Flower Care and Handling Hieroglyphics

Written by Gay Smith

Sanitation: Matters!Botrytis: Keep petals DRYTemperature: Avoid fluctuationsEthylene Gas: Silent, but deadly!Mix flower food with COLD waterBe Prepared: Make quick transfersHydration: Allow time (2 - 4 hrs min)Dosing: Measure to get your money’s worthNo Ice: Serve your flower solutions straight up!Peel guard petals only if blemished or diseased!Stripping: Best performed in privacy of your homeSugar: I love you (tuberoses, protea, lisianthus, peonies)If you wouldn’t drink it, or out of it: Neither will your flowers