How to choose fresh cut flowers? Only with a discerning eye can you pick good flowers

The vast majority of people love fresh cut flowers - roses in their profusion of colors, hydrangeas delicate and lovely, baby's breath fresh and crisp, lilies clear and fragrant...

How to correctly choose fresh cut flowers? If you just casually look at their appearance, you are greatly mistaken. You not only need to know the various floral materials, but also clearly understand the characteristics of each floral material, so that you can choose the bunch of "good flowers" you want according to your needs.

What are fresh cut flowers?

Fresh cut flowers refer to the collective term for various flowers, leaves, branches and fruits with ornamental value that are cut from living plants, including cut flowers, cut leaves, cut branches and cut fruits, etc.The world's four traditional major cut flowers are rose, chrysanthemum, carnation and gladiolus, and they are often widely used to make flower baskets, bouquets, wreaths, vase arrangements, wall flowers, etc.

Rose

Rosaceae/Rosa (Rosa rugosa)

Choose ones with thick, hard stems, sufficient length, few thorns, and a hard neck (the part where the top of the stem meets the flower); these last longer in a vase.

The flower color should be vivid, the petals good in quality, hard and tough, preferably with a velvet or satin luster, the petals neat, and the flower shape graceful.

Besides observing the flower color, you should also pinch the bud with your hand and choose ones that feel hard.

Kunming National Flower Expo, rose cut flowers exhibited by Aibida

Hydrangea

Saxifragaceae/Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)

When choosing hydrangeas, first look at the branches and try to choose ones with relatively thick and sturdy branches; choose larger flower shapes; and they must be fresh. If you find them wilting, resolutely do not buy them, because their vase life after you take them home will not be long either.

Lisianthus

Gentianaceae/Eustoma (Eustoma grandiflorum)

For lisianthus, first check whether the branches are broken or have crease marks. Do not choose ones with soft branches; high-quality lisianthus definitely has relatively hard branches. There should be no yellow leaves or rotten leaves, no signs of rot at the bottom end of the flower stem, and the flowers should be fresh and lively, with no dried or damaged buds.

Baby's breath

Caryophyllaceae/Gypsophila (Gypsophila paniculataLinn .)

Many baby's breath flowers on the market now are dyed. When choosing baby's breath, choose ones that are evenly dyed, with relatively healthy branches and fresh flowers. After taking baby's breath home and putting it in a vase for a period of time, it can also be made into dried flowers~

Lily

Liliaceae/Lilium (Lilium browniivar. viridulum)

When buying lilies, try to choose ones that are about to bloom and where you can already see a little of the flower color. Do not choose those whose buds are tightly closed and only green in color. Observe the freshness of the leaves; if there are yellow leaves, it means the lilies are no longer fresh.

Carnation

Caryophyllaceae/Dianthus (Dianthus caryophyllus)

For carnations, choose flowers with a medium degree of openness. If they are too open, the vase period is short; if they are too small and the flower heads are wrapped too tightly, sometimes it is very difficult for them to bloom.

Gerbera

Tubuliflorae/Gerbera (Gerbera jamesonii)

When choosing gerberas, choose ones with large buds, complete petals and flower shape, no fallen petals, and no withered yellow edges on the outer petals; the flower color should be vivid; the flower stem should be thick, straight and firm without breakage.

Today Huacaojun introduces to everyone some common methods for choosing cut flowers. The selection of fresh cut flowers should start fromthree aspects: flower head, leaves and flower stem: the flower head should be large and full, the leaves tender and fresh, and the flower stem thick and sturdy with sufficient water.

Have all you friends learned the methods for choosing cut flowers? Next time you go to buy flowers, you can try the methods above, and it is guaranteed that you can buy fresh and beautiful flowers~

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