Flower Care
Did you receive your Boon Blooms? Yay!!! I'm so excited for you to enjoy your fresh flowers! I’ve researched some tips and tricks over the years and these are the ones that work best for me. Some of these will be more relevant to bouquets because arrangements will be designed in a prepped vessel.
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Before inserting your flowers into a vase or pitcher, make sure the vessel is clean. Swish a little bleach in it to kill any residual bacteria and then rinse it out thoroughly.
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Fill the vessel with clean water. Use the floral preservative (according to directions) that comes with your flowers. Among other things, it acidifies the water and creates an inhospitable environment for bacteria. This also helps open blooms that are still tightly closed.
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Remove any leaves that will be below the water level. Leaves may be a source of bacteria and will rapidly decay in water.
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Cut the stems at an angle so that the stems do not sit flat on the bottom of the vase. Cutting a new end will ensure the stem isn't clogged and free to drink water.
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Replace the water daily.
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Do not place cut flowers near ripening fruit, especially apples, pears, apricots, melons, peaches, nectarines, kiwis, papayas, bananas, avocados, pineapple, plums tomatoes, and mangos.
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Remove fading flowers promptly. These too will produce ethylene gas causing the rest of bouquet to fade quickly. Cool temperatures will delay the eventual flower senescence, while warm temperatures will hasten flower fading. Too cold a temperature less than 40°F, however, will result in damage.
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Do not place the vase in direct sun.
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Keep it away from heaters.