Freshly cut tulips in the vase conjure up a spring mood in your home for up to 10 days. In order for the classics to last over this long period of time, careful care is essential. This guide sheds light on all aspects in detail. A bouquet of tulips stays fresh for a long time.

Even tulips in the vase need to be cared for

Cut in the morning hours

If the tulips for the vase come from your own garden, choosing the right time to cut them will have a significant impact on their durability. In addition, the quality of the cutting tool determines the weal and woe of cut flowers. How to do it right:

  • Prune tulips early in the morning before the constitution is weakened by the daytime heat
  • Select flowers with tightly closed but colored buds
  • Only pruning in the evening hours provided that the day was not too hot
  • Cut the flower stalks close to the ground with a sharp, disinfected knife

Please do not use scissors to cut tulips. Using a sharp knife ensures that the vital pathways are not pinched.

Setting up skilfully - this is how you do it professionally

Cutting the stem cuts off the water supply to the flowers and leaves. Therefore, allow as little time as possible to elapse before you put the tulips in the vase. This is especially true for flowers from the store. Please put the bouquet of tulips as the last item on the shopping list so that you can put them in the water as soon as possible. Regardless of patch or store origin, follow these steps:

  • Cut the ends of the stems with a clean, freshly sharpened knife
  • First remove the white tissue, then cut off at least 0.5-1.0 cm of the flower stalk
  • Make the cut either straight or at an angle

Defoliate a densely leafed flower stalk except for one or two leaves, which remain attached as an ornament. Excess leaves cost the tulip an unnecessary amount of energy, which is better invested in flowering.

Vase better high and slender than short and bulbous

One of the characteristics of tulips is that they continue to grow in the vase. Since the opening flower cups gain weight at the same time, the flowers quickly droop in a container that is too short. To counteract this dilemma, please choose a vase that is about two-thirds the height of the tulip. Here the spring beauties can lean elegantly and keep a tight, upright posture until the end.

Cleanliness is the top priority

One of the most common causes of a devastatingly short lifespan for tulips is the use of unclean vases. If there are still tiny residues from previous bouquets, this is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria and rot. Therefore, clean the vase meticulously with hot water before placing the tulips in it.

Cold water - the elixir of life of tulips

Tulips need more water in a vase than in a bed. Therefore, fill up the consumption every day, up to two finger widths below the edge of the container. Cold water straight from the tap keeps the cut flowers vital and fresh. Lukewarm or even hot water will soften the flower stalks and weaken the tulips considerably.

Trim brown ends

Refilling the vase with water is an excellent opportunity to examine the ends of the flower stalks. After a few days, these gradually turn brown, which indicates rot and affects the water supply of the flower. Remove the affected tulips from the vase and trim the stems. This measure exposes unused cable ends and strengthens vitality.

Freshener in the flower water - yes or no?

The florist usually gives the preservative for free. Such preparations not only contain supplementary nutrients, but are also optimized with antibacterial substances. Although the water contains all the important nutrients for tulips, the additional additions make a valuable contribution to the durability of the cut flowers. It is therefore worth buying flower food for your flowers from your own garden. A liquid nutrient solution that is simply added to the water according to the manufacturer's instructions is ideal.

The right location

If you follow this guide, you will have almost everything you need to enjoy brightly colored tulips in the vase for many days. Finally, please pay attention to the choice of the ideal location. Here Tulipa feel in good hands:

  • Bright location not in full sun
  • No cold draft
  • Not over an active radiator

The flowers are completely happy when they can spend the night in a cooler place with temperatures between 12 and 15 degrees Celsius.

tips

All efforts to ensure a long shelf life are wasted if tulips get caught in the haze of apples, peaches, plums or other fruit that will ripen later. Please do not place the vase in the immediate vicinity of the fruit basket. The fruit inside give off the ripening gas ethylene, which drives wilting in tulips.

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