Already with their magnificent and solemn appearance, these flowers seem to say what they are intended for. Bouquets of gladioli - a wonderful decoration and an unforgettable gift for a birthday and a wedding, for newborns at discharge from the hospital and schoolchildren on September 1, women and men. Collecting such a bouquet is not an easy task. But all the difficulties are nothing compared to the joy of whoever receives this bouquet!
However, before starting to draw up the aforementioned bouquet, we will learn how to cut flowers for it correctly.
The moment for cutting gladiolus determines the weather. If the street is cloudy and the plant is well provided with moisture, while the daytime temperatures are moderate, cutting can be done at any time. In summer, in good weather, it decreases: a period from 11 to 18 hours falls out of it.
The best option for a
cut flower is a half-opened bud. All flowers will open gradually, and bouquets of gladioli will stand perfectly in the water for one and a half, or even two weeks.
Properly cut gladiolus is the key to the health of its corm. So that she does not get sick, it is worth using the following trick. Having marked the place of the cut on the stem, use a sharp knife to make two opposite cuts on it without touching the leaves. Then carefully remove the peduncle from the incised part, swinging it from side to side. In this case, the leaves will close the slice, and water will not get there, causing rotting.
Before
making bouquets, gladiolus inflorescences
, like ready-made bouquets, must be in water, which must first be boiled and cooled to room temperature. To extend the freshness of gladioli, one liter of such water should be added with one of the following: activated carbon (1 tablet), aspirin (1 crushed tablet), granulated sugar (2 tsp), table salt (1 tsp) , boric acid (1 tsp), vinegar 3% (1 tbsp.), ammonia (2-3 drops), citric acid (0.4 g) or potassium permanganate (0.5 g). Water needs to be changed daily, and the stems, before you put them in fresh water, cut a little. Also, the lower flowers should be removed in a timely manner if they begin to fade.
Now we collect a bouquet of gladioli, given to whom and for what it is intended.
The older the woman, the larger and more magnificent should be the gladioli in the bouquet. Gentle pink, orange, bright yellow and blue small-flowered gladioli will be very suitable for girls. Young women - red or raspberry, plain or in combination with white. Middle-aged women are cream, orange and bright yellow.
Men's bouquet - uniquely large, plain, red or raspberry color.
Another thing - wedding bouquets of gladioli. For such a solemn occasion, the best option would be light and graceful, delicate tones of flowers. Large specimens are not suitable, it is best to take small-flowered branches, in extreme cases - medium size. "Unload" the bouquet will help green design.
And for babies who have just been born, miniature gladioluses of the appropriate sex color will be very appropriate.
When the children grow up so much that they go to school, they will take a "classic" bouquet with them for the holiday. The gladioli in it, by the way, do not always have to be red; the main thing is that they be bright. And one more thing: pick up a bouquet of such a size that it does not interfere with the first grader when moving.
Tandems are also possible: dahlias, orchids, chrysanthemums and other voluminous flowers with a high stem are perfectly combined with gladioli. Florists recommend taking gypsophila, bergrass, host, asparagus or rhubarb to
decorate a bouquet of gladioli. And against the background of palm leaves, inflorescences will look great.
Bouquets of gladioli elegant and fresh, regardless of location: in the palm of the first grader, and in the hands of the bride, and in the table composition, and in a large floor vase. Admiring these flowers is truly a pleasure for the eyes and the soul!