What is the best way to keep roses alive in a vase?

I have gotten roses several times from my husband, but I always seem to kill them within the first few days. I have cut the ends under water and pulled off the excess leaves, but they still seem to die. Any other suggestions?

What is the best way to keep roses alive in a vase?
hello Julie, you know this subject came up at our dinning table today , My niece had just made a comment on how nice my roses where , and how long they had lasted 2 week´s . A gift from my 14 yr old son. How do you keep them so long ? she asked Change the water every 2 day´s .and add a half of an aspirin and sometime´s a little tonic water , they seem to like it . She said that she had just been to a florist to buy flower´s for her mother ,%26amp; the lady said if you add a spot of bleach to the water it stop´s the stalks from going Green . so I will try that one as well . True what they say ,you learn something new every day
Reply:Put a teaspoon of sugar and a drop of bleach in the water
Reply:Try cutting the ends at a slant.
Reply:cut the edges and disolve some sugar in the water before you put the roses in..
Reply:i find flowers last a lot longer if you add some lemonade to the water! sounds mad but really works for me.
Reply:cut the ends at a slant under water, use the 'food' that comes with them, don't place them in a place too warm or too bright. That's about it
Reply:A recent TV show I saw said that roses last based upon how cold they were stored in shipping and storage.

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