Tips On How To Care For Fresh Cut Tropicals
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How to Care for Fresh Cut Tropical Flowers
Enhance Your Space with Tropical Arrangements
Tropical flower arrangements can add a vibrant touch to your home or office, thanks to their hardy nature and striking colors. When cared for properly, these flowers offer a lasting display of beauty. Follow these tips to extend their life and keep them looking fresh:
Maximize the Longevity of Your Tropical Flowers
1. Manage Ethylene Gas: Once you receive your flowers, immediately unwrap them and immerse them in room-temperature water for 10 to 20 minutes. This step helps eliminate ethylene gas from shipping, ensuring fresher flowers. Note: Avoid this for fuzzy proteas and most orchids.
2. Properly Trim the Stems: Cut the stems at a 45-degree angle about an inch from the bottom. This technique maximizes water absorption. Repeat this process several times a week to prolong their lifespan.
3. Mimic Their Natural Environment: Since tropical flowers thrive in warm, wet climates, keep them away from drafts, cool areas, and direct sunlight. Mist them daily to maintain moisture. In nature, tropical blooms face upward to catch water; replicate this with your arrangements.
4. Prevent Water Contamination: If the water appears cloudy, add a few drops of bleach to prevent bacterial growth. This won’t harm the flowers and helps keep the arrangement fresh.
5. Design with Care: Ensure no greenery is submerged in the vase’s water, as it will decay quickly and affect the flowers’ health.
6. Encourage Blooms to Open: If you have bird of paradise flowers that haven’t opened, gently coax the blooms by using your finger to push from the base of the flower upward.
Enjoy Long-Lasting Beauty
With proper care, most tropical flowers can last from 7 to 14 days, with some cymbidium orchids enduring up to three weeks. Relish the vibrant, exotic beauty of these flowers in your living or working space.
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