Roses are a beautiful and wonderful plant that brings attention, relief, and pleasure to many, but we face a big problem with roses, which is how to keep them for a longer period to enjoy them and their scent without withering and dying very quickly, and before starting any coordination, it is necessary to know the origins of picking and caring for roses and their types to live longer Possible, and one of the tips that can be followed is to know the appropriate time for picking roses so that the rose lives for the largest possible period, and it is advised to pick the front roses and avoid picking the back roses, and you must choose open and modern flowers and be careful not to pick them by hand because the heat of the hand may cause damage to the leaves or The stems are for roses, and when using baskets, care must be taken of the shape and nature of the basket so as not to damage the roses.
In the event that the roses were harvested directly, it is advised to follow several tips after picking and bringing the flowers to the house:
- After cutting a part of the stem in an oblique shape, as mentioned above, the roses, especially the bases of the petals, should be placed in cold water for a period of not less than an hour. This process helps to maintain the straightness of the stems and not to bend them.
- In some roses, such as gardenia and violet, the petals are the ones that absorb the water, so the petals must be sprayed with water in order to facilitate the absorption of water.
- Soft-legged roses It is preferable to add a little charcoal to the water so that the withered roses are refreshed by immersing the stems in water for five minutes with cold water for a period of not less than a quarter of an hour.
In the case of buying roses from a store, the following advice should be followed to preserve roses:
- Cut the stem of the rose in an oblique way so that the rose absorbs the largest amount of water.
- Change the water daily or every two days.
- Remove the lower leaves on the roses so that they do not cause rotting in the water.
- Boil the used water and let it cool, then put it on the roses after adding a small amount of 7-Up or a spoonful of sugar with lemon soda.
- We arrange the flowers according to the length so that the shorter flowers do not sink into the water.
- If you intend to keep the roses for a very long time, then we spray the roses with a hair spray and put them in a dry and dark place, then display them.
- The most important points is that we put the flowers in a cool place away from heat, air currents and sunlight so that the leaves do not wither or fall.
