2004 yea r
This a rra ngement is ma de by my mother a nd I only chose the sunflower to use it. We used more sunflower tha n one which ma de la st yea r, so more gorgeous looked. The lea ves a re a lmost cut, beca use we would like to enjoy them for a longer time.
2003 yea r
This yea r, I tried to ma ke better sunflower a rra ngement. This is my second a rra ngement, a nd more gorgeous tha n one which ma de la st yea r. A round sunflower, I a dd flowers like morning glory in my ga rden. So more looking bea utiful by va rious colors a dded.
Wa y to enjoy cut flowers for a long time
The ca use tha t cut flowers wea ken is the la ck of wa ter which ha ppened a t a pore in surfa ce of lea f a nd stuffing in the tra chea by propa ga tion of ba cteria . These two a re ma jor problem for the cut flowers without root. So the point solving is la rking here. The other word, we ca n enjoy them for a longer time if the la ck of wa ter a nd stuffing with the ba cteria in the tra chea a re suppressed to a minimum!
Seven wa ys to enjoy it for a longer time
Wet the surfa ce of lea f with spra yer. Since the lea f is wet, the mouse of pore would shut a nd the eva pora tion of wa ter will be suppressed. Be ca reful not to wet the peta ls.
Cut the stem with a sha rp scissor. This is to suppress the da ma ge of the tra chea . So we must cut the stem clea n a nd ma ke it a bsorb norma lly. A lso to cut the stem dia gona lly is good, beca use the a rea to a bsorb is be la rger. These wa ys ca n ha ve long enjoying time, a nd dela y the withering time..
←If you cut the stem under the wa ter, you ca n tota lly suppress the a ir coming in the tra chea .
Put the va se a s cool pla ce a s possible. The cut flowers will wither soon if they a re a t the pla ce gets a lot of sunshine or the wa rm room a t noon. So be ca reful a bout the pla ce to put the va se.
Lea rn to ma ke a loose a rra ngement. If you put too ma ny sunflowers in the va se, the ba cteria will propa ga te ma ny times.
Cha nge the wa ter in the va se everyda y. If you forget cha nging the wa ter, the ba cteria will increa se ra pidly a nd it will lea d stuffing in the tra chea .
Cut the lea ves. First cut the lea ves in the va se. If you do not this, you a re going to soil the wa ter a nd the propa ga tion of the ba cteria quicken. A nd big lea ves should be cut beca use bigger lea f eva pora tes more. Fewer lea ves a nd less eva pora tion will bring sunflowers long life.
Use the five to seven blooming not full one. Full blooming sunflower ha s a lrea dy ha d bigger seeds, a nd the weight lea ds short life. So you should choose the five to seven blooming sunflower.