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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: neilep on 29/03/2008 17:09:19

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: neilep on 29/03/2008 17:09:19

Dear Naked Science Peeps of Wondermaking Of Me,


See These Flowers ?

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Nice eh ? (quick quiz...why do they make me think of Max Bygraves ?)

Anyway, I've been told that if I use Lemonade they will last longer !!

Will they ?.....can it be diet orientated drinks ?.....could i use coca cola ?....what if I were to use milk ?...or cider ?


*hic*......Pollinate my education with your Floral orientated answers  !

ta

neil
xxxxx

ps: husg ewe !!

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: ukmicky on 29/03/2008 18:08:12

Maybe the sugar content is good for the plant

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Bored chemist on 29/03/2008 19:55:34

Perhaps you should do the experiemnt and find out what happens with other drinks.
BTW, did you get the tulips from Amsterdam?

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Seany on 30/03/2008 11:42:05

Ermm.. Neil I wouldn't recommend the Coke so much.. If we leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight.. It has massive effects [:P]

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Karen W. on 31/03/2008 00:44:19

Quote from: neilep on 29/03/2008 17:09:19

Dear Naked Science Peeps of Wondermaking Of Me,


See These Flowers ?

 [ Invalid Attachment ]

Nice eh ? (quick quiz...why do they make me think of Max Bygraves ?)

Anyway, I've been told that if I use Lemonade they will last longer !!

Will they ?.....can it be diet orientated drinks ?.....could i use coca cola ?....what if I were to use milk ?...or cider ?


*hic*......Pollinate my education with your Floral orientated answers  !

ta

neil
xxxxx

ps: husg ewe !!

Perhaps this is why you think of Max Bygrave with Tulips!

Beautiful Tulips... I would guess that it is the sugar content in the lemonaide that would add to their longevity but I am not sure!


They are very pretty!..

Here is what the florists say at this site:

http://www.britinfo.net/florists/cut-flowers.htm

Supplied in easy-to-use sachets, floral food contains three additives which work together to nourish flowers and deter bacteria:

    * sugars to feed the blooms and encourage buds to form.
    * biocides that kill the bacteria, yeasts and fungi.
    * acidifiers to help water move up the stem more easily.

Bouquets and arrangements are normally delivered with sufficient flower food to last throughout their likely life span.

There are myths around about adding substances, such as lemonade, aspirin or bleach to the water? Lemonade or sugar help flowers to open, but also encourage bacteria to breed. Bleach is more likely to kill the flowers than help them. Other myths include coins and aspirin, which do nothing.

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: SquarishTriangle on 31/03/2008 08:57:42

...Formaldehyde could work well too.  [:P]

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Karen W. on 31/03/2008 09:44:49

Really? I wonder what it would do? Have you ever done that in an effort to preserve the flowers?

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Seany on 31/03/2008 10:35:43

How about just sugar water. Would that work better?

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: SquarishTriangle on 01/04/2008 08:31:10

(I was just being silly) ;)

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Karen W. on 01/04/2008 08:54:25

well that seems more plausible... Lo I had never heard of formaldihde...used like that...  3ealy though what would happen to flowes set in it? serioudly someone with some should try it!

Title: Why Do Flowers Last Longer In Lemonade ?
Post by: Seany on 01/04/2008 14:08:24

Heehee.. Ermm.. I have also heard that spraying the flower with a weed killer also makes them grow faster [;D]