4 Tips on How to Keep Fresh Cut Flowers Alive for Longer

When we buy some lovely fresh cut flowers, it can be a
challenge keeping them alive. There are a few techniques you can use to keep
fresh cut flowers alive for longer. Have you used any of these tips from Handy Flowers? Do you they work for
you? Let us know!

Use Fizzy Juice

This may seem like a bizarre thing to do! Many people think
that fizzy drinks will kill the flowers there and then. But this is not the
case. If you pour around a quarter of a cup of fizzy drink into your water in a
vase, it is thought that the sugar in the fizzy drink will make the blossoms
last for a lot longer than they normally would without. For those of you with a
clear glass vase, it could be a good idea to use a clear fizzy drink, such as
Sprite or Lemonade. Oh, and make sure the fizzy drink is not a diet version. We
need the sugar!

Hair Spray

Hairspray certainly has more
uses than just preservng your hairstyle. It can in fact help make fresh cut flowers
stay alive for linger. To use hair spray for this purpose, all you need to do
is to stand around a foot away from your flowers, and spray from there for a
few seconds. For best effect, we would recommend that you spray the undersides
of the leaves and petals of the flower.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Maybe not something that will
be in everyone’s kitchen cupboards, but if you go out and buy some Apple Cider
Vinegar, it is thought to help keep flowers alive for longer. To make use of
this, simply mix two tablespoons of the apple cider vinegar with a further two
tablespoons of sugar. Place this mixture along with the water in your vase, and
then you can proceed to add the flowers. Also, if you prepare a fresh mixture of
the vinegar with the sugar and water every two days, this will maximize the
longevity of the flowers.

Bleach

You may be wondering…bleach!?

Fear not, because it is proven
that freshly cut flowers will last longer if you add a quarter of teaspoonful
of bleach per litre of water in your vase. Others tend to opt for three drops of
bleach, along with one teaspoon of sugar per litre of water. By using bleach with
your flowers, you will be less likely to get cloudy vase water and it will halt
the growth of bacteria.

What tips do you use? Tell us
your secrets for floral success!
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