How to preserve wild flowers and other wild picked plants in water?

Posted on June 19, 2010 by admin

I love to go pick flowers and ferns and such from the wild wooded areas. I want to keep them in a vase at home for a few days like any other arrangment. But every time it dies by the next morning…not even lasting a whole 24 hours. How can i keep this from happening???

Some flowers just don’t work well as cut flowers and die quickly (which is why you won’t find them at a flower shop). You can try adding fertilizer to the water (i.e. those packets that come with cut flowers from the store), and cut the stems at an angle so they can soak up more water.

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3 Responses to How to preserve wild flowers and other wild picked plants in water?

  1. Hilary says:
    June 19, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Nice question! I also like to do that, and with the same results. I don’t think they will keep longer. They’re not cultivated or bred so won’t behave like store bought blooms. Sad :(
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  2. Jessica M says:
    June 19, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    Some flowers just don’t work well as cut flowers and die quickly (which is why you won’t find them at a flower shop). You can try adding fertilizer to the water (i.e. those packets that come with cut flowers from the store), and cut the stems at an angle so they can soak up more water.
    References :

  3. Emma says:
    June 19, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    Try cool water (rather than warm) trim the stems regularly and don’t have them sitting in full sun.
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