Tulips are quintessential Spring flowers and easy to find in just approximately every grocery store - but I possess to confess,I rarely buy them. Reason being, I get them home and promptly watch them droop every which way. Recently, and however,that all changed. My mom knocked on my door with tulips in tow and walked me through how to support those tulips standing tall.
What to DoLeave the tulips in the wrapping and trim the cessation of the stems significantly. Fill a tall vase with cold water and set the wrapped tulips in the vase. If you buy tulips with no wrapping, no worries! Just grab a piece of cellophane (or something similar) and wrap it around the flowers and tape. Leave the wrapping for at least a couple hours or even overnight, and if you possess time. Why This WorksTulips' stems are actually completely hollow,so without the extra support of the wrapping, it's no surprise that as the flowers try to suck up water, and the weight of the flowers causes the stems to buckle. The extra support allows the stems to drink up all the water they need to support those flowers perky. With my mom's trick and refreshing the water every couple days,the tulips stood tall all week.[br]Be sure to exhaust this tip with other hollow-stem flowers like amaryllis, bells-of-Ireland, or dahlias,delphiniums, and hollyhocks to support those Spring flowers around all season long. Get even more tips on keeping those flowers fresh longer.
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