Cut flowers delight and at the same time cause pity. So I want the roses in the bouquet to stand longer, pleasing with aroma and beauty. For this, certain manipulations are carried out with the stems, and then aspirin, sugar, potassium permanganate, charcoal and other substances useful for plants are added to the water. We offer you to study the entire list of additives for roses with an "anti-fading" effect.
What to do with a bouquet of roses on the first day?
No need to rush and immediately put flowers in a vase. First they need preparation:
- If roses are bought in the cold season, they should be left on the table at room temperature for half an hour.
- A complex bouquet is better to disassemble and put the roses separately. They poorly tolerate neighborhood with other colors.
- Be sure to remove the packaging, untie all the ropes and ribbons so that they do not press on the stems and do not impair the movement of the juice.
To keep the flowers in the bouquet longer, you should buy them in the early morning when they are saturated with moisture. Pay attention to the green leaves under the bud. If they are elastic, pressed to a flower, then roses are fresh.
Treatment
It is better to cultivate roses on their own at home. How to do it right:
- Remove all leaves to the middle of the stem.
- Use a sharp knife to cut off all the spikes.
- Cut the end of the stem at an angle of 45 degrees.
- Make a cross-shaped incision on the cut.
All manipulations are best done by immersing the flowers in cool water, in other words, under water. This is necessary so that oxygen does not get into the plant.
Spikes and stems are removed for several reasons:
- Firstly, they take on a significant part of the nutrients.
- Secondly, being in the water, the leaves rot and provoke the growth of harmful bacteria.
Cut the ends of roses you need more than once, but as often as possible. Through a fresh cut, plants receive more nutrition. For the same reason, make cruciform serifs.
Water and vase
For roses, a long straight vase is best. If the neck is narrowed, you need to make sure that the stems are loose and not squeezed.
Rules that will help extend the life of the bouquet:
- Roses are immersed in water half or at least ⅓ (do not forget to peel the stem from thorns and leaves).
- Water is poured into a vase exclusively at a standstill, at room temperature.
Pick up tap water for flowers and leave it for 3 hours. Use only the top. The bottom layer contains sediment with harmful impurities.
While the water will settle, the stems can be wetted, wrapped in polyethylene and taken to the balcony. Roses love the cool.
A place
Roses are rather capricious flowers: they quickly wither away in a draft, they fade from the heat and dry. For the bouquet to stand for a long time, you need to choose the right place.
- Direct sunlight should not fall on the flowers.
- Do not place the bouquet near heat sources or a fruit basket.
- You can not keep roses in a draft.
The best option would be a bright, cool room: a glazed loggia, bedroom, study or living room. Flowers can be placed on a table or bedside table, but not on a windowsill.
How to extend the life of flowers?
In order for the roses to stand in the vase for as long as possible, use various additives for water. They fall into three categories:
- nutritious;
- disinfecting;
- complex.
Many probably came across special fertilizers that are sold in flower shops. It is worth pouring the contents of the sachet into the water, and the bouquets are two, or even three times longer. So, a purchased product for cut flowers can be successfully replaced with inexpensive medicines and products.
Proper care of roses is of utmost importance. If the rules are neglected, the effectiveness of the water additives will be zero.
Folk recipes
There are many ways to extend the life of cut roses. Often secrets are revealed by sellers of flower shops. We bring to your attention a selection of recipes that have won the fame of the best and most effective.
Aspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid simultaneously inhibits the growth of microbes in water and nourishes cut roses. Before use, the tablets are ground into powder. Standard dosage: 1 tablet of aspirin per liter of liquid. You can increase the number of tablets to 3 if the roses are stale.
Sugar
During pruning, roses experience extreme stress. To reduce it, as well as strengthen the nutrition of flowering buds, water is sweetened. Take 1 teaspoon of sugar per 1 liter of water, not more. Do not forget that glucose nourishes not only plants, but also microbes.
Citric acid or vinegar
All acids have preservative properties. Vinegar and lemon stop the development of plants and disinfect water. The recipe is more suitable for roses with blooming buds: closed flowers in acidified water may not open. Dosage (optional):
- citric acid - 0.5 teaspoons per 1 liter of water;
- vinegar 9% white table - 0.5 tbsp. tablespoons per 1 liter of water.
Vinegar is often used with sugar. These substances complement each other: soften water, improve nutrition and inhibit bacterial growth. Recipe: pour 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar 1 tbsp. spoon of vinegar, dilute 1 liter of warm water.
Charcoal (activated)
Coal is a well-known natural antiseptic. They are treated with plant sections, and also used as fertilizer. It perfectly purifies water. To preserve the freshness of the freshly cut roses, use a charcoal grinded into powder - 1 tbsp. a spoon is diluted in 1 liter of warm water. You can replace it with activated carbon tablets. Dosage - 3 tablets per liter of liquid.
Any means for cut flowers are first mixed in a separate container and only then the solution is poured into a vase. It is important to ensure that the active substances dissolve. Otherwise, concentrated particles can damage the stems of the plant.
Potassium permanganate
Potassium permanganate is added to rose water to prevent decay of a portion of the peduncle that is immersed in water. First, 1–2 potassium permanganate grains are poured with a small amount of water. Then a slightly pink solution is mixed 1 to 10 with settled water (100 ml per 1 liter).
Vodka (alcohol)
Alcohol-containing solutions disinfect and disinfect water, prolonging the life of cut flowers. For roses, the following concentrations are used:
- medical ethyl alcohol - 20 ml per 1 liter of standing water;
- vodka - 50 ml per liter of liquid.
"White"
Florists will confirm that most of the flowers are well adapted to water with chlorine. They not only do not die from it, but also respond positively to small doses of “chemistry”. For a bouquet of roses to stand in a vase for a long time, it is enough to drop 5 drops of "White" into it (no more than 1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water).
Do not mix different folk remedies. They can enter into an undesirable chemical reaction with each other. If you want to try different recipes, you can alternate the additives when changing the water in a vase.
Ammonia
A 10% aqueous solution of ammonia (also known as ammonia) is often used to feed plants. Roses respond especially well to it: buds instantly open and bloom for a long time. Dosage: 1 teaspoon ammonia per liter of liquid.
Borax
Boric acid is added to water for the prevention of putrefactive processes and feeding roses. For 1 liter of liquid, it is enough to take 0.5 teaspoon of borax. And with a 0.1% solution, you can spray the buds so that they bloom longer. Measure 1 g of boric acid, dissolve in 1 liter of warm liquid. Using a spray bottle, spray onto plants from a distance of 30 cm.
Alum
For cut roses, only soft water is suitable without salts and impurities. Potassium alum softens it, stabilizes and regulates acidity. They are part of many industrial dressings, including cut flowers.
Dosage: 0.5 g of alum per 1 liter of water.
Ice cubes
Cut roses love the cool. They are best preserved at a temperature of about +15 degrees, while in a living room the temperature regime is often +25 degrees. Therefore, experienced flower growers use ice cubes.
Recipe: freeze settled water and throw 2–3 cubes into a vase before going to bed.
Special Feeding
Fertilizers for cut roses are sold at any flower shop. Names:
- Chrysal Clear;
- BONA FORTE;
- FLORALIFE CLEAR 200.
They cost about 30 rubles for a disposable bag or 200 rubles for a bottle of 250 ml (enough for 10-15 applications).
The advantage of a purchased product is its balanced composition. Fertilizers contain trace elements, vitamins, stimulants for better absorption of nutrients, acidity regulators and substances to soften water.
How often do you need to change the water in a vase with roses?
Usually, water is changed every 2-3 days. At the same time, trimming the stem is recommended.
Is it possible to reanimate wilted roses?
Yes. At home, two methods are used: shock therapy and a warm bath. The first method involves the use of boiling water. They pour the tip of the stem over them, wait 10-15 minutes. Then the darkened edge is cut off and the flowers are placed in cool water. Boiling water helps to instantly open the pores of the plant. Resuscitation with warm water is carried out in the bathroom. Roses are dipped under water to the sepals and left to be saturated with moisture for 1-2 hours.
How long can cut roses stand?
With proper care, cut roses retain freshness for 2 weeks. When using additives, this time can be safely multiplied by two. The maximum life span of roses is 4–5 weeks, occasionally more.
The listed recipes have approximately the same effectiveness. When choosing a product, we advise you to build on the ingredients that are at hand. Use useful additives, follow the rules of care, and a pink bouquet will delight you with its aroma and beauty for a long time!