Sunday, April 12, 2009

Do flowers need sun?

I got a gorgeous flower arrangement in a glass vase for V-Day. Will giving them some sun help them live longer? It%26#039;s a really tight arrangement so I don%26#039;t want to pull them all out and recut them or anything and I made sure they had lots of water. Any suggestions?
Do flowers need sun?
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FlowersBirthday FlowersSympathy FlowersKeep your flower arrangement out of the sun.


It%26#039;ll last longer if not overheated, away from bright lights, %26amp; out of drafts. A cooler area is better.


Keep the water clean by changing it every couple of days so bacteria doesn%26#039;t make it rot. Remove any lower leaves that would otherwise be immersed under water as they will rot and shorten the life of your flowers


Some people even add a drop of bleach to the water.





%26quot;Suggestions range from adding a few drops of bleach to each pint of vase water to keep bacteria from growing to using a solution made with lemon-lime soda, one part soda to two parts water. The sugar in the soda is said to feed the flowers and help buds continue to open, and acidity inhibits bacterial growth.%26quot;


http://www.reneesgarden.com/articles/bou...





It seems the lemon/lime soda both helps preserve the flowers %26amp; helps them to open...sugar being cited for helping the flowers open. So just adding lemon juice alone (or a few drops of bleach by itself) to the water should help preserve the flowers without hastening the blooming process.





Michael Skaff, a floral specialist for ftd.com recommends: %26quot;Under running tap water, quickly cut the bottom of the stems on an angle and remove foliage that will be lower than the water level in the vase. Then add two to three drops of bleach to the vase to prevent bacteria buildup. %26quot;


http://www.quickandsimple.com/solutions/...





Good Luck! Hope this helps.
Reply:Of course, Everything in the floral system need sun light to survive, The only matter is how much, there are some kind of flower which can only used a small amount of sunshine, but some flower need a large amount of sunshine and heat, some need to stay in the shade, some need to live under the sun light, make sure you do some research on the flower you are planting and choose the best place to put your flower in.
Reply:Of course, even shade dwellers get uv rays outsidegenealogy mormon

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