Care Tips

How do you care for fresh cut flowers?

You can make your flowers last by following this simple cut flower guide. Bloombox always uses the highest quality flowers available to prepare your bouquet. Learning how to keep your favorite bouquet last longer will add to the fun and keep the flowers dazzling for longer.

Flower food helps increase the life of the flowers. Always remember to cut approximately 20mm off the flower stem at an angle every few days.

Keep an eye on your flowers!

Keep the vase, container or liner filled with fresh water. Even if the container has floral foam, you should keep the water level high to promote long lasting flowers.

If you completely change the water, you should also clean the container. Add fresh water mixed with a commercial fresh flower food.

These flower foods may be supplied by the florist who delivered your order and they contain the correct ingredients to properly nourish the flowers, keep bacteria at bay (which can block the stems and prevent them from absorbing water), encourage buds to open, and lengthen the life of the bouquet.

It’s one of the best and easiest ways to extend the life of your flowers, make sure to follow the directions on the package correctly. Improperly mixed flower food can do more harm than good.

Follow the 20mm Rule!

Every few days, remove the flowers from the design and re-cut the stems. Remove 20mm from the bottom of the stem and be sure to cut the stem at an angle to allow the flower the best chance to take up water.

Use a sharp knife or sharp floral cutter or scissor. Avoid smashing or piercing the stems, as this can destroy the water vessels in the stem and prevent water absorption. Remove any spent or damaged blooms or foliage that falls below the waterline in the vase.

To avoid disturbing the stem placements in a vase arrangement, tie the stems with twine just above the vase’s edge before taking them out of their vase. Hold the tied arrangement at the twine bound point to re-cut the stems.

Then place them back into the clean vase with the fresh water and a flower food.

Fresh water and flower food will keep them Happy!

Be sure to clean the vase before refilling it with room-temperature water mixed with the proper amount of fresh flower food. Be sure no debris is floating in the water (such as leaves and stem parts) as this could promote the growth of bacteria which can shorten a flower’s life. Most flowers prefer temperatures between 65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 22 degrees Celsius) and are best displayed away from direct sunlight, heating or cooling vents, directly under ceiling fans, or on top of televisions or radiators, which give off heat and can cause flowers to dehydrate.

Keep your flowers COOL!

Most flowers prefer temperatures between 65 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit (18 to 22 degrees Celsius) and are best displayed away from direct sunlight, heating or cooling vents, directly under ceiling fans, or on top of televisions or radiators, which give off heat and can cause flowers to dehydrate.

Avoid placing fresh flowers near ripening fruit, which releases tiny amounts of ethylene gas that can age them prematurely.