Fresh-Cut Flower Care
We put crazy care into the how and when of harvesting our flowers at just the right time to ensure you receive the best, longest living blooms. With that in mind, there are a few simple steps you can take at home to help extend the life of your fresh flowers.
Clean Vessel
Always start with a clean vessel for your cut flowers. This can be a vase, old pickle jar, bucket, etc., just make sure it’s clean!
Fresh Water
Your blooms need clean, fresh water in order to stay well hydrated. Old vase water can harbor bacteria and other microorganisms that can inhibit the stems’ ability to intake water, thus decreasing vase life.
For best results, refresh your water every other day and be sure to remove any foliage that will sit below the water line.
New Cut
While your flowers were freshly cut before you received them from us, it never hurts to give the ends a trim each time you change out the water. Make sure to always use clean, sharp clippers! A new, clean cut exposes fresh tissue, optimizing the stem’s ability to intake water.
Remember to always cut your stems at an angle (it doesn’t have to be perfect!), allowing the most surface area for water intake.
Flower Food
Some flower growers never fuss with flower food, while others swear by it. While there are a few cut flower varieties that don’t love the idea of flower food in the vase, some sort of supplementary food to your vase’s fresh water generally doesn’t hurt.
If you don’t have access to a commercial cut flower food, there are several DIY options like lemon juice, table sugar, Sprite, bleach, vinegar, etc. … We can’t speak to any of the DIY options, but do believe that a sprinkle of a commercial flower food packets, again, generally doesn’t hurt.
Pro tip: if using a flower food packet, stretch it out by only using 1/4-1/2 of the packet each time you refresh the water.
The most important step to cut flower care is to enjoy them! While it is best to keep them out of direct sunlight and away from heavy drafts, your arrangement is best in whatever place brings you the most joy.
It is very likely that your bouquet is composed of flowers with varying days of vase life, so don’t be afraid to pull stems out as they wilt so the rest of your blooms can continue to flourish!
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