It is impossible to remain indifferent to the bright, juicy beauty of the real symbols of spring mood - tulips. These flowers bring an atmosphere of joy and comfort to the house. To prolong the holiday feeling, you need to know how to keep tulips fresh indoors. To do this, flowers need proper care.
Tulips belong to the genus of herbaceous bulbous plants. These beautiful flowers come from the mountains of Iran and the Tien Shan mountains. Due to their geographical origin, they are adapted to a specific climate, and also tolerate moderate temperature fluctuations well. Mountain, desert and steppe areas, where summers are hot and dry, and winters are cold, are the usual conditions for existence for a plant such as a tulip. To keep these purchased or cut flowers for a long time, it is important to provide them with a cool temperature.
When is the best time to buy tulips?
These flowers will last longer if cut or purchased in the morning. At this time of the day, more moisture accumulates on their surface, and the water consumption is much lower than during the day. This factor contributes to a longer storage of flowers such as tulips. To longthere were flowers from the garden plot in the water, useful information should be remembered. Flowers with soft stems are cut with a sharp knife, and with a dense one - with a pruner.
How long do tulips last in a vase?
Specialists say that under certain conditions, these bright flowers will delight from five to seven days. At the same time, caring for tulips is somewhat different from keeping roses or lilies. They are more fragile and sensitive to sudden changes in their environment.
How to avoid rapid fading?
First of all, when buying, you need to pay attention to the external condition of the buds. They should be closed or slightly open. It is desirable that they be a slightly greenish tint. If in the store it does not look very attractive, then at home, when the flowers open, they will delight with their beauty for a longer time. How to choose tulips to stand in water for a long time? When buying, you should give preference to yellow flowers. Despite the assertion that the varietal affiliation of a tulip does not matter, experts recommend choosing Strong Goldi. Among the red varieties, Armanit and Kung Fud are especially popular.
Storing the bouquet
How to keep tulips fresh after purchase? Immediately after purchasing the bouquet, it is recommended to remove it from the plastic bag. Next, the flowers are wrapped in damp paper or newspaper and placed for some time in a cool place. This is done to minimize stress.and let the tulips get used to the new lighting. Next, the flower vase is filled with cold water, because tulips are very fond of coolness. In this case, it is undesirable to use tap water, since it contains hard impurities, including harmful chlorine. They can negatively affect the condition of the bouquet. It is necessary to use soft water, previously purified by a filter. It will remove harmful substances and impurities. The ideal option would be rain or melt water, in which you can add an ice cube. It is advisable to put a vase with flowers in a cool, dark place. You need to constantly monitor the water level in a vase with tulips, because these flowers are very moisture-loving and like to drink a lot.
There is a little trick to saving tulips. In order for cut flowers to stand for a long time, they are transferred at night to a place with a minimum temperature. Under such conditions, the buds close and the bouquet will stay fresh for a longer time.
How often to change the water
How much do tulips cost in water? This factor depends not only on the varietal characteristics, but also on the owner of the colorful bouquet. It should be remembered that the water in the vase is changed every two days, as it tends to turn sour. The old water is poured out, after which the vase should be thoroughly washed with powder or soap. A new incision is made on each stem. At the same time, the old part should not be cut off diagonally, as, for example, with roses. It must be remembered that the stems are cut straight and without tilt in flowers such as tulips. Tothese plants stood for a long time, you can pour a special powder for flowers into fresh water, which can be found in a store called Krizal. A vase with a bouquet of tulips should not be near fruit. This is explained by the fact that any bulbous flower is sensitive to the substance secreted by the fruit - ethylene. Under the influence of this "catalyst", tulips quickly fade.
How much do tulips cost in water along with other flowers? It is believed that placing them with daffodils in the same vase is not recommended. The latter have the property of secreting a slimy substance that envelops other flowers and prevents their access to water. Therefore, tulips should be stored in a separate container, separate from other flowers.
How to prolong the life of a fading bouquet?
It should be remembered that at the first sign of wilting petals, tulips should be sprayed with cool water. For greater effect, remove the stamens from the flowers and immerse the bouquet for a while in cold water. In the case when the buds began to droop, and the stems became soft to the touch, each flower is wrapped in paper or newspaper. After that, the tulips must be placed in a vase completely filled with warm water.
What to do after flowering
Tulips tend not to wither, but to crumble. After the buds die off, you can dry the bulb and flower leaves, and plant them in the garden at the end of summer. The most successful month for these procedures is August. If you plant the bulb in a pot and store it in a cool, bright place, you can alsoachieve long flowering. At the same time, the soil in the pot must be constantly kept moist.
Thus, following the above simple recommendations, you can extend the life of such beautiful flowers as tulips. How long these creators of spring mood last, of course, depends on their owner. With proper care, they will delight you for up to seven days.
