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- Lilac in the vase: The best tips for a longer shelf life
- The best time to cut the lilac
- Prepare lilac properly for the vase
- Optimal care for lilac as a cut flower
- The most beautiful combinations for a lilac bouquet
- Tips
Lilac makes a chic figure in the vase
Lilac in the vase: The best tips for a longer shelf life
Every year, the lilac with its lush purple, pink or white flowers displays the spring. The flowering shrub belongs to the later spring messengers and is not only a treat for the eye. Its irresistible fragrance delights us humans and attracts numerous butterflies and other insects. If you want to bring the lilac scent into the house, cut the flowering shoots best in the early morning. Our other tips also contribute to a longer shelf life of the lilac bouquet.
The best time to cut the lilac
As beautiful as lilac in the vase looks, it withers so fast. To give you more enjoyment of such an ostrich, cut the flower stalks the best in the early morning. Select panicles whose flowers have not yet opened. In addition, the stems should have as few or as few leaves as possible. Do not simply bend the shoots from the shrubbery, but cut them off with a sharp pair of scissors or a knife.
Prepare lilac properly for the vase
Then you should treat the stems as follows for a longer shelf life of the flowers:
Do not make the mistake of simply knocking the ends of the stems flat. In this way, you destroy the valuable surface and plant cells for the absorption of water with the result that you shorten the flowering time rather than lengthen it.
Optimal care for lilac as a cut flower
If possible, cut lilac should not stand in a full sun and warm place, for example on a window sill. Here the bouquet dries up rather faster. Instead, place the vase in a bright but not directly sunny spot. Change the water daily and do not add home remedies such as sugar. This often only causes fungi to settle and lilacs quickly wither away. For the same reason, you should re-cut the stems for the same reason.
The most beautiful combinations for a lilac bouquet
Of course, a bouquet of lilacs will look really impressive, no matter if you put them together in one or more colors. On a walk, however, you will find many other plants that harmonize wonderfully with lilac in a colorful bouquet:
Not only can such a bouquet be arranged in a vase - you can also use other vessels, such as an old watering can or a woven wicker basket.
Tips
Lilac flowers can also be dried well, so you preserve the fragrance for a potpourri. You should not eat them, because lilac is considered to be slightly poisonous.