How to keep your Valentine's day flowers alive
Like lasting relationships, flowers need some tender loving care to thrive and bloom. With our flower care guide you can swoon over your Valentine's Day flowers for longer.
How Long Do Valentine's Day Flowers Typically Last?
With our Valentine’s bouquet tips, you can enjoy the blooms from your loved one for up to two weeks. And it doesn’t take a lot of effort to extend flower lifespan either. Just remember a few steps and your lovely bunch will thrive.
Can Valentine's Day Flowers Stay Fresh Without Water?
If you were not at home when your flower delivery arrives, worry not: They are fine in their box for a few hours. Just make sure you get them into a vase with fresh room-temperature water and a packet of Freddie’s Flower Food as soon as possible when you get home. Trim an inch or so diagonally off their stems so they can enjoy all the H2O goodness for extra long-lasting freshness.
Why Proper Flower Care Matters for Valentine's Day Bouquets
When you receive a beautiful bunch of flowers from your loved one, you’ll want to enjoy them for as long as possible. The right flower care keeps your Valentine’s bouquet fresh and the stems happy and healthy.
How to Extend the Life of Your Valentine's Day Roses and Bouquets?
Keeping roses fresh is simple…the same goes for all the stems in our wonderful bunches.
Fill your vase about a third full with fresh, room-temperature water, then stir in a packet of Freddie’s Flower Food. Trim about an inch diagonally off each stem with sharp, clean secateurs and remove any lower leaves that would otherwise end up underneath the vase neckline.
To keep your flowers happy, trim them every 2 - 3 days and replace the water. All that’s left to do then is to simply enjoy their beautiful colours brightening your home…and mood.
What Are the Common Mistakes That Shorten the Life of Valentine's Day Flowers?
The biggest enemies to long-lasting Valentine’s flowers are bacteria in water that hasn’t been changed or placing them in direct sunlight, close to a heat source or in a draughty spot. If you avoid any of these mistakes and follow our flower care guide, you will enjoy floral love that lasts.
Why do our Valentine’s day flowers last longer than others?
Our flowers are cut to order, meaning we reduce waste and deliver beautiful bunches directly from our growers to your door. That way, they arrive extra fresh and in bud and will bloom into their full beauty at your home. With loving care they last for up to two weeks. Wonderful!
Where to Order Red Roses for Delivery?
You can get everything your romantic heart desires in our Valentine’s shop: colourful mega bunches or - for the first time ever - a dozen roses to say “You’re my one and only!”. Order now and let the flowers do the talking.
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