Fresh flowers cheer up, decorate the festive table, complement the interior. And how do you want chic bouquets or modest wildflowers to remain fresh and delight with their beauty as long as possible.
Instructions
Step 1
Choose a vase according to the size of the bouquet. The flower stems should not be pressed against each other. Remove the bottom leaves to prevent the flowers from rotting in the water. After that, cut the stems, keeping them in the water, with a well-sharpened knife. Make the cut obliquely, at 45 degrees C, to increase the water absorption area.
Step 2
Pour clean room temperature water into the vase. Keep daffodils and lilies of the valley in warm water. Cool the water in the iris vase periodically with ice cubes. Change the water regularly and rinse the sides of the vase. Refresh the stem cut each time.
Step 3
Add aspirin or streptocide to the flower water (at the rate of 1 tablet per 6 liters of water), sugar with vinegar, boric acid (0.1 g per liter of water), soda quenched with lemon juice (no more than 1 tablespoon per liter of water) … These substances destroy microorganisms and interfere with the decay process.
Step 4
Protect the flower vase from drafts and direct sunlight. Do not use carnations, orchids, roses, lilies, poppies, lilies of the valley, daffodils to create compositions - the substances secreted by these plants quickly lead to deterioration of other flowers. Do not place the vase where the fruit is stored, as the fruit emits ethylene gas, which accelerates the decay process. If several flowers in a bouquet began to fade earlier than others, select fresh ones, rinse, cut and place in another container.
Step 5
Dip the stems of the cloves in the rubbing alcohol for a few seconds. And split the tips of roses, peonies, chrysanthemums and pour over first with hot and then cold water. Fill the stem of the hippeastrum with water and plug it with a cotton swab. Before placing the violets in the vase, dip them completely in water and shake them off. Place the hyacinth with the onion.
Step 6
Salt the gerbera slices. And at the end of the stem of the gladiolus with a needle, make several vertical scratches. It is recommended to burn the dahlia cut with fire. From the branches of shrubs, for example, lilac, jasmine, remove all the leaves and pinch the tip of the trunk.
