How to keep cut flowers fresh longer?

Question

Can somebody tell me how to keep the cut flowers from the garden fresh looking for longer. If we buy flowers from the supermarket, there is a small packet of powder. I cant find that powder alone in garden shops or supermarket. Please help

Answer 1

Just like Ziggy said putting aspirin in the vase helps a lot. Also you can also add a splash of clorox bleach in the water and that works as well. Hope I helped.

Answer 2

sugary water

thats usually what's in the flowers i get.

Answer 3

I think Walmart caries Cut flower powder and so do nurseries.

Another great alternative is Asprin. Don't know what it is but my mother use to use them and now I do. I usually but 2-3 (depending on the size of the vase) I break them up into a few pieces with a spoon and put them in a small glass of hot water, stir it around till they are nearly dissolved and then once the water cools I pour it into the vase!

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Answer 4

It really depends on the flower. I usually add a splash of 7-up or Sprite to the water for roses (no diet or caffeinated sodas, though). I think that works for many flowers, but I'm not sure. Also, adding a penny to a tulip vase will help keep them fresh. And flowers that aren't on display should be kept in the refrigerator until you're ready to display them. Hope that helps!

Answer 5

Try to find it online.

I've also heard of using a tablet of aspirin in the vase, but have never tried it.

Answer 6

I just would like to add to all others good answers  that  I put a little sugar  and put only 2-3 inches high water on  it.  that is helps them be there longer because they will not start to rotten int the high  level of water.

Answer 7

External sugars can be provided to cut flowers by dissolving a known amount of sugar, along with a biocide, into the vase solution. The optimum concentration of sugar varies significantly depending on the flowers being treated. Most flowers benefit from a continuous supply of 2% sugar in the vase solution. Some flowers, such as Gladioli, have been shown to benefit from higher concentrations, such as a 4 to 6 % sugar solution. Other flowers, such as Zinnias and Coralbells, sustain damage when treated with concentrations of sugars higher than 1%. Still others, such as Chrysanthemums and China Asters, do well without any sugar in the keeping solution. Therefore, it is important that before treating the entire batch of flowers, a small-scale experiment be conducted using the information in Table 1 as a guideline. A close approximation of a 1% sugar solution can be obtained by dissolving 2 level teaspoons of sugar into a quart of water. (To be accurate, dissolve 10 grams of sugar and bring up to a 1-liter solution with water.) To that, add a biocide to inhibit the growth of microorganisms.

Two common biocides are household bleach and Physan,which is used as a disinfectant in restaurants. A solution of 50 ppm bleach or 100 ppm of Physan works well for most cut flowers. To obtain a 50 ppm bleach solution, add 1 ml of bleach to a liter (quart) of solution and to obtain 100 ppm Physan, add 0.5 ml of Physan to a 1-liter solution. (For measurement of very small quantities, a medicine-dropper is useful. This can be obtained from a pharmacy, and usually contains .8 or 1.0 ml, so that one dropper of bleach or approximately half a dropper of Physan per quart or liter will give approximately the desired ppm.) Keep in mind that after a while bleach breaks down and freshly made solutions should be used each day. Both biocides can also cause stem discoloration in some flowers, so pre-testing on a small number is essential.