I was recently in a flower shop and bought a beautiful bouquet for his mother. Conversation there with the seller of flowers and learned from her "secret agent" to help keep cut flowers fresh for 2 weeks.
The vast majority of beautiful flowers enters our country from Holland - the capital of the flower business. Imagine the path that passed the flowers - their first cut, sorted, then they hit the flower auction, and then drove to our customs and all this time they were in the warehouse, the plane, and then reached the same to our store and at the same time they look so, as if they had just been cut. What's the secret?
So, let's talk about roses. The saleswoman told me that if there is already a flower is not the first freshness, and are gradually beginning to fade, the dry edge to gently cut, but that's not all ...
What we do know the folk remedies that will extend the life of the flower? Many immediately say that it is a miracle means consists of aspirin and water. Yes, this method helps a bit to refresh the flowers, but it does not compare with a professional tool, which is used by professional florists.
So this "dressing" for fresh cut flowers called Chrysal and it looks like this:
It can be sold in small packages, as well as in large cans:
It can be as versatile and designed for a specific type of flower. In structure it is possible to find active ingredients that "moisturize" the flowers and give them the necessary fertilizer for growth and bud opening.
The dosage is the following: we take 10 ml of this solution and add 1 liter of water (absolutely suitable for any type and hardness of the water). Also, there is no need to change the water with this solution in a vase, and it is its main advantage. As they say - added and forgotten.
I'm in the store bought a few bags of Chrysal and bought flowers stood a little more than 2 weeks (do not know how many they were still standing in the store). Therefore, I would recommend this method.