RE: Cut roses wilting quickly...

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• From: r*@slps.k12.mo.us (Richard Langer)
• Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 11:51:38 -0500
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When to cut the bud...

I usually wait until the sepals (green outer covering of the bud) are well
seperated from the petals, and the outer layer of petals are starting to
seperate.

try adding a few drops of YELLOW Listerine or add a few drops of NON-DIET
lemon soda (7-up) and a few drops of bleach to the vase water



>Valerie,
>
>Thanks for the info.  You have definitely described our season so far.
>
>But if I leave the buds on the plant, they seem okay.  It is only after
>I cut them that they seem to go prematurely.  I cut a bud that is just
>starting to open and put it in water.  In a matter of days, the bud has
>gone limp and never opens.  In the past, buds taken from the same plants
>would open completely before wilting weeks later.  It could still be a
>problem with the stems caused by the weather though.  I seem to remember
>the same problem, though not quite as bad, last year.  And it was a
>warm/wet winter also.
>
>		Greg.
>
>
>
Richard Langer
Science Teacher
Gateway High School
ST.LOUIS MO 63110

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