How many weeks can Cut Roses live up to in a vase? Serious answer please!?

Roses as in ones that have been cut of from its bush and put in a vase. I need this quickly and an exact estimate. And if not just the maximum week they can live up to.

How many weeks can Cut Roses live up to in a vase? Serious answer please!?
Not weeks...you are talking more like days. You can keep them fresh maybe 10-12 days or so, if you change the water daily. But you have to be religious about this, or they will croak overnight. Regardless, you are probably going to see them start to die off a little at a time during that period, anyway. Just pluck away what is dead and keep on emptying the old water with fresh COLD water everyday. I little floral preserve in the water will help, too.
Reply:There is no exact estimate. It depends on many factors, such as the type of rose and the temperature where they are being stored. My daughter did a science experiment where she tested if roses lasted longer if you put various things in the vase water. She had read that an aspirin in the water will make the roses last longer. We also heard that a penny in the water will make them last longer. We tested the floral preservative and plain tap water too. Roses in plain tap water lasted the longest. We also found that if you put roses in a galvanized tin vase they will fall within a few days. I've been sent roses that last less than five days and others that last over a week. They seem to last the longest if you change the water every few days and keep them in a cool room.
Reply:If you keep them in cool temperature and cut the stem for about half an inch every day, it can live up to 2 weeks. It depends how fresh the roses are and the type of roses as well.


Good luck.
Reply:I've always heard that with cut flowers you change the water every day, preferably in the morning, and it should be cool, but not cold or warm, water, and that aspirin or a copper penny helps too.....but I think the most important thing is regular changing of the water at the same time each day, and possibly cutting the stems so they are an angle; supposed to provide more of a surface for the water...........
Reply:Not weeks, but days.


If you cut the roses off the bush and immediately placed the stems in warm water, then re-cut the stems at an angle UNDER water before arranging them in the vase, you have a better chance of the flowers lasting longer.





The warmer the display area, the less time the blossoms last. In the house, you will be fortunate to have them last a full week before dropping their petals and looking shabby.
Reply:I was taught to cut an inch off the ends first. Put in warm water and change daily. 6-10 days is what I get. Aspirin in the water is a myth. Be sure the leaves are not in the water to spoil. Have a great year.
Reply:There are numerous types of roses, numerous sizes and therefore roses do not live as long as the others. There are small shrub roses , and there are the big hybrid tea roses. Most roses sold as cut flowers by florists are the hybrid tea roses. If you cut your rose from your hybrid rose bush when the flower is still in bud stage and immediately set in water, you could get it to live as long as 2 weeks; only if you take care of it religiously - like the other posters have posted - cut the stem at angle about half an inch at least 1x every two days and at the same time rinsing your vase and changing the water, and setting your arrangement in a cool place away from the heater or air conditioner vents and away from direct sunlight.
Reply:The longest mine have ever gone is 10 days... 6 is more the average.





I have heard that adding 7up (real only, not diet it's what they use for the flowers in the Rose parade floats), bleach, or apple cider vinegar to the water will help to extend the life of cut flowers.





Also, try changing the water every couple of days and make sure you cut the stems at a steep angle.





Good luck.