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Cut Flower Care: Keep the water in the vase of your Anemone fresh.
Replace the water every 3 days with cold water keeping the
water level near the top of the vase. Re-cut 1/2" from the
base of each Windflower stem under water using a sharp
knife with
each water change. Remove any foliage that may become
submerged after re-cutting to avoid bacterial growth.
Variety note: The Anemone
family is quite large containing over 120 varieties, many
looking similar to a Poppy flower. Only a
hand full of varieties are used as a commercial cut flower.
Bunches are generally short measuring 8" to 12" in length.
Anemones are packaged in 10 stem solid color bunches of dark blue, pink, red,
white, bi-colors, and mixed bunches in single, semi-double, and
double flower heads. Single flower heads are the most common.
Anemones prefer cool temperatures and open quickly in warm
environments. Many times if Anemones are refrigerated the flowers
will close and reopen when warm.
Some varieties of Windflower are perennial and can be found at your local
Garden Center during the spring. Anemones received their name from the Greek word... anemos
meaning wind, hence its common name...
"Windflowers".
Add a commercial floral preservative such as AquaPlus or
FloraLife to the vase that contains your "Windflower"
with each water change. Floral preservative helps to prevent
bacteria growth and feeds your flowers insuring a longer vase
life. To make your own cut flower food mix 1/2 teaspoon of table
sugar to a quart of cold water... mixing thoroughly.
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