"Spring" can be likened to a bouquet of bright and beautiful tulips. Tulips are hardy flowers and can last up to 10 days after cutting if you know how to care for them properly. Choosing flowers that are just blooming to start with is key, and you can extend their beauty by placing them in the right places and providing enough water. Check out step 1 for tricks you can use to create long-lasting tulip arrangements.
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Part 1 of 2: Preparing Tulips for Display
Step 1. Choose a young tulip
When you're at the flower shop, you may be tempted to buy tulips that are in full bloom with radiant petals. This would be a good choice if the tulips are meant to wow people at a one-night stand, but if you want the tulips to last longer, opt for tulips that are still tightly closed, with some of the green blooms that are not yet fully colored. perfect. Flowers will bloom in the next few days, which will give you more time to enjoy them.
If you cut the tulips yourself and want them to last as long in the vase as possible, cut the tulips before they are fully bloomed. Cut as close to the ground as possible
Step 2. Wrap the tulip stems with a damp cloth or paper towel
When you bring your tulips home from the florist, leave them wrapped in paper towels or cloth soaked in fresh water. This will ensure that the tulips don't start to dry prematurely on the way home. Do this even if the distance between the flower shop and your house is not too far. Lack of water can cause the tulips to dry out at any time.
Step 3. Cut the tulips 0.6 cm long from the base of the stem
Use a pair of small cutting tools and cut the stem from one corner. This will help the tulips to easily absorb the water from the vase.
Step 4. Remove excess leaves at the base of the stem
If there are leaves on the stems that will be submerged in the water when you put them in the vase, then throw them away. Because the leaves can start to rot and cause the flowers to wither prematurely.
Part 2 of 2: Displaying Tulips
Step 1. Choose a suitable vase
Choose a vase that will cover at least half the height of the tulips you brought home. The tulips will be able to lean against the vase without becoming bent. If you use a shorter vase, the flowers will eventually bend forward. This is an effect that some people like, but can cause the flowers to die more quickly.
Step 2. Wash the vase first
Make sure that there are no deposits left from the previous bouquets in the vase you are going to use. Use soap and warm water to wash the entire vase, then dry with a towel. This way, the fresh tulips won't catch the bacteria that can cause them to rot faster.
Step 3. Fill the vase with cold water
Cold water will keep the stems fresh and firm, while warm or hot water will cause the tulips to become weak and mushy.
Step 4. Position the stems around the vase
Arrange the tulips so that each flower is slightly spaced in the vase, as opposed to leaning the tulips on top of each other. Allowing less space will prevent the flowers from crowding together, which will lead to premature petal fall and shorten the life span of your flowers.
Step 5. Fill the vase with fresh water
Tulips suck a lot of water. Make sure that the water never runs out, or the flowers will start to wilt very quickly.
Step 6. Add some flower fertilizer
The addition of flower fertilizers, or flower preservatives, which you can find at the florist, will greatly extend the life of flowers. Read the directions and sprinkle some fertilizer when you add the water. This will keep the tulips standing tall and looking bright for as long as possible.
You can try adding lemon juice, coins, and other materials in the vase along with the flowers. Some people say that these tricks work, but research shows that flower fertilizers are much more effective
Step 7. Keep the vase out of the sun
Place the vase in an area that is not too hot and exposed to sunlight. Otherwise, the tulips will wither from the heat.
Step 8. Do not mix tulips with flowers in the Narcissus family
Daffodils and other flowers that belong to this family emit substances that can cause flowers to wither more quickly. The best way is to put fellow tulips in one vase.
Tips
- When buying tulips from a florist, buy tulips with the flower heads still closed.
- Leaving the tulips in the vase unwrapped for a few hours will increase the chances of keeping the stems straight.
- Because tulips will continue to grow even after being cut, they are often bent to fit the container. If desired, straighten the stems of the tulips using damp newsprint and place them in warm water for a few hours.
- Place the tulips in an irregularly shaped vase to form stem coils.
- Tulips can be safely placed in the same flower arrangement as most other flowers.
- Pierce the stem with a medium-sized needle just below the flower. This method never fails to keep the flowers attractive for a week. Dutch tips.
Warning
- Do not place tulips in the same vase as daffodils or water that has been used with daffodils.
- Adding aspirin, lemon juice, coins, soda and other mixtures to water is just a myth to prolong the life of a cut tulip.
- After cutting the tulip stems underwater, do not allow the stems to dry out before replacing them in vases or decorative containers.
