Flowers For The Soul

Flowers for the soul

Flowers for the soul are a natural way to lift our spirits. They can provide a smile for a tired face or even brighten a room for a convalescent. Just imagine your favorite flower.   

There isn't a doubt that beautiful surroundings provide us with a favorite environment that helps us thrive. Flowers for the soul are an simple and affordable way to add a splash of color and emotion into your life.

Tropical flowers for the soul are an exciting new change, and with modern shipping methods they are available worldwide. Their large size and vibrant colors make them an impressive gift for favorite occasions.

Flowers can be purchased from local florists or flower farms.  If purchasing flowers to be shipped, make sure someone is waiting to accept the order and that they are not left with the mail on a back porch in the sun all afternoon until someone comes home from work. Flowers are shipped without any water supply, and neglecting them for hours on top of the shipping time can take days off their lifespan.

 

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If you buy tropical flowers like heliconias or gingers, or if you are lucky enough to live in the tropics and have them in your garden, here are a select few tips to help to extend their shelf life and make them thrive.

Caring for Cut Tropical Flowers:

Prior to cutting, water your plants well and give them a large drink.  Few varieties of foliage plant "drink" little after cutting.  The live off their stored sap. 

Tropical plants have adapted to their natural environment which means frequent but short periods of heavy tropical downpour.

The way flower head's petals are "cupped" determine how much water they will store. These plants like being showered with water because they drink from the top.

 

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The ridges channel water down to the stem where it's absorbed into the many layers of the plant.

If your flowers have been out of water for while after cutting, submerge them entirely in the bath for half an hour before placing them in a vase.

Cut three to four inches off the stem and then place them in a tall vase FULL of clean water.

Mist them at least twice a day with a spray bottle.

Every second or third day you must trim the ends.

You are able to double the vase life of your cut flowers by applying these elementary techniques.


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