How to Keep Funky Flowers in the Vase

 There’s something magical about a bouquet of fresh flowers, especially when it comes to making a room feel a bit more zen. Whether it’s a beautiful arrangement from a local florist or a few stems you grabbed at Trader Joe’s, flowers can make any space feel like a little oasis. But as much as we love a pretty floral display, it can also be a little upsetting to find your favorite bouquet wilted or smelling funky Flowers in the vase.

There are many ways to keep flowers alive, from keeping them in a cool, dark place to adding flower food. Luckily, there are some super-easy, inexpensive hacks that will have your droolworthy floral bouquets looking their best for longer.

Drying your flowers

Dried flower heads are great for use in a variety of craft projects, from quilts to garments and home decor. But it’s important to treat dried flower bunches with care when handling them, as they’re fragile and can break easily.

You can even save them for future DIY craft projects by drying them in a low oven until you’re ready to use them. This is an especially good idea if you have a lot of flowers that are just beginning to wilt and need to be preserved.

DIY flower food

A common DIY flower food recipe is one part bleach to three parts water, which works well for fresh-cut flowers and helps prevent bacteria from building up. If you’re going to use this method, Stembel recommends that you do it a few days before you intend to use the flowers to give them time to absorb the bleach.

Another option is to add a small amount of sugar, such as Sprite or clear soda, to the mix. This will help hydrate the flowers and add some sugar for their sweet flavor.

For a truly unique, one-of-a-kind floral arrangement, try the Welwitschia Mirabilis, or “Methuselah plant.” This is a flower that can live to be a century old and it’s found in just a few places on earth.

This is one of the most unusual flowers we’ve ever seen. Its petals look like a cross between a Lily of the Valley and a lily. It’s a member of the orchid family, so it can grow in a variety of different settings, including as brush cover or climbers.

They can be quite a bit of work to harvest, but it’s worth it for the one-of-a-kind, colorful blooms you’ll get!

Unlike most flowers, they can grow to be extremely large. Some have been recorded to grow up to 12 feet tall and weigh nearly 200 pounds!

Its distinctive shape also helps it attract more pollinators, such as flies.

The Moon Orchid, or Orchis auricularis, is a native of Indonesia and it’s often referred to as the flower of charm for its beautiful striped markings. In nature, these patterns are usually developed to either mimic larger animals or resemble the genitals of insects, like ants, bees, and flies, to encourage them to enter the flower for pollination.

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