How To Care For Your Fresh Flowers

At Stems Flower Market we believe that when you take care of the flower stem you have done all you can to help the flower do its gorgeous thing of blooming and displaying colour. All cut flowers purchased should have their stems cut when you get home to unblock the stems and help ensure adequate water is getting to where it is required.

We say there are 4 simple steps to help the vase-life of your flowers:

1. Cut stems
2. Fresh water
3. Remove leaves from below water level
4. Feed the flowers 

This is especially necassary for roses which are not well-known for their long vase-life. After you purchase a bunch of roses, if you find they are drooping their heads, fill them up to their necks in water or lie them in a bath of water for several hours to help rehydrate the rose - trust us, this works amazingly. 

Try to purchase your lillies up to one week before you want them fully open if buying them tight. A a good quality lily will hold its open bloom in good condition for several days after opening often looking more magnificent each time you look at it. Lillies love some food to help their blooms open up.

If you have purchased or recieved a floral arrangement in oasis it is important to daily make sure there is adeqaute water and it feels moist. Flowers are often still opening once displayed in an arrangemnt and still require water for this process through their stems. Another way to prolong your flowers after purchase is to keep them out of direct sunlight or heat from a heater. However, if this best suits where you want to show-off your stems of gorgeous flowers then go for it! Put them wherever your heart desires to enjoy them and we hope you do just that - enjoy them.