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Los Angeles Florist Protects Your Flower Arrangements From Viruses

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 December 1969 15:59 Written by Peter Flowers Sunday, 10 January 2010 10:06

Mixed flowers pass viruses to each other just like we as humans pass the flu or cold to one another.

Mixed flowers pass viruses to each other just like we as humans pass the flu or cold to one another.

If you feel a slimy substance in the vase of your flower or in the water. You need to clean that vase and the flowers as soon as possible. Also you want to remove any bad flowers from your arrangement. That slimy substance is a bacteria that will not let your flowers breath and will also kill them very quickly.

Fruit and your fresh cut flowers do not mix. Do not for any reason ever keep your flowers next to fruit. The fruit release gases that are harmful to your flowers and will kill them quickly. Always change the water from your vase once a day. If you wait too long your vase will get that slimy bacteria, so try to change it every day. But if you're lazy or just real busy then don't wait more than three days to change the water and please clean the vase!

Now this story hurts. I buy this beautiful flower arrangement for Christmas and they die the very next day. What happen was I left them by a bowl of fruit and the fruit gave my flowers a virus that killed them the next day. I learn this later from my florist.

Here are just a few tips to avoid having any problems with your floral arrangement. Wash the vase with some bleach. Bleach kills any bacteria that are clinging to the vase. Add acids to the water right away. A table spoon of lemon juice or vinegar, couple a drops of Listerine will keep the water fresh and bacteria free. I learn this from my local florist her name is Anaid Petrosyan and she owns a flower shop in Glendale CA called Red Carpet Floral Design.

If you are still worried about your fresh cut flowers being attack by a virus, talk with your local florist. A Florist is very knowledgeable about flowers and that can really help you avoid making big mistakes with your flower arrangements. If you feel that your florist can't answer your questions then I think it's time to find another florist. The great thing about the floral industry is that it is so competitive that finding another flower shop will not take you long to find.