Tulips stay fresh in the vase

07.08.2009 1 minute read From Editorial team

The first harbingers of spring immediately lift the mood, and so one wants to bring spring into the house with flowers. Tulips in particular are beautiful in spring and look very pretty in a vase. Unfortunately, they sometimes don't last very long, but here are a few tips to keep tulips fresh for a long time:

Tulips stay fresh in the vase

Pierce the stems

An "air plug" often forms in tulips, which prevents the water supply to the flowers. If you pierce the stems at regular intervals, the tulips will stay fresh longer.

Light of a lamp

If tulips let their heads hang in the vase after a short time, place the vase under a lamp for 1-2 hours and they will straighten up again.

Aspirin

If you dissolve an aspirin in the flower water, flowers that are no longer quite fresh will recover.

Photo by Sabine, meinhaushalt.at

Also read: Cut flowers last longer

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Behind meinhaushalt.at is Sabine Ostheimer. She collects practical household tips here – preferably using natural home remedies instead of pure chemicals –, money-saving ideas for everyday life and tried-and-true tricks from grandma's time. As a twin mom she also writes honestly and without a filter about family life; baking and seasonal table decoration are among her favorite topics. More about the site

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