Different and effective ways to revive flowers that only florists and landscapers know about

When choosing a beautiful bouquet at a flower shop, some of us have had the unfortunate experience of seeing it die in our homemade vase after just 2 days. There are only 2 obligatory and well-known rules for maintaining the vivacity of flowers: clean water and cutting the stem diagonally. But there are several not-so-obvious secrets that are learned only in floristry and landscaping courses. In this post, you will learn some not so difficult, but very useful and valid tips — it takes a little effort to put them into practice and requires some patience, but at the same time they are very effective.

We, from awesome.clubwe want to share with you the unusual but effective ways to revive a bouquet of flowers that our author practiced during his studies.

The shock method is suitable for flowers that have a heterogeneous stem: a dense layer on the outside and soft on the inside, such as chrysanthemums, peonies, gerberas, hydrangeas and buttercups, among others.

Immerse the stem of the plant to a depth of between 5 and 7 cm in boiling water for about 3 seconds. Remove and cut diagonally with a sharp knife the part that was in the water. Immediately place the flowers in clean, cold water. In this way, a variety of “renewal” processes of the plant begin, and the flowers last much longer. In addition, using this method, it is possible to give a second life to flowers that have already begun to wither.

It is known that leaves should not float in water, so as not to provoke bacterial growth.

And it is better to remove a few leaves from the bouquet, otherwise they will suck moisture from the flowers. If you don’t want to get rid of the leaves, spray them with a sprayer every day.

Yes, flowers like to drink water and they react very well to supplements. If you don’t like to use special industrial additives, then you can please them with:

Aspirin (1 tablet per medium vessel) Ammoniacal alcohol (1-3 teaspoons, depending on the volume of the vessel) All-purpose mix (1 teaspoon citric acid, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 drop laundry bleach)

Some flowers have their own preferences. For example, an aster is an “alcoholic flower” and lives for a long time in a cocktail of 1 teaspoon of alcohol with 1 liter of water. Tulips and daffodils love sugar. Roses love citric acid.

If you want the buds to flower quickly, camphor alcohol or ammonia are great allies for this task.

By causing plants to produce active substances, some remedies literally force them to drink water.

Most active:

In the case of flowers with a hollow stem, water can be poured directly onto the stem, covering the tip with a piece of cotton wool. In this way, the life of dahlias and white lupines is prolonged. Hydrangea (pictured above, on the left side) will always be oxygenated if you periodically dip its flowers in a bowl of water.

But there is a plant that does not consume water. If you put a mimosa in water, it will quickly become moldy and its yellow balls will turn black. Place them in a container without water.

To prolong the life of the bouquet, it is recommended to remove the stamens from the flowers.

This stops pollination. This can be done on decorative tulips, lilies and poppies. In the case of lilies, by doing this it is also possible to avoid the strong smell in the environment.

Some flowers prefer solitude: for example, those that coexist in a bouquet with roses or daffodils will not last long. But other plants, on the other hand, act as “doctors”. The bouquet will last longer if its “neighbors” in the vase are:

All varieties of pelargonium (pictured left) Thuja sprigs Woodruff sprigs

Almost all flowers keep well in the cold. This will come in handy if you need to keep a bouquet for an important event.

Tulips, carnations and chrysanthemums will survive perfectly well for a few days without water in the fridge, but wrapping the stems in a damp cloth is recommended. The remaining plants must be stored in water, having previously cut the stems. It is like a “waiting room” for roses, serving as an air-conditioned room.

The most difficult thing is to preserve the bouquet when it consists of many “participants”: some flowers, obviously, wither before others. In this case, keep the flower stalks as short as possible. Remove the already dried buds so they don’t infect others and try to trim the stems every day.

In the case of tulips, their leaves absorb a lot of moisture from the flowers, since they have a similar structure. Remove the lower leaves to allow the shoots to live longer.

Try unusual ways to process the stem:

Smash the stems at the bottom, with a hammer (for lilacs, roses) Salt the stems before placing them in the vase (coves, gerberas) Split the stems at the bottom and insert half a match (chrysanthemum) Make holes in the stems in the background with a sharp object (daffodils, tulips)

All these actions will increase the flow of water.

Do you know other effective ways to take care of the garden? Do you have useful tips that few people know about? We will be happy to read your comments! Share them with us!