With these tricks cut flowers stay fresh longer

Do your fresh tulips or roses always hang their heads too quickly? With these tricks you can keep your cut flowers fresh. Your flowers will finally stay beautiful longer!

No sooner have I draped my pretty bouquet of cut flowers in the living room, at least felt directly let the first flowers hang their heads. Especially when I get a beautiful bouquet as a gift and it withered after a few days, it really annoys me.

The question I always ask myself then: What can I do to keep cut flowers fresh longer?

I have collected here a few tricks and tips so that you do not have to fret about wilted flowers. Because a fresh bouquet of cut flowers will bring beautiful colors to your apartment.

From properly transporting flowers to changing water, here's how to keep your cut flowers fresh!

How to keep your cut flowers fresh longer

Fresh and colorful flowers bring a touch of spring or summer to your home. Unfortunately, many cut flowers only keep fresh for a short time once they have landed in our vases. After a short time you throw away the great bouquet frustrated.

You should already consider some points when buying and transporting. The fresher the bouquet, the longer it will last. If the flowers already look pale in the store or the flowers are already completely open, better leave it alone.

The flowers should go home in protective paper. You should wrap them (leave them). If you are traveling with the flowers for a longer time, you should wrap a damp paper around the end of the stem.

If flowers then hang their heads in their own homes, this can have various causes: poor water, rot or simply the wrong location.

You can do something yourself to keep your cut flowers fresh longer. If you follow these simple tips, your flowers will stay beautiful and colorful.

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Remove the lower leaves so that the flowers remain beautiful for a long time

For a long shelf life of flowers it is necessary that the vase and water are really clean and fresh.

To ensure that easier, you should remove all the leaves of the flower, which reach into the water. Due to contact with water, the leaves in the long term would begin to rot and significantly degrade the quality of the water.

You can additionally remove some leaves further up the style. The flower can then spend more energy to feed its flower. This can help keep your cut flowers fresh and beautiful longer.

Use a suitable vase to keep your cut flowers fresh

The vase becomes the home of your flowers. So they should feel comfortable. That is, the vase should necessarily be large enough and, of course, clean.

That doesn't just mean old bouquet out, new one in, but clean vase.

Cleaning them with a little detergent and hot water can help your cut flowers stay fresh much longer.

For particularly narrow vases, you should use a brush to clean them so that you can also reach the bottom properly.

Too narrow and small vases in the worst case damage the stems of flowers and damage the conduits. This makes it harder for the cut flowers to absorb water.

So remember: the vase should be enough space for all the flower stems.

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Cut the cut flowers so that they do not wilt

Speaking of flower stems: That one flowers bevel you probably also know? But this does not apply to all types of flowers!

Why would you cut flowers in the first place? When you take them home, the stem end is often dry and the water pipes of the cut flower is thus clogged.

Flowers with a soft stem, such as tulips, should be cut straight, not at an angle.

Roses and lilies have hard stems. Cut them at an angle so that they can better absorb water. This keeps the cut flowers fresh longer. Especially flowers with hard and woody stems can also be peeled so that the end of the stem is exposed.

It is important that you use a sharp and clean knife to cut the flowers, shortening them by about three to eight centimeters. Scissors would only bruise and damage the stems.

Once you cut the flowers, you should immediately put them in water.

Use the right water to care for your flowers

The water for your flowers should be lukewarm and low in lime. On the contrary, too cold water puts them in shock, which makes them wilt faster. The smaller the difference between room and water temperature, the better.

Water, which is about 40 degrees, many flowers can absorb best. This way you can keep your cut flowers fresh.

There are a few exceptions flower variety that prefer ice-cold water.

Flowers with hard stems you can safely pour a lot of water. The important thing here is to remove the leaves that would come into contact with the water.

Flowers with soft handle on the other hand, you should not put up to a vase filled to the brim with water. The soft flower stems are much more susceptible to rot. It is quite enough if you fill the vessel one to two thirds with water.

Better to pour once more than rot in the vase.

To keep cut flowers fresh, you should change the flower water completely after two or three days anyway. A nutrient mixture, which you often get with the purchase, provides the flowers with important nutrients but also ensures that the water becomes dirty more slowly.

If you have "only pure" water in your flower vase, changing the water often is really obligatory.

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Choose the right location to keep your cut flowers fresh

So you have prepared the water perfectly? The matching vase is cleaned and the flower stems cut? Then it's time to look for the right place.

Of course, the location also plays an important role when it comes to the shelf life of your flowers. These are the simple things you should keep in mind to keep your cut flowers fresh.

The vase should not be placed in the immediate vicinity of a heater. The warm and dry air, unfortunately, does nothing for the vitality of your plants.

A spot directly by the window is also usually treacherous. For one thing, it is usually draughty there, and for another, the sun shines through strongly. Too intense sunlight makes the flowers wither faster.

Your flowers will thank you for sending them to a cool, shady and protected place.

Tip: Cut flowers will last even longer if you store them in a cooler place at night (in the cellar, on the balcony or in the garage).

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These home remedies will keep your cut flowers fresh

If you prepare the flowers as we have described, you can already keep them fresh much longer. But there are also some simple household remedies that can help you.

Copper coins

Here, a coin toss will grant you a wish: Your cut flowers will stay fresh longer. The heavy metal content in 1, 2 or 5 cent coins have an antibacterial effect in the flower water.

Sugar

Sugar provides energy not only for us humans, but also for flowers. Mix a little sugar into the water (maximum one percent) and your cut flowers can stay fresh up to three days longer. Too much sugar has a negative effect, also a parallel to us humans.

Aspirin

A myth around the subject of flower care. Aspirin is said to make cut flowers last longer. We'll have to prove you wrong here. Painkillers do not help. Flowers wilt both on aspirin and without it. Painkillers in this case remain reserved for humans.

Our conclusion

Flowers are beautiful and a lively decoration in your living room. Whether you buy them yourself or give them as a gift, you want your bouquet to look beautiful for as long as possible.

If you follow our simple tricks, you can keep your cut flowers fresh for a long time! By following these few tips, you'll finally be able to enjoy your flowers for several days.

And a small portion of sugar can again extend the shelf life.

It's time to turn your apartment into a fresh flower meadow. We wish you much joy with your fresh cut flowers.

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