Care Tips - How to care for your gerberas

Each flower is individually sleeved to protect them in transport. The sleeves can be removed on arrival.

On arrival, cut stems at a sharp angle, preferably using the "Flower Power Stem Cutter" and put them in a clean vase with clean water (5cm of water is enough).

You can add a little bit of bleach (e.g. Janola) to the water to keep the bacteria away.

Place the vase with gerberas out of the sun, in a draught-free location, away from a fruit bowl.

TO GET LONG ENJOYMENT FROM YOUR GERBERAS, RE-CUT THE STEMS AND REFRESH THE WATER EVERY FEW DAYS.

If weather is warm during transport, flowers might get a bit floppy (as they are transported out of water). They normally come up straight and strong again after they have been cut and been in water for a while.

In case they are really floppy, we recommend to scald the stems. Follow procedure below:

• cut stems on a sharp angle
• put boiling water in container (1cm high)
• put stems in boiling water for about a minute (you usually see air bubbles coming out of the stem).
• cut stems again above where they were in the water (as this tissue is now cooked and dead)
• put in vase with clean fresh tap water, in cool place, out of sun and give them some time to revive

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

* For more details about the "Flower Power Stem Cutter" see our products under "Buy Cut Flowers Online" on our website.