How to pick fresh flowers? These five tips are all you need
AXA once conducted a survey on the gifts women most want to receive: 65% of women hope to receive flowers, but 17% of women said they have never received flowers from a loved one.
Should you give a bouquet of fresh flowers to the person you love and who loves you? Whether it is a partner, your parents, or a friend. Or choose a bouquet for yourself, and a beautiful life begins with this bouquet.
So, how do you pick out fresh flowers when you get to the flower shop?
Tip one: Look at the flower head
When choosing double-flowered varieties such as roses, the petals are arranged in many layers, so you can check whether the petals of the flower head feel soft or firm. If it feels fairly firm, that proves the flower is relatively fresh. At the same time, those with springy petals and bright colors are suitable for purchase.
Tip two: Look at the condition
If you are taking them home to put in a vase, it is best to choose those that are still in bud and about to bloom. That way, you can enjoy the whole process of the flowers opening and fading over the days ahead, and also the unique fragrance they release when they bloom.
If they are for a meeting or another purpose, you can choose fresh flowers in full bloom, so that the bouquet looks full and full of life.
Tip three: Look at the flower stem
The longer the stem, the fresher the flower: when buying flowers, choose the longest among flower stems of the same type. To keep them fresh and improve water absorption, flower shops cut a section off the bottom end of cut flower stems every day. Therefore, flowers with longer stems are fresher.
You can also touch the flower stem in the water: if the part of the stem under water feels slippery to the touch, it means the flower stem has been kept for 5-6 days, its freshness is poor, and it is not suitable for purchase.
Tip four: Look at the leaves
If the leaf surface is slightly wilted or yellowing, or the flower stems or leaves submerged in water have turned brown or black, the freshness is poor and they are not suitable for purchase.
Tip five: Look at the flower shape
The flower shape should not be too small, because an overly small flower shape is often the result of removing damaged or yellowed outer petals, which means that even if you buy it, the flowering period will not last long.
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