3 Tips to Make Your Flowers Last

Put an aspirin in the water.

Umm why do all the comments say 4 months old but the top of the article says it was posted two days ago? Yahoo!!!

or even say a proper sentence eh! Whatever. don't through stones .

could someone please explain to me how you can cut angels? or even where you would find angels to cut?

We can't keep the flowers for months no matter what. But if you want to have your bouquet as a souvenir, just before they start to wilt, take them out of the water, hang them upside down to dry, fatsen them with clothes pins on a line. In a few weeks, you'll have beautiful dried flowers to keep as long as you want; this work especially well with roses, the ones we want to preserve the most. Great for a wedding bouquet.

thanks for the tips I will do that soon as I get some

I use a quart of lukewarm water, to one tablespoon of sugar, one teaspoon of lemon juice & 1/8 of a teaspoon, not more, of bleach. Can keep roses for almost 2 weeks. But the trick is, you have to change the water every day with the same receipe, & be sure that leaves do not ligure in the water. That can cause bacteria & a bad smell.

what a rosey idea thanx...

When working in catering I met alot of Rosedale Matrons and if I remember correctly from their arrangers (OMG lol) Roses & Peonies deeper slant cut under warm water, vase with one penny and luke warm water,daily water change and root trim they usually last about 6 days without looking peaked. A tiny bit of cider vinegar in water for Gerbera Lillies when they start looking sad like "help me" . In Bouquet use some bleach tiny bit cut all flowers and ferns on same angle and then arrange , make ferns shorter as they will suck up more moisture,in bouquets with day lillies,carnations,fuscia,etc spray bottle as well in dry room they should keep for a week well if you change the water before it gets stank....You had to put your nose in there didn't you?

I put a little 7up in the water (not Diet) when the water level is down a bit, replenish with more 7up.

I am impresse with how many people can't spell the word ANGLE. Is it that hard? Seriously...

Old family trick, place one or a couple of dirty dark pennies at the bottom of the vase. It truly works.

If they are wilting, crush up a Viagra tablet and put it in the water. They will come back to life....and no, Im not kidding.

Ok so if those packets don't even work,what is the point of including them with the flowers when you buy them? Why don't florists just tell you that then tell you how to preserve them longer when you get them home?

BLEACH!?!? doesnt that make flowers die?

I find that if you wrap your tulips in newspaper then stand them in water overnight then display them they will stand straighter for longer.

I always use the flower food that comes with them. works well! :)

I cannot believe I am agreeing with a yahoo article!! lol I am a florist, and yes as bizarre as it sounds, we do often turn flowers upsi de down and immerse their "heads" in water when we recieve them--especially tropical flowers such as Birds of Paradise. I would caution against doing this with flowers you buy from a florist, as these flowers should already be properly hydrated. I always use the CLEAR crowning glory, it does not leave a milky finish on your flowers, and does help seal in the moisture, but I am not so sure that this product is readily available to the public? Could be wrong... the best advice? Tropical flowers and finicky flowers like hydrangea like warmer water, all other flowers, use the coldest water you can, keep your water clean and every other day when you change the water, re-cut the stems and check to make sure there are no leaves or other bits in the water, it causes bacteria to form. And for the love of all things holy, do NOT put your flowers in the fridge--your fruit and vegetables give off a gas that kills them, also do not place them in your window, or in front of your AC or heater flowers do not like drafts. Extra tip...tulips continue to grow after they are cut!! If you want them to grow straight, place them in a high sided vase, and when you first get them run them under water to get the dirt out from the leaves...it will prevent mold growth.

You can also use HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. The 3% solution you get in a brown plastic bottle at your local pharmacy. Use about an ounce in your vase. Hydrogen peroxide also helps seeds germinate much faster. Hydrogen peroxide is H2O2. It's like water but with an extra oxygen atom. Cheers!

I had fresh flowers for my B-day, cut a stem an angle way and change the water about every 3rd days, my lowers lasted more than two weeks.