Bacteria and viruses can attack fresh cut flowers as they would attack any one of us. Mixed flowers in a vase pass viruses to each other. Just like we pass viruses or the flu to each other.
Leaves from the flower that are touching water will rut. Vases that do not have their water changed on a regular basis will have a slimy substance around the stem of the flower. That slimy substance is a bacteria that will not let the flower breath. All this because the flower shop was not careful selecting healthy flowers for your arrangement.
Do not keep fruits and vegetables close to your fresh flowers. Most fruits and vegetables produce gases that are very harmful to flowers, and make them wilt and die faster. To prevent any of these things from happening, change the vase water as frequently as you can (once a day is great, once every three days is the longest you wait to change your flowers water). If you take a little time to take care of your flowers, your flowers will last much longer.
Many years ago I bought beautiful Christmas flowers that I brought to my house and I left next to a bowl of fruit in my kitchen (What a big mistake that was!). While I was looking for a place to put my new flower arrangement. I left it next to the bowl fruit for no more than half hour. Well the very next day my beautiful Christmas flowers were ruin. I was so upset I just spent hundred fifty bucks on these flowers and now they were ruin! I didn’t understand what happen. So I went down to my local florist and I told them what happen. After me explaining the whole story to them, they told me the fruit gave the flowers a bacteria that killed them. They were very nice and they understood my anger. They even replace my flower arrangement.
This is how you avoid having your flowers killed by a virus. Wash the vase with some bleach. Bleach kills any bacteria that are clinging to the vase. Add acids to the water right away. A table spoon of lemon juice or vinegar, couple a drops of Listerine will keep the water fresh and bacteria free. Your flower will last much longer.
Talk with your local florist about any concerns you may have with your flowers. A Florist is very knowledgeable about flowers and that can really help you avoid making big mistakes with your flower arrangements. Ask around with all the local florist in my city I ask the same questions to three or four florist.
Learn more about Flower Arrangements. Stop by Peter Flower’s site where you can find out all about Los Angeles Florist and what it can do for you.
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