Ingredients

There are 3 ingredients that are helpful when trying to keep your flowers fresh and long-lasting. They are:

Sugar - provides nutrition.
Citric acid - acts as an acidifier and lowers the ph level of the water.
Bleach - prevents bacteria growth.

Here are a few do-it-yourself options:

One part lemon lime soda (7-Up, Sprite) to 3 parts of water.

Two tablespoons lemon juice, one tablespoon sugar, one quarter teaspoon bleach to one quart of water.

Two tablespoons of white vinegar and two tablespoons of sugar to one quart of water.

How to Make a Simple Bouquet Last Up to Three Weeks

Every few days when you re-cut the bottoms of the stems and refresh the water, look at your bouquet and remove any flowers that have passed their prime. The natural shelf life of flowers varies from one variety to the next.

As you cut the stems and remove older flowers, the arrangement will start to look different. Put the flowers in a different container that is a little smaller then the original.

Continue this process and after almost three weeks you will probably find that you have a few stems left and that they look precious in one of your favorite vintage glasses or an old milk bottle. Place one of these on your kitchen windowsill or your nightstand and enjoy for a few more days.

Keep the flowers out of direct sunlight and away from sources of heat or extreme cold to help them stay fresh longer.

When flowers are cut this short and kept in water, it is amazing how long they will last! As always, be creative and have fun with it.

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