A home stylist has revealed the secret to making your flowers last twice as long is placing them in a vase of water with vinegar.
Liz Amaya, from Brisbane, shared a video on Instagram explaining how she doubles the life of her bouquet using the basic household ingredient.
‘How to prolong the life of your florals… Simply pour half a cup of vinegar into two cups of fresh water,’ she said.
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A home stylist has revealed the secret to making your flowers last twice as long is placing them in a vase of water with vinegar
Before placing them in the vase, she started by stripping all the leaves from half way down the stems. Next, she trimmed the bottom of the stems.
‘Arrange them into the vase of prepared water solution,’ she said.
Adding vinegar to the flower water is said to act as an effective antibacterial agent, keeping blooms fresher for longer.
Preserving cut flowers with vinegar essentially lowers pH, which in turn, increases the acidity. This helps to create an environment that is less suitable for the growth of bacteria, which typically causes the speed of decline in freshness of the flowers.
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Liz Amaya, from Brisbane, shared a video on Instagram explaining how she doubles the life of her bouquet using vinegar. Before placing them in the vase, she started by stripping all the leaves from half way down the stems. Next, she trimmed the bottom of the stems
‘It’s a handy trick Works a treat! Enjoy flowers longer,’ Liz said.
Her video has since been viewed more than 26,000 times, with many saying they will give the vinegar trick a go.
‘I wouldn’t think to add vinegar. Thanks for the tip,’ one wrote, while another added: ‘Thank you will definitely be trying this one.’