Outdoor spring and want to surround yourself with beauty. And what could be more beautiful fresh flowers? There are some common ways - a drop of bleach, fines and others - who, as is commonly believed, can prolong the life of flowers, in this case, tulips, and find out which ones really work.

Aspirin

Rationale: aspirin increases the acidity of the water, helping to keep it in the stem.

• Day 1: immersed in water one tablet of aspirin (325 milligrams).
• Day 4: the flowers drooped sadly, and it is unlikely that they survived much longer than those without aspirin. Lowered into the water one more tablet.
• Day 7: The horror. More than half of the petals fell off.

Verdict: The tool is ineffective. Maybe aspirin a day and will help protect you from disease, but for the health of colors, he is completely useless.

Listerine Antiseptic

Rationale: Listerine kills bacteria because it also destroys plaque and eliminates bad breath.

• Day 1: pour the water cap of mouthwash.
• Day 4: the stalks are mostly vertically, tulips begin to open.
• Day 7: bunch splits apart.

Verdict: no reason for optimism and smiles.

Change

Justification: copper can act as a natural antibacterial agent.

• Day 1: throw a coin into the water.
• Day 4: buds opened, and look a little stale, but the color is still bright.
• Day 7: randomly stalks stick out in different directions, but the buds are still disclosed punctually.

Verdict: flowers bloom slowly bloom beautifully and quickly fade.

Bleach

Rationale: bleach prevents mold that can destroy the flowers.

• Day 1: add the water cap of bleach.
• Day 4: the stems almost entirely white. But tulips bright orange What color blends orange: bold and calm combination   still stand straight.
• Day 7: no mold, but now completely whitened stems and petals - like a white T-shirt that is too long to soak in bleach - turned yellow.

Verdict reserved bleach for washing. Flowers Save the form, but lost color.

Fresh water

Rationale: pure water contains less bacteria.

• Day 1: The tips of the stems clipped about 0, 5 centimeters, will repeat this procedure every day. The water in the vase will also be changed daily.
• Day 4: the stems still in a relatively upright position, the buds look good.
• Day 7: A few flowers have dropped, but after a little rearrangement, bouquet will stay a few more days.

Verdict: buds opened well, but on the fifth day began to be showered petals.

Sugar

Rationale: has a "sugar rush" that occurs during photosynthesis. However, it may promote bacterial growth.

• Day 1: add water one teaspoon of sugar.
• Day 4: With the exception of one drooping stem bouquet looks pretty good. Pours into the water one more bag of sugar.
• Day 7: the buds open, the petals begin skukozhivaetsya.

Verdict: the buds open and fear the stalks uneven, but the flowers remain largely in their original state

Feeding Flower

Justification: contains a biocide that kills bacteria, acidifier, which increases water absorption stalks and sugar that feeds them.

• Day 1: miscible with water one tablespoon of dressing from the package.
• Day 4: the flowers have absorbed more water than any other flavor. Buds are disclosed so beautiful that even a tablespoon of dressing is added only on the fifth day.
• Day 7: a whole bunch of little opal and slumped sharply, and although the flowers wither quickly, this option is the best.

Verdict: the best remedy of all tested (fertilizer for flowers can be purchased at flower shops).

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