How to Keep a Bouquet Fresh in the Heat: 7 Rules for Tashkent Summer

+36°C is a tough test for cut flowers. Yet even at the peak of Tashkent summer a bouquet can last a week or longer. Tips from Luna Flowers florists.

1. Into Water Right Away — Not Ice-Cold

Trim the stems and place flowers in cool (12–15°C) water. Ice-cold water shocks the stem and it stops drinking.

2. Angled Cut with a Sharp Knife

Cut stems at 45 degrees with a knife, not scissors — scissors pinch the capillaries. Refresh rose cuts every two days.

3. No Direct Sun or AC Draft

Worst spots in summer: a sunny windowsill, a table right under the AC flow, next to the stove. Best — a bright room without direct sun or drafts.

4. Fresh Water Daily

In the heat water spoils within a day. Change it daily, rinse the vase, remove leaves below the waterline.

5. Cool Nights

Florist's trick: move the bouquet to the coolest room overnight — it adds 2–3 days of life.

6. Keep Fruit Away

Ripe fruit releases ethylene, which dramatically speeds up wilting.

7. Flower Food Works

A florist's sachet, or half a teaspoon of sugar with a few drops of lemon juice per liter of water.

Heat Tolerance by Flower

Champions: chrysanthemums, lisianthus, carnations — up to two weeks. Hydrangeas love water — you can even shower their heads. Roses need fresh cuts. Peonies open fast in heat — buy them in tight bud.

We Handle the Hot Delivery

Luna Flowers bouquets travel by car, not by scooter under the sun, arriving fresh even at +36°C. Browse the catalog — free delivery across Tashkent.