Cut roses love warm water

[passingcat]

If you want your cut roses to open up well and flourish in the water, I recommend placing them in warm water. I have revived dying roses this way, or found awkward ones that don't want to open, will do using this method. Make sure the water isn't too hot though.

 

[Jed]

That'e interesting advise. We have talked earlier this year on how to preserve cut flowers but not how to show them at their best.
I have a potted olive tree on a verandah and this time of year, mid winter, water it sparingly with warm water as the tap water is close to zero. I felt that plants probably prefer it warm this time of year.

 

[claudine]

This is really surprising! I've always thought that all cut flowers prefer cold water. I often get roses, so I'll definitely give it a try, thank you for the advice

 

[maddie]

Great! I have always thought that it is only the soft stemmed flowers that loved warm water. I have never tried it on hard stemmed flowers, maybe this weekend when I will be buying a bunch of roses. I will let you know how this works for me. Do you also use Aspirin in the water?

 

[Soliloquy]

I heard you should add some Sprite to the water to give the plant some energy and make it last longer, but I don't remember if I ever tried this. Does anyone know if it actually works?

 

[passingcat]

Great! I have always thought that it is only the soft stemmed flowers that loved warm water. I have never tried it on hard stemmed flowers, maybe this weekend when I will be buying a bunch of roses. I will let you know how this works for me. Do you also use Aspirin in the water?

All of my roses used to die quite quickly before I tried this. Sometimes they hardly opened either. It always seems to work for me. I saw the method in a magazine. Make sure it is lukewarm. No, I haven't heard of adding that medicine! is that supposed to help too?

 

[Jed]

I heard you should add some Sprite to the water to give the plant some energy and make it last longer, but I don't remember if I ever tried this. Does anyone know if it actually works?

Earlier lots of methods for preserving flowers were discussed. I'ld say Sprite would be be in with a chance as a preserving agent.From what I can nut out, sugar itself is used as an anti-bacterial for preserving fruits and other foods so Sprite having loads of sugar would be a good contender.
https://www.gardening-forums.com/threads/cut-flowers-making-them-last.357/

 

[charahome]

I never thought of that. What great tip. If I ever get Roses again. LOL.. i will try that.

 

[Pat]

Using warm water is a great tip I have watered my plants with warm water or tea without any problems.

 

[claudine]

I heard that watering plants with warm water can kill them. I don't want to take any risk, so I never do this with my potted roses. Cut flowers are different, it's much easier to run experiments on them

 

[JessiFox]

Hmm...well I'm always up for trying some new advice, I had never heard that about roses but I'll have to see what results I can get .

 

[Twinsmommy31]

I have always heard to put the cut rose stems in cold water. It is so strange to hear one thing and your supposed to do the opposite. Anytime I get roses no matter what I do they die so fast. I will put them in warm water and hope the stay alive a lot longer.

 

[Krrizal]

I've heard other opinions about this, but I will definitely try it out. Thanks!

 

[ongongong]

Woah.. I had no idea! Thanks for sharing

 

[kammy]

My bad, over the years i have being place my cut flowers in cold water and they usually stay fresh for about two-three days before they're wilted. I'll do the reverse and see how effective it is.