floralife crystal clear Floralife Crystal Clear Flower Food 300 Powder, 10 Ounce Tub

I read a lot of negative reviews about this product so I was hesitant to use it. However, I really needed floral food so I went ahead and bought it. I am so happy I did! So I used this product for my wedding flowers I bought from blooms-by-the-box (amazing diy flowers). One of the steps is to rehydrate your flowers due to being in status for shipping. This flower food worked amazing! They came back to life full and bloomed out perfectly in 24 hours and I used a little more water (about half to a full gallon more) than recommended because you can over feed cut blooms (burn them) which will lead to premature flower death, when in doubt use less food! Also make sure you stir it in extremely well, water should be clear when done stirring if cloudy, add more water (you used too much food). Also very very important your vases and buckets need to be clean!!! Use bleach to clean your vases then rinse very well! Bacteria grows in flower water like crazy even if the vase has sat on the shelf for months it has bacteria in it, clean very well with bleach (I can not stress this enough). If you don't you flowers will die within a day or two no matter what you do. Next, recut stems at a 45 degree angle NOT with scissors! This damages the flower stem and it can't get water if done with scissors because of the way they cut (even super sharp ones), now actual gardening shears are fine, again because of the way they are made. Always cut flowers under running water (it's a pain) bit it stops air from clogging the flower stem cutting off water to the flower, leading to premature death. Lastly, this flower food helps your blooms open up rapidly! Flowers when fully blooming will last a week tops! If you want to slow the blooming process use cold if possible ice water with floral food and store flowers in a dark, cold place (not a good refrigerator) that dries flowers out and also kills them or place arrangement out of direct sun or heat. My full bloomed flowers have lasted a week and are still looking good. I only expect them to last another couple days before they're done. Again, I needed them bloomed out for my wedding so I used warm (never hot) water and the floral food to help with rapid absorbation. Flowers drink warm water faster than cold and the floral food makes them bloom, that's why you add it. It also helps cut down bacteria growth to length the life. If you want you blooms to last longer don't use flower food, just plain clean water, change daily and recut stems daily and flower food on the days they start to be less firm. It should force them to bloom thier last then they are done. Again cut flowers really only last a week blooming beautifully. Hope this helps people understand how to use flower food and what to expect from it. Also garden flowers can react differently to floral food, honestly it's best to just put them in cold water and change it daily recutting stems. Again, just my experience talking.

Prolongs life of cut flowers

Has helped my bouquets last longer then without.

Best food for your cut flowers... If you have perenial flowers. this is the best food to keep enjoying them several days more !!

Makes your floral bouquets last twice as long.