How Can You Make Flowers Last Longer?

This week Reactions shines light on how to keep flowers alive longer through chemistry. That's right, plants need science too. After April showers, we get May flowers — just in time for Mother’s Day. Sadly, after a few days, that wonderful bouquet may start wilting. Thankfully, Reactions has picked out the best science-backed tips to maximize the freshness of your cut flowers.

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Music:
Cadillac Candy - AM
Optimistic Ballroom - Big Band

Producer:
Elaine Seward

Writer:
Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D.
Sophia Cai

Executive Producer:
Adam Dylewski

Scientific consultants:
Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D.
Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D.
Sophia Cai

Sources:
http://www.bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/mf2261.pdf
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X11000878
https://www.mastergardeners.org/picks/extendlife.html
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/flowers/keeping-cut-flowers-and-flowering-plants/index.html
https://extension.illinois.edu/hortihints/0302a.html
http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/resource000476_rep498.pdf
https://hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-158.pdf
http://www.arvin-agri.com/Maghalat/Green-Space/Physiology.pdf

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