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General Care Of Your Cut tropicals
Follow these healthful hints - Unpack the flowers
immediately.
To care for your beautiful Hawaiian flowers, unpack
your flowers immediately. Trim up to 1/2" off the
stems with a sharp utility knife - never use a scissors.
Place flowers in a clean vase with clean water &
a commercial floral preservative.
Flowers should be cut at an angle. The angle prevents
the stem ends from lying flat and adhering to the
bottom of the container, a position that would slow
the stem's water uptake. Here are a few flowers that
should be cut at a slant: Anthuriums, Orchids, Proteas
and Tropicals.
Most tropicals will have up to a 2 week vase
life. Vase life can run longer if the flowers are
maintained in a humid environment at a temperature
below 70oF.
Avoid displaying the flowers in direct sun, close
to heat sources or in a cold drafty area and avoid
temperatures below 45oF.
If your Gift Pack Includes Cut Orchid Sprays, such
as dendrobium or oncidium, and appear wilted upon
unpacking, simply submerge whole sprays for 10 to
15 minutes in cool tap water.
Note: All cut flowers and especially Orchid Sprays
are slightly sensitive to ethylene gas and exposure
will cause premature aging of blooms - Keep away from
ripening fruit, attatched garages, Etc.
To avoid ethylene buildup, you'll want
to ensure adequate ventilation and sanitary conditions.
These tropical treasures will stay their
loveliest when held in water and at 50 to 55 degrees
F. Holding tropicals for more than a week at temperatures
below 45 degrees can cause blooms to discolor or drop.
Recut stems once or twice per week. Use
clean water -- with or without a floral preservative.
Keep flowers away from heat sources.; Avoid temperatures
below 45 degrees F.
Most importantly, enjoy the flowers.
