Tropical Flower Care Instructions: Arrangement Suggestions: Aloha Fresh Flowers Home Page

Tropical Flower Care Instructions:

Your flowers are farm fresh, professionally packed and should arrive in excellent condition. Following the procedures outlined below will ensure you get maximum life and enjoyment from your tropical flowers.

1. Under normal circumstances, all flowers are subject to the natural buildup of ethylene gas during shipping. Thus, it is important to unpack the flowers immediately.

2. To restore turgidity to the plant cells and extend vase life, immerse entire stems in water at room temperature for 10 minutes immediately after cutting an inch off the stem. (Remember, whenever cutting flowers always immerse stems quickly so that air bubbles are not formed in the stem.) Cutting at an angle will allow maximum water absorption. Your lovely tropical flowers are now ready for arranging to your taste.

3. Always make sure your flowers have plenty of water-tropicals can be very thirsty. Misting flowers daily will help to extend vase life and keep a fresh appearance. Trim stems occasionally and change water as needed.

4. To control flower water odor and prevent bacterial buildup, you may wish to add a few drops of bleach into the water.

5. Keep flowers out of direct sunlight and maintain temperature above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Also, avoid placing flowers near fireplaces, stoves and strong drafts.

6. Flowers may be arranged into one or more bouquets. Place green foliage behind flowers and try to set the flowers at different heights. Use a favorite vase and your artistic abilities to create your own special island paradise!

How to Arrange a Hawaiian Rainbow Bouquet
      (via interactive movement display)

"HAWAIIAN RAINBOW" approx. 36" across (vase not included)	DOWNLOAD NOTE: Click on the flower image only if you have a fast connection to the Web. The file is about 5 times the normal size of a web page—it may take some time to download, depending on the speed of your connection. file size=219k
MOTION GIF... Smooth motion will appear when the 44k motion gif file is fully loaded... sorry for the delay. Click on the picture for a large view of the flower arrangements.	This file is a Quicktime ".mov" file type. Grab the down-loaded picture with the little graphic hand and rotate the bouquet left & right. This will provide a nice view of how to create an arraignment. Graphic controls are below the image.