Sunflowers look like small sunshine, so they bring to mind summer. We eagerly put them in vases, but without proper care they quickly wither. We must treat these flowers slightly differently than e.g. There is no question of adding sugar to the container.
The very choice of sunflowers matters. Let’s choose those that are not yet fully developed and have no signs of wilting, e.g. brown flakes. Their stalks must be stiff, firm, and the leaves fresh. These specimens will survive in the vase much longer.
Sunflowers, like other cut flowers, put in a clean vase. Let’s not stuff the plants – let’s freely spread them in the dish.
It is worth cleaning the vase, pouring a little vinegar into it, which removes bacteria and fungi. Then we rinse it with warm water and pour in a clean liquid – all you have to do is immersed the stems at 1-2 cm deep.
We usually add sugar to the container with cut flowers, which is a source of energy, but it is not indicated in the case of sunflowers. They require clean, protruded water or rainfight without any additives. At higher temperatures, change it every day, and in winter every 2 days.
Be sure to get the lower leaves from plants before putting it in the vase. These parts immersed in the water quickly rot, which reduces the life of entire specimens.
We put a vase with sunflowers away from sunlight and ripening fruit, ethlene. These two factors affect faster wilting of cut flowers.
Before putting sunflowers in a vase with cold water, it is worth using a trick with boiling waterto extend their service life. What is this method about?
At the beginning we cut the tips of the stem at an angle, and then immerse them in boiling water. It is enough to literally 5 seconds to make this method work. Thanks to this trick, milk juice, which hinders water intake, will be cut. Therefore, the drink will easily reach flower petals, providing them with moisture and nutrients.
We recommend using this trick every 2 days. Then maintained the good condition of sunflowers for a long time. The bouquet of these cut flowers will enjoy our eyes for many weeks.
