No just fresh water!: This is how your spring flowers live longer in the vase

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The sun is shining, the trees are budding; The first feelings of spring send many people straight to garden centres. As far as the eye can see: tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and ranunculus. Flowers add color to the house. Whether it’s field flowers you pick yourself or elegant arrangements from the florist that remind you of warm summer evenings in the garden, flowers are not just decoration, they are a part of spring. We asked Annamarie Schär, florist at Marsano on Zurich’s Löwenstrasse, how bouquets stay fresher longer.

According to the expert, the first step should be to clean the flower vase before placing the bouquet in it. This prevents the formation of bacteria that can damage the flowers. Schär also recommends changing the water every two days. The florist explains that most flowers need cold water. But individual flowers, like hydrangeas, need warm water, Schär says. Therefore, when purchasing flowers, it is always good to consult a florist so that you can arrange their care.

“We always give our customers Chrysal, which they can add to their water.” Probiotic substance keeps the water clean and prevents bacterial growth. According to Schär, you can also add a few drops of Javel to the water, but you should be careful with this because large amounts of Javel can damage flowers.

• Different flowers also require different cuttings. “Stiff-stemmed flowers should always be cut at an angle,” Schär explains. For example, roses are flowers with hard stems.
• According to Schär, tulips should be cut straight across with a sharp knife, not with scissors! This just crushes the stems. The tulip stems should be in the vase with just a little fresh water. Very important: the water needs to be refilled frequently, but not completely replaced. Therefore, you need to add fresh water to the old water in time.

• Daffodils do not like other flowers as neighbors in the vase. However, if you want to make a bouquet of daffodils, there is a trick. First you put them in the vase alone – for at least a day, then they thin out. Then wash the stems and cuts and do not cut again, clean the vase. With new water we can introduce them to other cut flowers.

• Cut a thin slice from the hyacinth root and place it alone in a vase of cold water. The water in the vase should ideally be changed every two to three days.

• The expert also recommends cutting the flowers every other day.

• Ranunculus also does not like too much water at once. You need to renew this every two days and cut the stems fresh at an angle so you can enjoy the ranunculus bouquet for about 10 days.

• It may also be beneficial to remove the lower leaves of the flowers. In this way, they do not fall into the water where they will rot.

Flowers last longer when they are in the right place. Regarding the choice of location, Schär says with a smile: “Flowers do not like to be in direct sunlight. But you know that, right?” It’s better to put the bouquet in a cooler place. If the air in your home is particularly dry, humidifying the flowers occasionally may help.

The bouquet should also not be placed next to the fruit basket. Flowers fade faster due to the ethylene gas emitted by the fruit.

Source : Blick