How to keep a bouquet of chrysanthemums longer: tips, secrets and rules

For any celebration, holiday, official meeting, they prefer to prepare bouquets of flowers that retain their fresh appearance for a long time. These include chrysanthemums with gorgeous large flower heads.

All flowers cut and placed in a vase have a certain life span. There are plants that can only last a few hours and wither, but choose flowering crops that retain the freshness and brightness of cut debts. But for them there is a limit.

Let's take a closer look at how to keep a bouquet of chrysanthemums in a vase longer and what to do to revive them if they have wilted.

Content:

• The best varieties of chrysanthemums for long-term storage
• Rules for cutting flowers for a bouquet
• How long can chrysanthemums stand in water?
• What to add to the water to extend the life of the bouquet?
• How to revive wilted chrysanthemums?
• Can chrysanthemums be dried for the winter?

The best varieties of chrysanthemums for long-term storage

Chrysanthemum flowers, similar to the daylight, have firmly entered our lives. And the radiant heads came from the countries of the East, where they are treated with worship. Baskets of chrysanthemum inflorescences of various color palette are large and small. They become central to landscape compositions. The varieties that are most suitable for bouquets have been bred:

• With large, ball-like inflorescences of the varieties Excel, Diplomat, Zlata Praha are striking in their resistance. Chrysanthemums are created for bouquets, as the brightness of yellow, white, purple petals lasts a long time.
• The diameter of the flowers in chrysanthemums Spray champagne, the Golden Fleece reaches from 8 to 16 centimeters. Flowers, with proper care, stand in a vase for several weeks.
• The Korean species Etna, Santini, Multiflora may have small flowers, but they look great in bouquets and retain their freshness for a long time.
• Simple inflorescences of chrysanthemums Eldorado, Joy, Masquerade have advantages over large plant species due to their unpretentiousness and resistance.
• Eleanor white anemic type pleases for a long time with her beauty.
• Flowers with a raised middle and delicate petals of the Isabelle, Volshebnitsa variety keep their freshness.
• From terry chrysanthemums for a bouquet, you can choose Crimson, Gillette, whose petals are gracefully bent down.
• Chrysanthemums with curly petals, collected in balls and hemispheres, are not only decorative, but can stand in water for two to three weeks.
• Fluffy pom-poms of chrysanthemums Grazia, Bob, cannot be ignored.

Usually those varieties are chosen for the bouquet that suit the character of the hero of the day, his mood. With proper care of cut chrysanthemums, they will last a long time.

Rules for cutting flowers for a bouquet

Without bouquets of chrysanthemums, it is impossible to imagine a single award ceremony or a meeting at the highest level. These flowers look solemn, strict, do not have a pungent smell. But the memory of the solemn event will last longer if the bouquet is placed in a vase of water.

Fully blossoming flowers are chosen for the composition. Chrysanthemums are cut for composition in the early morning or evening.If it is necessary to cut during the day, then cloudy weather is chosen.

If you cut chrysanthemums correctly, you can be sure of their long life in a bouquet.

The stem of the plant should be left long. After all chrysanthemums must stock up on nutrients for a long time. Do not cut the stems with scissors. The instrument squeezes the tissues of the plant, and such flowers will stand a little. They will die from lack of nutrients. Better to break the stems of chrysanthemums or cut with a sharp knife.

If the plants have to be transported far, then they must be fed with cold water. Ice cubes are dipped into a container with water. Cut stalks of chrysanthemums are placed in a container, immersed for 30-40 minutes. Then the stems with inflorescences are folded into a box and transported over long distances. The flowers will keep their freshness all the way.

How long can chrysanthemums stand in water?

Chrysanthemums can be prolonged in water if they are properly cared for:

1. First of all, you need to untie the stems of the flowers so that they feel free. In this case, they will have enough water and air.
2. The leaves at the bottom of the stems are removed so that they rot in the water. After all, water pollution and rapid wilting of inflorescences will occur from them.
3. The liquid in the container should be settled, soft and at room temperature. Pour water a little more than half of the vessel.
4. Before immersion, the stems are cut obliquely with a sharp knife. The cut length can be up to 2-3 centimeters. It is best to cut by submerging the stems in water. This will keep the air from closing the pores and take longer to eat.
5. The lower parts of the shoots are milled before submerging them in a vase of water. Another option is to push the stems apart so that moisture can freely penetrate the inside of the plant.
6. New cuts are made on chrysanthemums every day, in this case, the vessels of the plants will not be clogged. But the water in the vase is constantly being changed.
7. A suitable container for chrysanthemums would be a slender tall vase or a spacious clay pot. In tall vessels, flowers can be reinforced with steel wire to give the bouquet stability.
8. Chrysanthemum bouquets should be placed in a room with an air temperature of 18–20 degrees Celsius. Plants do not tolerate drafts and heat well.
9. Chrysanthemums do not like the vibration of the refrigerator, TV.
10. It is necessary to change the water every other day. The bouquet is taken out, and the container is washed well and filled with fresh water. Then the slices are renewed with a sharp knife, and the bouquet is placed in a vase.

If you take care of a bouquet of chrysanthemums regularly, then it will live from two to three weeks. The freshness of the flowers will last longer when the temperature and humidity in the room are slightly reduced.

What to add to the water to lengthen the life of the bouquet?

It is known that nutrient solutions are suitable for cut chrysanthemums, which are prepared using special mixtures such as Bud, Fairy. Use them according to the instructions.

For better nutrition for chrysanthemums, you can add sugar to the vase by taking one teaspoon per liter of water. Dissolve in liquid and aspirin, a tablet for 2 liters of water. Suitable as an invigorating agent and a solution of sea salt. It is enough to add it in the same proportion as sugar. For chrysanthemums, the best food is aspirin.

Flowers last longer in a bouquet if you throw a piece of charcoal into the container.

Another additive will help stop the wilting of the composition, keep it fresh longer. This is a 0.003% lapis solution. Even a drop of detergent can do wonders for the bouquet to last for a month. When the room is cool and the care of cut flowers is carried out competently, the life of the bouquet is extended for a long time.

How to revive wilted chrysanthemums?

Over time, the petals of chrysanthemums begin to fade, the leaves turn yellow. So you don't want to part with your favorite composition. You can try to revive the flowers:

• One of the most effective ways is a night bath for a bouquet. In the evening, they take out the flowers and immerse them in a container of cold water.In the morning, the bouquet will return to its place refreshed.
• They extend the life of fading flowers and contrasting baths, first submerging the stems in cold water, then in warm water. If you need to save the composition until a special occasion, then you can hold the chrysanthemum in warm water for 20 minutes, and then, wrapping it in a newspaper, put the flowers on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
• An interesting way to preserve chrysanthemums for a long time is to drop a stearin candle into the middle of the flower.
• The unblown buds of chrysanthemums do not fade for a long time, but they do not always open completely. You can accelerate the opening of inflorescences by spraying with a special tool Bud 2.

Chrysanthemums do not fade for a long time when they are in a cool room, not illuminated by the bright rays of the sun. Fruits that are next to chrysanthemums accelerate the wilting of flowers. The fruits release ethylene, which shortens the life of the flowers. A sprig of geranium, placed next to the chrysanthemums, will only prolong the freshness of the bouquet. No matter how hard you try to keep the cut flowers alive, the time comes when you will have to say goodbye to the bouquet.

Can chrysanthemums be dried for the winter?

Chrysanthemums are among those flowers that are suitable for creating compositions from dried plants:

• In the fall, it is necessary to select plants that are not damaged, have preserved the beauty and freshness of leaves and flowers. Cut or break off chrysanthemums in dry weather. They are tied into small bundles, which are hung in a ventilated room with an air temperature of no more than 13 degrees. Drying in the fresh air for two weeks.
• To preserve the brightness of the buds, you can dry the stems with flower heads on absorbent paper or paper towel. Replace paper layers as moisture is absorbed. You can put a press on the laid out flowers, then the petals will straighten well. Such flowers are suitable for creating paintings from dry chrysanthemums.
• There are special mixtures that will help chrysanthemums maintain their integrity. It is necessary to sprinkle the heads of the flowers packed in the box with powder. In five days, chrysanthemums are ready to take their place in winter compositions.
• Flowers can also be preserved in a solution of glycerin and hot water, made in a 2: 1 ratio. Fully submerged flowers will become strong, will not break, crumble. After two weeks, the drying procedure will end.

From chrysanthemums make up original compositions, as they retain their original beauty and remind us of summer.

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