Add Cut Flower Food. Flower food provides nourishment and a bactericide so the flowers can stay healthy. If you don’t have flower food, use a little sugar, a few drops of lemon juice, and a couple drops of bleach to the warm water.
Be sure the ends on all stems and in the water. Pay attention to the flowers with shorter stems.
You would dump the excess water out of the vase the same way you’d dump water from a traditional flower arrangement.
Keep cut flowers away from direct sun and other sources of heat. Avoid placing them near fruit, which releases ethylene gas that will speed up the maturation process and cause wilting. Drafts and breezes, even cool ones, can reduce the flowers’ lifespan by encouraging evaporation from the petals and leaves.
