Especially number 4 is a true miracle
1. Cut to with cunning
Once you’ve got your fingers in a bouquet, grab the scissors and cut a few centimeters of the stems at a sloping angle. It gives the flower better access to suck water – and it would like it if it is to stay healthy.
2. Clean water, tranquility of the temperature
Fill the vase with cold or lukewarm water – never warm – and make sure the container is embarrassingly clean. Flower petals in the water are a no. They rotten quickly and create bacterial party at the bottom.
3. Keep them for themselves
Daffodils are not the social types. When they come into contact with other flowers, they send out a toxic fabric that knocks everything else in the vase. If you want to avoid having a flora burning on the conscience, leave them solo.
4. Save the fruit away
If you put your bouquet next to the fruit bowl, you can say goodbye to it in record time. Fruit – especially bananas and apples – secretes ethylene, which significantly shortens the life of the flowers. So daffodils and fruit dishes should not be roommates.
5. Fresh water is alpha and omega
Change the water every day or at least every other one. It’s the easiest trick in the book, but it works. Fresh water is like a good cup of coffee for a tired flower – it saves the day.
It may seem innocent to throw away daffodils in the vase with the rest of the spring bouquet, but be careful: the juice of the flower is toxic – both for other plants and for your pets. So be sweet to let them stand for themselves and enjoy them with respect. For the daffodil is not just a flower. It’s a diva. And she requires special treatment.
