How I I make my Valentine's Day rose bouquet last longer?

I received a dozen roses for Valentines Day. They are so beautiful, I want the flowers to last as long as possible. What do I do?

How I I make my Valentine's Day rose bouquet last longer?
You probably know that slipping some aspirin into the water in a vase of cut flowers keeps the blooms fresher longer. Researchers at Arizona State University in Tempe have discovered the biology behind that old florist's trick. When plants are injured -- like when their stems are cut -- they make something called jasmonic acid, which helps drive off predators. It also promotes aging of plant tissues. Aspirin inhibits jasmonic acid production, slowing down aging and keeping the flowers fresh -- long enough for you to bring them to your true love.
Reply:cut the stems when you get them under warm water. don't let them touch air for too long before you put then in a vase. buy some supplement to put into the water in the vase... fill it with lukewarm water. put it by light and don't let them get too cold!!! muahahah :)
Reply:Some one said that your supposed to put sugar in the water to make flowers last longer.
Reply:trim the ends after a day or two and keep them in water ..
Reply:Add an aspirin to the water and keep in a cooler place
Reply:Last year my daughter had red roses and they wilted over night with the central heating ,so i read on the net ,falf fill the bath with cold water ,place the roses in the bath for about two hours ,and hey it worked honestly good luck.
Reply:An old trick I got from my Mom .Add two teaspoons of sugar to the water.They will last week at least.
Reply:clip the bottom of the stems about 1/2 diagonally.


peel the leaves off on any part of the stem that is going to be submerged in water.


then just put them in one at a time.


if you change the water every other day or so, it will help.


also a neat trick i learned was to put a couple of pennies at the bottom of the vase, i don't know exactly what it does but they like the minerals from the copper.





happy valentines day!