The Easiest Hacks To Keep Your Roses Alive Longer
Happy Valentine’s Day! Get ready for your social media feed to be full of pictures today of the pretty roses and flowers. Keeping roses alive can be a bit of…
Happy Valentine's Day! Get ready for your social media feed to be full of pictures today of the pretty roses and flowers. Keeping roses alive can be a bit of work, but it can make your roses last a lot longer.
I'm one of those who just put the plant food that comes with the roses, add some water, and boom you have roses. Now there seem to be a lot of hacks as to where you can make your roses last a lot longer. With the prices paid this year for the roses, let's keep them alive.
Facts About Roses
According to Sophie Allport here are some cool facts about roses:
- The oldest living rose is on the wall of the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany and is 1000 years old.
- England's national flower is the rose.
- There are around 150 species of roses across the world, with thousands of hybrids.
- Records show that the tallest rose bush stands at 5.6 meters high, that’s 18.8 feet!
What Does The Color Of The Rose Mean?
We all know that red roses mean love. Did you know that each color has a different meaning? When you go to send roses, keep the color and the meaning behind them in mind.
- Red roses – love and passion
- White roses - innocence and spirituality
- Yellow roses – warmth, friendship, and joy
- Pink roses – gratitude, elegance, and sweetness
- Orange roses – pride, energy, and intense desire
- Blue roses – secret love, mystery, and uniqueness
- Lavender roses – love at first sight, wonder, and enchantment
- Black roses – end of a relationship, change, and courage
Americans spend around 25 million dollars a year for Valentines Day so with all that money being spent on flowers, let's do all we can to keep them around keeping roses alive seems to be a lot easier than you think. Here comes a few hacks that can help.
Bleach To Keep Your Roses Last Longer
Now when it comes to keeping roses fresh, I've basically just used the powder that comes with the flows. This man is putting some serious work into seeing what will work. I'll be honest, the bleach is where he caught my attention. Not one you see everyday when taking care of roses. I bet there are a few on here that will get your attention.
Sugar & Vinegar
I'm seeing that first trick to making your roses last longer is to trim them down. I thought we wanted to keep the leaves and the rose together? It does change the look of the roses, but I guess it helps in the process of keeping them alive longer The combination of changing the water, along with adding sugar and vinegar seems to be a good hack to keep your roses alive longer
More Sugar
This time around, this lady didn't trim the full roses. She just trimmed up the bottom of the roses to let the water soak in. Like me she used the plant food that comes with your roses and then added sugar. I've seen several people using sugar so there seems to be a trend here. The addition, the ice cubes were something I've never seen as a hack to keep your roses alive.
