How to Make Flowers Last Longer

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After April showers, we get May flowers — just in time for Mother’s Day. Sadly, after a few days, that wonderful bouquet may start wilting. Thankfully, Reactions has picked out the best science-backed tips to maximize the freshness of your cut flowers.

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Producer:
Elaine Seward

Writer:
Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D.
Sophia Cai

Executive Producer:
Adam Dylewski

Scientific consultants:
Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D.
Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D.
Sophia Cai

Sources:
http://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/mf2261.pdf
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X11000878
https://www.mastergardeners.org/picks/extendlife.html
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/flowers/keeping-cut-flowers-and-flowering-plants/index.html
https://extension.illinois.edu/hortihints/0302a.html
http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/resource000476_rep498.pdf
https://hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-158.pdf
http://www.arvin-agri.com/Maghalat/Green-Space/Physiology.pdf