Quick flower question?

Okay, I'm going to my girlfriends house tomorrow, and i bought her a bouquet of lilies and babies breath.... put the flowers in a vase of water, would they last the 3 hr car ride to her place? If not, could I somehow tie a zip lock bag of water, shade it under something... i really don't know what to do...

Quick flower question?
If you need to take them out to wrap them up because you are afraid the vase will tip while you are driving, I would put the vase in a box and wedge in some papers or styrofoam or something to keep it from tipping. That is how driver's keep the vases from tipping when making home deliveries. If you absolutely cannot do that, you can take the stems and get some very very wet paper towel (quite a few pieces of it) and wrap it around the stems, then put that in a large ziploc bag (just the stems) and get it as secure as you can and wrap it up in paper and keep it as cool as possible. Once you get there give the flowers a cut with a very sharp knife at an angle and get them right into water. Good luck!
Reply:i'm confused.....Were they just wrapped flowers you put in a vase yourself?And are you taking them out of the vase before you start the journey? If they are in a vase, you don't have anything to worry about. If you plan on taking them out, I would worry about their life expectancy...

The florist you bought them from should have put water tubes on them if they were just wrapped. If they did, just put them back on the flowers and you'll be all set. If not, I would leave them in the vase until you got to her house. The lilies MIGHT hold up, but Babies breath is a bit more sensative.
Reply:Have the lillies opened? If so, make sure you have them in something sturdy (a vase in a box wedged in with towels) as the petals will bruise and break easily. Before you place them in water, make a diagonal cut at the bottom of each stem (about 1/4 to 1/2") and make sure no foliage (leaves) arebelow the water line. If the liles aren't opened, you can wrap tissue paper around them using the baby's breath as a stabilizer. (You will still need to wedge the vase in a box to prevent breakage.)



One question, why didn't you just wait and buy her some when you get there?
Reply:So long as they don't get too hot, they should do fine. 3 hours is not that long to keep cut flowers in water. They usually last for a couple of days.
Reply:I don't think I'd soak them in water, since that's prbably the first thing she's going to do when she gets them.

I'd make sure they were moist when you leave, and let them have some air on the way there.



Have a nice trip.

Good Luck.

:)