Causes of Flower Deterioration and Death | Proper steps to condition plant materials | Basic Cut Flower Requirment | Floral Preservatives | Commercial Packing and Shipping |
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How long does a day lily last?
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Before they fully open, and at peak of color
Harvesting flowed is best when?
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It is important that all parts of the plant-stems, leaves, flower-be?
Turgid
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Excessive water loss is through?
Transpiration
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Grades
What are flowers separated into
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5-7 days
How long do roses last?
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A rose with green sepals and may not open because it's underdeveloped
What is a green rose
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Water that contains high amounts of minerals, which also make the water alkaline?
Hard water
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A common cause of premature flower wilting is?
Stem blocking
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Bunched by the same color
Flowers are what before they are slippered
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10-14 days
How long do carnations last?
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It insures there will be water in the stem not air
Why is cutting under water better?
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The preparation of cut plant materials for arranging by allowing for adequate solution update?
Conditioning
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Condition flowers in warm water preservative solution?
110f
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Precooled
These boxes are quickly what
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5-7 days
How long do snap dragons last?
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A blockage in th exiled by air or debris
What causes "bent neck" in roses?
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The use of blank may be needed to remove the minerals in the water?
Deionizer
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Flowers are _ percent water?
90%
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Cool air to flow through the box
Precooling allows for what
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It's source of nourismant is cut off.
What happens once a flower or foliage has been harvested from the mother plant?
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Place I a warm perservative and immediately recut th esteem ended water
What is the solution of "bent neck"
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Once the flowers have been conditioned or blank, the flower buckets should be kept in a cool place such as a cooler?
Hardened
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Water with an acidic pH _ is ideal for fresh cut flowers?
4
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Perishable
What are flowers
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