bouquet roses within 10-12 days.
First, prepare a vase for the bouquet. It should contain enough water for the bouquet, so that the flower stems can be in the water for half their length. Before placing roses in a vase, rinse it with a mild vinegar solution. To do this, add 0.5 tsp to 0.5 cups. table vinegar. A vase treated in this way will be spotlessly clean and sterile, which will prevent rapid stagnation of water.
If the roses are "tired" from the road, then before placing them in the water, let them rest. To do this, collect some water at room temperature in a basin or bath, wrap the buds in well-moistened paper and put the roses in the water “in full growth”. Make sure that the buds do not press on each other, let the flowers lie freely. Directly under water, cut off a 4–5 mm cone of the stem with a sharp knife. After 15–20 minutes, carefully remove the flowers from the water, remove the paper.
Fill a vase with purified or distilled water, filling 2/3 of the vessel. For roses, water should be at room temperature both in summer and winter. It is not recommended to take water directly from the tap: as you know, it contains a high content of chlorine and other substances harmful to the plant.
Let it settle or pass it through a filter. Dissolve an aspirin tablet in water. Only now you can put the bouquet in a vase.
Change the water in the vase every two days, do not forget to trim the stems a little each time and put an aspirin tablet in the water. Spray leaves and buds periodically warm water. When the roses in the bouquet begin to fade a little, arrange a "night rest" for them. In a basin or bath, draw slightly warm water, put roses in them so that only the flowers are above the water. Wrap rosebuds in damp paper and secure under the sepals. Let the roses rest until morning in a dark, cool room. And in the morning, before returning the bouquet to the vase, again cut off the tip of the stem by 5–7 mm.
"Night baths" for roses should become regular if the flowers have become noticeably "hand over". To keep rose petals from disappearing, secure the buds by wrapping them in pretty wrapping paper or cellophane wrap. This can be done carefully and with artistic taste, then the bouquet will sparkle with new, original colors.
If the bouquet is very dear to you as a memory of some significant event or of a dear person who presented it to you as a sign of his bright feelings, then you can give the flowers a second, almost eternal life. After the presented bouquet has been left in a vase for 2-3 days with proper care, remove it from the water and generously pour strong hold hairspray over the buds, stems and leaves of roses.
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Extending the life of cut flowers is not so difficult - just follow some simple tips.
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Bouquet preparation
Choose a vase according to the size of the bouquet so that the stems of the flowers are not pressed against each other. It is better to fill the vase not from the tap, but to use settled or filtered warm water.
For all colors, follow the main rule: before putting the bouquet in a vase, remove the lower leaves from the stem, and roses also have thorns to avoid rotting in water.
For flowers with a hard stem (roses, chrysanthemums), make an oblique cut with a sharp knife to increase the moisture absorption area. This procedure must be done under water so that air bubbles do not clog the vessels of plant tissues. Do not use scissors for this, so as not to flatten the capillaries. Split the stem into three or four centimeters and put a piece of a match into the split - this will increase the absorption of moisture even more.
For flowers with a hollow stem (dahlias, lupins), pour water inside the stem, and plug the hole with cotton wool or a piece of gauze. Remove all leaves from the branches of shrubs (lilac, jasmine) and split the tip of the trunk.
A flower that secretes milky juice must be cut under water, as it immediately hardens in air, clogging the vessels. To stop the release of juice, the end of the stem must be dipped in boiling water for a couple of seconds or burned on fire.
For plants with soft stems (tulips, daffodils, callas, gladioli), cut the bottom of the stem or make a few vertical scratches on it with a needle. Treat cuts of callas and gerberas with salt, and lower the stems of carnations for a few seconds in alcohol.
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Disinfection and feeding
Flowers in a vase are most affected by the rapid development of bacteria in the water. Various ways disinfection slows down this process. Put pieces of charcoal into the water, a silver coin, as they did in the old days, or add washing powder on the tip of a knife. For the same purpose, you can slightly salt the water in a vase of flowers (one teaspoon of table salt per liter of water).
To kill microorganisms, add aspirin or streptocide (one tablet per six liters of water), sugar and vinegar (one tablespoon per liter of water) to the water for flowers, boric acid(0.1 grams per liter of water), soda slaked with lemon juice (no more than one tablespoon per liter of water), potassium permanganate (on the tip of a knife). All these agents contribute to the destruction of microorganisms in the water, prevent the process of decay and allow fresh flowers not to wither for a long time.
To feed flowers in a vase, sugar is usually used. This is especially helpful for tulips, carnations, daffodils. Roses and chrysanthemums respond positively to aspirin, while dahlias do well to add a little vinegar to the water. But astra feels much better in a weak alcohol solution (one teaspoon of alcohol per liter of water).
Besides, in flower shops special additives are sold to extend the life of flowers. They already include all the necessary disinfectants and nutrients.
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How to place a bouquet?
Flowers should stand in a bright room, avoiding direct sunlight. It is also undesirable that there are drafts in the room. Important role The temperature in the room also plays: in a cooler climate, the flowers are preserved better.
Roses, carnations, orchids, lilies, daffodils, poppies, lilies of the valley should be placed in vases separately from other flowers, then they will last longer. Sprigs of geranium, thuja, woodruff, on the contrary, help keep the flowers fresh.
Do not put the vase near the place where the fruits are stored: the fruits emit ethylene gas, which speeds up the rotting process.
To make flowers last longer
To prolong the life of the bouquet, change the water regularly, rinse the walls of the vase and rinse the stems of the flowers. After removing the bouquet from the vase, cut the stems by a centimeter, holding them under running water, and only then put them back in fresh water. To keep the greens of the flowers fresh, spray them from time to time with a spray bottle.
To make new buds open faster, periodically remove old dried flowers. The flowering process can be greatly accelerated by adding a little vodka to the vase.
If several flowers in the bouquet began to fade before others, select fresh ones, rinse, cut and place in another container. Plants with signs of wilting should be submerged in water up to the flower.
There is also emergency method flower help: for a few seconds, lower the stems into boiling water. Hot water will expand the capillaries and activate the vital processes.
Do you love cut flowers?
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A luxurious bouquet of roses, presented for a birthday, modest daisies collected in the field, charming garden gladioli - well, why can't they please the eye for a long time? But - alas! The life of cut flowers in a vase is short-lived: a day, another, and it died out, yesterday still blooming life. We want to give you little secrets on how to save cut flowers.
They are also alive - meadow cornflowers, bluebells, garden dahlias, tulips, roses grown in greenhouses, chrysanthemums. They also know how to breathe. Scientists have proven that when cutting plants experience severe stress, their respiration intensity first decreases, and then, on the contrary, it becomes more frequent. Once - and life beautiful flower broke off.
The reason for the rapid death of cut flowers is dehydration. It seems absurd, because the flowers are in the water. Yes, only this water does not enter the stems well: when cut, small vessels located in the stems of the flower are clogged with air bubbles.
The temperature is also unusual, uncomfortable for the flowers. You have probably seen that roses and chrysanthemums are in refrigerators in flower boutiques? Most flowers after cutting are better preserved at a temperature of 5-7ºС, and some are more comfortable at even lower temperatures:
How to keep cut flowers alive
Bringing a bouquet to the house, follow these simple rules:
- Cut the flower stalks in the water with a sharp knife, making an oblique cut so that air bubbles do not clog the vessels.
- Leave the flowers for a while in a cool place - so they will move away from stress, their tissues will be saturated with moisture.
- Before you put the bouquet in water - settled, without chlorine! - Trim the stems again.
- The bottom leaves of flowering plants left on the stem rot in water, so try to remove the bottom leaves before placing flowering buds in a vase. This will help to avoid the active development of bacteria in the water.
- For the same purpose, various antibacterial drugs are used. Probably everyone knows that it is recommended to add aspirin, charcoal to a vase of flowers. But why is unknown. And coal, and a silver coin, a pinch of washing powder - just a little bit - disinfect the water, destroying harmful bacteria. Among folk remedies- ordinary salt: for 1 liter of water - 1 teaspoon. Simple "wisdom" will help keep the water fresh, extend the life of cut flowers. Important: In flower shops there are preparations containing disinfectants, nutrients - "Krizal", "Bud" and the like. They will help keep your bouquet longer.
- Roses have a hard stem. Before you put them in the water, you need to split it and put a match into the split.
- Water is first poured into the hollow stem of lupins, dahlias, and then the hole is closed with cotton wool or gauze.
- All leaves are removed from the lilac, and the end of the branch must be gouged with a hammer.
- If the plant secretes milky juice, the end of the stem is cauterized with boiling water or a match.
How to keep blooming beauty
Alstroemeria
The very first rule is fresh water. You need to change it in a vase every day, while not forgetting to add aspirin, coal, sugar. The latter is needed for feeding flowers. It will help carnations and spring flowers - daffodils, tulips to stand in the water longer - up to the crescent moon, chrysanthemums, roses, an aspirin tablet will help to please the eye longer, and dahlias do not mind vinegar "top dressing". Asters, without ceremony for a long time, ask for ... vodka. An alcohol solution - for 1 liter of water - 1 teaspoon - and the asters will stand for a long time.
For a couple of hours, put the donated roses wrapped in paper in a cool place, immersing them in water almost head over heels. They are saturated with moisture, will not experience severe stress.
A peony cut at the stage of a closed but colored bud will open quickly if you put it in hot water. If you want it to bloom gradually - lower the temperature of the water with ice cubes or even place the flower in a cool place.
Flowers are capricious, but they are unpretentious:
- Alstroemeria without special care the vase will last up to two weeks.
- requires a daily change of water and a crystal clear vase.
You and me - we are friends
A person is friends with a person, and a flower is friends with a flower. Only now, not every flower will feel good in any environment. And sometimes it happens like this - they brought a beautiful bouquet of daffodils and tulips, put it in a vase. And an aspirin for him, and sugar. And in the morning - all the tulips wilted. Why?
It is important, when choosing flowers for a bouquet, to observe the neighborhood - daffodils secrete a viscous cell sap, which is detrimental to tulips - clogged vessels do not receive moisture and die. Daffodils are capricious flowers, they don’t like any neighbors, they prefer loneliness to a vase.
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Do not place in the same bouquet with other flowers:
- lilies;
- mignonette;
- orchids.
There are others - beautiful, but not loving neighbors flowers.
Lily of the valley can kill violet, lilac, bird cherry, forget-me-not in a couple of hours, but geranium, thuja, cypress prolong the life of other plants - tulips, nasturtiums.
Do not combine poppies, cornflowers and daisies in a bouquet with lilies, they will die much faster than standing alone.
The charm of roses does not need neighbors, but still a lily and a rose in one vase support each other, but different varieties Queens of flowers in one bouquet may not get along, especially for tea varieties.
Do not place a vase of fruit next to the bouquet: they can destroy flowering buds due to the release of ethylene, which is toxic to fresh flowers.
Proper nutrition is the key to a long life
Of course, we are talking about flowers. Various additives, top dressing for cut flowers, sold in flower shops, are also able to extend the life of the bouquet.
Chryzal received good reviews - with it, flowers last twice as long in a vase. The composition of Krizal and similar preparations includes disinfectants, nutrients that prolong the life of cut flowers.
Of course, I want the flowers presented or grown by myself, put in a vase, to keep their freshness for as long as possible, to decorate the interior.
Alas, their life, even under natural conditions, is short-lived, and when placed at home, flowers die much faster. Think about this before picking a flower growing in a clearing or in a garden. Decorate your home with rooms flowering plants, and leave cornflowers and daisies untouched in the forest, in the meadow - the bird in the cage will not sing, and the flowers placed in the vase will quickly wither.
