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Tulips create a real spring atmosphere in your own four walls.
Unfortunately, the cut flowers wilt quickly.
This could be due to the wrong cut.
Whether pink, yellow or purple – tulips bring color back into the home after the gray winter days.
The signs of spring will be available in stores as cut flowers from January onwards.
However, in order to enjoy them for a long time, they need good care.
A lot can go wrong.
We'll show you what you need to pay attention to so that your tulip bouquet stays fresher in the vase for longer.
How do I know if tulips are really fresh?
Regardless of whether you buy your tulips in the supermarket or from the gardener around the corner: you can recognize fresh tulips because their stems and leaves squeak when you hold the bouquet tightly in your hand.
The flower heads should be upright and the stems should be juicy green.
Before buying, take a look at the stem ends - if they are mushy or even rotten, the tulips are no longer fresh.
If your tulips start to droop on the way home, a newspaper trick will help them stand up again.
Tulips in a vase.
The flowers stay fresh longer if you cut them correctly.
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Cut tulips correctly: diagonally or straight?
When you get home, the tulips must first be cut before they end up in the vase.
The only question is: oblique or straight?
According to the gardening portal
Plantura.garden,
tulips should always be cut straight, unlike other cut flowers such as roses.
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It is also important to have the right tools: always use a sharp knife when cutting.
A pair of scissors would crush the delicate stems and damage the electrical pathways.
Make a clean cut about an inch from the bottom of the stem.
A large part of the green leaves should also be removed: “The tulip can use its water and nutrient absorption efficiently to maintain the flower,” it says on the garden portal.
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A tall vase is ideal for tulips.
The flowers can continue to grow and then need good support.
The vase should definitely be clean and filled with fresh, low-lime tap water.
Tulips are very thirsty and require lots of water to stay strong.
Therefore, check the water level daily and top up if necessary.
After two days at the latest, the water should be renewed and the stem ends shortened again, as
Br.de
informs.
This will keep your tulips fresh for a long time.
If you prefer to see tulips blooming on the balcony or terrace, you can bring the spring bloomers outside in a bucket or pot from March onwards.