The Best Flower Advice To Make Cut Flowers
Live longer
It's not your imagination
Those free packets don't work
Those free packets Are A formula To Suspend flowers in transit --
they won't keep your flowers alive longer!
Companies that sell flowers want to sell more flowers — not necessarily make the flowers you have just bought live as long as they possibly can. Giving away a “flower food” makes it seem like they care and want your flowers to live longer — but the reality is, that little packet is the same formula they use to suspend flowers in transit or at the stores — it’s meant to keep flowers looking young and fresh — and it is the reason you flowers will often die with buds still unopened. It will never give them the boost they need to live longer and bloom bigger.
How To Keep Flowers Alive Longer
The reality is, not all flowers will live a long time.
Some flowers are old before you buy them -- and some need special care. Some just naturally bloom for a very short time.
Here is what to look for to acheive the best flower experience:
Choose Flower Varieties That Give The Best Value
Choose fresher flowers at the store
- Avoid flowers that have been trimmed at the top. Cut branches can indicates they have already had to be pruned to make them look fresher
- Be aware that “sale” price may mean a shorter flower life — no matter what you do — because they want to clear out old inventory
- Look for green and vibrant stems – dark stems or yellow on leaves can be a sign of stress – also loose or yellowed pollen indicates flowers are already past their prime
- Smell: most commerical flowers won’t have much or any smell. If you detect a musty or unpleasant odor, pass on that bouquet, it’s already older than you think
- Delayed blooming: if flowers always seem to take a long time to open, they probably were treated with suspension chemicals too long (either slow moving inventory at the store or long transit times)
- Be aware that some retailers will “mix” old and new flowers to try to maximize their inventory. Look carefully at a bouquet to make sure all the flowers Look fresh and consistent
Help Flowers Drink
After cutting flowers, their survival depends on absorbing nutrients from the water. That’s where Flower Boosters shines.
Our advanced formula stimulates the stems, encouraging better water uptake and nutrient absorption.
Witness the transformation as your flowers stay hydrated, bloom bigger, and maintain their freshness like never before with a floral food for cut flowers that focuses on keeping flowers alive after you bring them home.
Trim The Flowers
But before the flowers can take in nutrients, they have to be able to drink.
You know how frustrating it feels to try to use a straw that has a hole in it. That’s how your flowers feel when their stems can’t take in nutrients.
To allow your flowers to take a nice deep sip, trim the stems diagonally (for maximum surface area) so the stems have a clear path to take in the nutrients they need.
Keep The Water Fresh
Do you like fresh, clean water? So do your flowers.
For optimal results, use filtered water in your vase. Flowers will live longer in filtered water. Why?
Municiple water can vary greatly in the amount of minerals or chemicals it contains. Those minerals can clog the stems or react negatively to the flowers and make it harder for flowers to live as long as they can.
Filtered water will also stay clean longer (being less likely to breed bacteria). Filtered water should be changed every 3-4 days. Tap water should be changed every 2-3 days.
Easy Maintenance
- Clean the vase when you replace the treated water.
- Re-trim the flower stems
Ready To take your cut flowers to the next level?
The Best Flower Advice:
Give Your Cut Flowers What They Crave
Hint: it’s not that free packet that came with the flowers
Flower Boosters unique approach to flower nutrition makes flowers perk up and take notice.
Our advanced formula stimulates the stems, encouraging better water uptake and nutrient absorption through food grade ingredients — not mystery chemcials like other flower foods.
Witness the transformation as your flowers stay hydrated, bloom bigger, and maintain their freshness like never before with a floral food for cut flowers that focuses on keeping flowers alive after you bring them home.
