Melbourne Florist Advises On Care Of Fresh Flowers
By Kerry Plowright
Melbourne Florists chief florist Francine Rizza says that it is important to purchase your fresh from a florist who stores their within their store and not on the street. Fresh will last a lot longer when not exposed to the elements, as are sensitive to ethylene gases produced by passing traffic.

Most good florists purchase only premium quality flowers. You will not find this quality by purchasing cheap from service stations, supermarkets or fruit shops. It is false economy to purchase from such suppliers. At Melbourne Florist our are purchased on demand from our high quality supplier, "Tesselaar Flowers", specialist wholesale florist Melbourne.

You can be assured of our flower quality.

With proper care fresh should attain a vase life of 10-14 days, depending upon the cultivar. Lillium, chrysanthemum, gerbera and Australian native are among the longest lasting and can last in excess of three weeks. Firstly choose your skillfully. Avoid buying with yellowing or transparent leave. Examine stems looking for small brown blotches. These are signs that the may be affected by botrytis. Botrytis blight or gray mold is a fungus disease that can affect a wide variety of and plants.

Care and Handling.
Remove all packaging materials such as cellophane. Trim stems under water. Strip leaves from lower stems, taking care no foliage will clutter the vase water. Place in a clean container containing a properly prepared solution of fresh flower food. Melbourne Florist advises that you clean your vases using hydrogen peroxide. Domestic cleaner, "white King" is a good choice. Do not overcrowd your vase as need breathing space to survive just as you do! Avoid using water with high fluoride levels, if possible, such as alstroemeria which are susceptible to fluoride damage. By repeating this process of flower care every 2-3 days you can greatly extend the life of your cut flower arrangement.
Flowers arranged by the florist in florists foam known as oasis floral foam should by kept topped with fresh water containing a good quality flower food such as "CHRYSAL" Which is supplied by reputable florists.
Do not place your fresh in "hot spots" such as near windows or on top of heaters as the life of your will be severely effected.

It is important you do not use flower food for any bulb such as daffodils, hyacinths and tulips as the flower food will cause the stems to grow too much and become weak. Bulb are unique as their food is stored in their bulb

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