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Floral Arrangement Care

Floral Arrangement Care. Importance of Long Lasting Arrangements. Pleased customers! If arrangements wilt quickly customers will find another floral shop. Common Reasons for deterioration. Alkalinity. Water movement through flower is sped-up.

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Floral Arrangement Care

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  1. Floral Arrangement Care

  2. Importance of Long Lasting Arrangements • Pleased customers! • If arrangements wilt quickly customers will find another floral shop

  3. Common Reasons for deterioration

  4. Alkalinity • Water movement through flower is sped-up. • Remedy: Use a preservative to lower the pH to 3.5-4

  5. Bacteria & Fungi • Clogs vascular system, decays flowers, produces ETHYLENE • Remedy: Use clean buckets, lower pH, keep cool, keep leaves out of water, recut stems

  6. Air • Keeps water from moving up the stems • Remedy: Cut stems under water, use warm water, soak foam properly, do not “pull back” on stems when inserting into the foam.

  7. Low Nutrition • Flowers starve • Remedy- Use preservative, replenish preservative every few days

  8. High Temperature • Increases bacteria growth, increases metabolism • Remedy- store in cooler temperature, out of sunlight

  9. Low Humidity • Flowers dry out/wilt • Remedy- maintain 90% humidity in the cooler, cover greens, use “crowning glory”

  10. Preventing Deterioration

  11. Preventing Deterioration • Floral stems are partially blocked when arriving at floral shop. Caused by using dull equipment. • Air, bacteria enter the stem and block the xylem. • Why is this a problem?

  12. Preventing Deterioration • Plants travel without water, transpiration occurs, Water is lost by the plant= wilting occurs. • Rate of transpiration is decreased in lower temperature & high humidity.

  13. Preventing Deterioration • Plants still need food! Process of photosynthesis still occurs after flowers are cut. Provide with sugar & sunlight.

  14. Preventing Deterioration • Keep the refrigerator clean. • Botrytis is a fungus that causes decay on petals- caused by unclean coolers, allowing blooms to get wet.

  15. Preventing Deterioration • Ethylene quickens maturity. • Remove damaged parts of the flowers, keep away from exhaust fumes

  16. Conditioning Flowers

  17. Conditioning Flowers • Conditioning- Techniques of treating flowers to extend their life.

  18. What to do when flowers arrive • Wash buckets with cleaner • Mix preservative • Inspect for damage • Remove damaged flowers/foliage • Wash shears and recut stems under preservative water • Remove foliage that will be under water • Place in preservative water • Remove sleeves (except roses) • Allow to sit at room temperature- Absorb water • Place in cooler before use

  19. Use Preservatives • Preservatives should include: • Nutrients • Lower the pH • Contain a Biocide- kills bacteria

  20. Preservatives • Many commercial preservatives are available • Home recipe: • 50 % 50 % Sprite (citric acid) • 1-2 teaspoons of bleach • Nutrients, acid, biocide.

  21. Antitranspirants • Transpiration causes a loss of water. • Prevent transpiration from occurring. Sprayed directly on the foliage/ flowers.

  22. Maintain the Cold Chain • Growers • Shippers • Wholesalers • Retail Florist • Customer

  23. Summary • Unpack quickly • Cleanliness • Provide water • Keep cool 36-40 degrees • Use preservative • Cut flowers under water • Remove damaged foliage/flowers • Antitranspirants

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