DIY: Flower preservative
As we promised in or last blog post “5 tips on how to maintain your flowers”, we will show you how to make your own natural flower preservation. Keep reading to find out easy ways to create your own
magic ingredient that will exceed the lifetime of your flowers.
A key to keep cut flowers fresh
Flowers like us they need food for proper growth and healthy color. Luckily, you can provide much of what a cut flower needs with one of the following simple preservative recipes. They contain acid to improve water flow in flower stems, sugar to help buds open and last longer and a preservative to reduce growth of bacteria.
For the first recipe mix one part of any lemon-lime sodas like Sprite or Seven up with three parts of water. Do not use diet drinks or colas as diet drinks have no sugar and the colas contain too much acid for flowers! Finally add 1/4 teaspoon of household bleach to keep the solution clear.
The second recipe is a little bit different: Put 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of bleach in a quart of warm water. Add another 1/4 teaspoon of bleach to the vase every 4 days to make the preservative stay effective.
Of course you can also use a commercial flower preservative. You can get them in florist shops and supermarkets but they may not be as effective as the above recipes to exceed the flowers lifetime.
I hope you liked these easy ways to make your own floral preservative. Comment down below if you found these recipes helpful or if you already have experience in doing your own.
For more tips and tricks check out or other blog posts!
xx your Blume Sweden Team
