As everyone is well known, women love not only diamonds, but also flowers. And, probably, there is only one holiday in a year, when every woman of any age receives a bouquet of flowers as a gift. And this day - March 8.
Most often, this bouquet consists of precisely from tulips, as it is one of the earliest spring colors. They, like any other, to fade. In this article, we will tell about how to keep tulips until March 8, what to do so that they remain fresh as long as possible.
How many flowers can stand in a vase?
Tulip is a wonderful, gentle spring flower. Due to its beauty and a wide variety of species, it is the basis of a flower composition for March 8. Given the fact that the hype for bouquets of them before the holiday is very large, many buy flowers in advance.
If you just put tulips in a vase without creating the right conditions, you can not count on the fact that they will preserve for a long time and save fresh.
Maximum flowers can stand in a vase 4-5 days. As you can see, the period is small. To extend the life of a bouquet, experienced florists have developed several rules and recommendations. If they stick to them, the buds will continue to keep freshness and beautiful view.
Preparation for storage
Before talking about how to save tulips properly, let's determine how to choose a bouquet. After all, if the cut flowers are no longer the first freshness, then no matter how hard you tried, they will not stand for a long time.
So, when buying pay attention to important nuances.
- Status of stems. They should be green and elastic.
- The degree of uncovering bud. It is advisable to buy those that have not yet revealed, and the color of them should be bright and saturated.
- Flower height. The freshly cut tulip, this parameter does not exceed 5 cm.
When you bring home colors, you need to decide on the preservation method. There are two - dry and wet. The first implies storage of a bouquet without water, the second, on the contrary, the placement of tulips in a water vase.
With a wet method, the following activities should be performed:
- On each stem, it is necessary to make a smooth slice, about 0.5-1 cm, this manipulation will allow you to increase the area on the stem, through which the giving moisture will be done;
- leaves (provided that they will contact with water) need to be removed;
- You also need to prepare a container, it must be clean.
When choosing a dry method, you need to prepare the sheets of the newspaper in which the colors are wrapped.
Create the right conditions
The pledge of long-term storage of tulips are the conditions in which they are. In addition to the preparation of colors to storage, it is necessary to monitor the humidity, water temperature. All this is very important. Adhere to important recommendations.
- The temperature of the water in which the flowers cost should not be above 4 ºС. Tulip is a representative of a flora that loves cold water. That is why you can add several ice cubes in the vase. It does not harm the colors.
- Vase can not be filled with water completely. Just a maximum of 7 cm of water.
- Do not allow direct sunlight on the flowers.
- Do not put a container with flowers near heaters.
- In the room, where there is a vase with a bouquet of tulips, should be cool.
As for the neighborhood with other colors, it is not allowed. Tulip can be called an egoist and sociopath. It does not tolerate the neighborhood with other plants, so it is desirable to isolate it.
If you store a bouquet in a dry form, you can choose a refrigerator, basement or storage room as a storage room.
Secrets of long preservation of freshness tulips
There are several secrets, knowing which you can keep flowers as long as possible.
- Before putting a bouquet in a vase, give him a couple of hours to adapt to a new habitat. During this period, tulips will be accompanied to the temperature regime.
- Be sure to remove the paper into which the bouquet was packed.
- Use only dilated water.
- Some experts recommend adding sugar to water or sprinkle to them.
- Every day, it is necessary to change water.
- Do not allow the water temperature in a vase increase. If you notice that the flowers fade, add cold water or take them into a cooler room.
- If you store flowers in the refrigerator or basement, make sure that the temperature there does not fall below -4 ºС, otherwise the plant will simply freeze.
- Another secret that extends the life of flowers. Each stem must be pierced with a needle through. The puncture must be made at a distance of about 3 cm from the bud. This will strengthen the stem and contributes to an increase in the amount of oxygen, which will flow to the plant.
Performing all of the above recommendations and tips, you can store tulips up to two weeks. They will remain fresh and beautiful.
About how to save tulips, look in the video below.