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Flower Care Card |
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- Please take flowers home immediately.
- Place in water as soon as possible.
- Choose a clean vase.
- Use clean, cool water and a preservative. The preservative will keep the water clean and feed the flowers.
- Strip all the leaves from the part of the stem that will be under water. Leaves contain bacteria and fungi that will quickly spread and foul the water, killing the flowers.
- Cut stems on an angle. Use sharp snips or secateurs, not blunt scissors. Then, place straight into water. Cutting at an angle makes sure the stem will not sit flat on the bottom of the vase, and prevent the uptake of water.
- Take care when arranging flowers in the vase. Make sure the stems are not jammed into the vase, or that the ends of the stems are not smashed against the bottom of the vase.
- Choose the display site carefully. Keep flowers away from direct sunlight and other heat sources such as heaters, lamps and air-conditioning vents.
- Change the water in the vase regularly. Vase water should be changed at least every 3 days. Re-trim the stems by cutting 1-2 cms off the ends. Arrangements in foam need to be re-watered every day.
- Remove dying or damaged flowers and leaves. Remove fallen flowers or leaves to prevent fungal infection or rapid wilting of remaining flowers due to the natural gas "ethylene" given off by dead flowers and foliage.
- Most importantly, enjoy your flowers and foliage, try new flower and colour combinations, different flowers for different seasons and occasions. The choices and enjoyment are endless.
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