Orchids look just as opulent in a vase as they do as houseplants on the windowsill. So that they don't die prematurely as cut flowers, use simple tricks to keep the flowers going. Explore 5 tips for lavish flowering for up to 4 weeks here.
How do you keep orchids fresh in a vase?
To keep orchids fresh in a vase for a long time, cut the stem, use lukewarm water, water regularly, place the vase in a bright, moderately warm location and cut the stem every few days after.
Tip 1: Cut the stem before setting
Before you put an orchid in the vase as a cut flower, cut the flower stem 1-2 cm at the bottom. Please use a clean, disinfected knife to ensure that no germs get into the cables. If the stem is still in a transport tube, you can now finally remove it.
Tip 2: Use warm water
If you put lukewarm water in the vase, orchids will show off their most beautiful side. Panicle orchids, like Phalaenopsis, love being pampered with water that is 35 to 38 degrees warm.
Tip 3: Water regularly
In contrast to its counterparts in flower pots, the water requirements of an orchid as a cut flower are at a high level. Therefore, water regularly as soon as the level in the vase drops. Please use lukewarm, filtered water to avoid cold shock.
Tip 4: Place bright and moderately warm
In the right location, orchids in the vase delight with their exotic magic for up to 4 weeks. Therefore, choose a place with these light and temperature conditions:
- Bright location, without direct sun at midday
- Moderately warm temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius
- No immediate proximity to an active radiator
Cold drafts are not good for an orchid as a cut flower. Therefore, avoid a location where the windows are tilted for ventilation. There is too great a risk that a cold draft will frighten the flowers so much that they drop all of their blossoms.
Tip 5: Trim the stems every now and then
After a few days in water, the stem ends gradually soften. To ensure that the transport of water continues without restriction, cut the flower stems fresh every few days.
Tip
Do you only get to know our 5 tips for a long shelf life when your orchids as cut flowers have already wilted prematurely? Then help the tired beauties get back on their feet with a revitalizing treatment. Freshly cut each stem end. Then place the flowers in a vase in which you have filled fresh, 35 degree warm water.