Roses are beautiful garden flowers in their perfection. Their beauty, a variety of color shades and grades, aroma and tenderness are simply mesmerizing.
Most people prefer to give their loved ones this
symbol of love and devotion, tender love and loyalty. That's why it is extremely pleasant to receive one beautiful rose as a gift or a
gorgeous bouquet .
However, it is a shame when the flowers begin to wilt some time after their cut. Is it possible to make roses stand longer? Of course you can!
Firstly, in order for roses to stand longer, you need to remember: the flowers should be pruned every couple of days. Trimming should be done at an angle of 45 degrees, immersing the trimmed part in water.
This procedure is carried out in such a way that air that can block these passages does not get into the channels passing inside the stem. Then access to the flower of water and oxygen will be blocked, which will accelerate their wilting.
To make roses stand longer, cut the stem with a sharp knife or stainless steel pruner. Using tools made of another metal causes oxidative processes that shorten the life of the flower.
In order for the flowers to stand longer in the water, after pruning it is recommended to cut the cross-sectional area of the stem by another three centimeters crosswise along the stem, thereby increasing the area by which the rose can absorb the nutrient fluid.
Some advise breaking off all the thorns of a flower. Allegedly, this action increases the area of penetration of water and oxygen. But experts do not recommend doing this, because through the wounds formed after breaking off the thorns, air enters the stem, which, as mentioned above, clogs the stalk ducts.
But to remove leaves and thorns in places in contact with water will be useful - this will significantly increase their lifespan. Indeed, otherwise the leaves can begin to rot, which will harm the flower, and can cause a rather unpleasant smell in the room.
In order for roses to stand longer, they should do a “bath” at night: lower the flowers into a container filled with 7-12-degree standing water. Moreover, the stems should be completely submerged, but it is better to leave the buds above the surface, especially the middle of the flowers.
Pour into the vase also should only be defended water. In summer it should be cool 10-15-degree water, and in winter, on the contrary, warm, heated to 25 degrees. In order for the roses to stand longer, the water must be completely changed every 4 days, daily adding a new portion to the container with roses.
Flowers respond well to spraying them from a spray bottle. But you need to do this very carefully, try to refresh the flower only from the outside, but in no case fill the middle of the bud.
The container for roses should be spacious, deep so that the stem is immersed in water more than half. You should also ensure that the flowers do not experience the effects of cold or heat, direct sunlight or drafts. The optimum temperature for them is from 18 to 22 degrees Celsius.
Experimenting with adding sugar, aspirin or vodka to the water is best not worth it - no one has proven that such actions are useful for flowers. And the proximity of roses to other flowers can accelerate their wilting.
Here they are fastidious, these magical beauties. But still, it’s worth sacrificing your time for them, surround them with care and attention. Then roses will delight you for a long time.