Spring bulb flowers: Tips for getting the longest life from the favorite flowers of the season

摘要

For the most part, handle and care for cut bulb flowers in the same ways as non-bulb flowers; some genera, however, do have specific requirements. For example, when processing Narcissi (daffodils, jonquils, paper-whites, etc.), follow the procedures on this page, but keep these blooms separate from other types of bulb flowers for several hours because, when cut, they exude a gelatinous substance that is detrimental to the vase life of some other spring bulb flowers, especially tulips. After that time, the harmful sap will have leached, and the flowers can be arranged or placed with other blossoms, even if recut again, without affecting the lives of the other flowers.