I know this is not really a gardening question but I thought there will be
a lot of cut flower experts out there. I regularly buy cut flowers from
the supermarket and always cut an inch or so off the bottom. They go
straight into water with the packet of crystals attached plus four drops
of Bach Rescue Remedy. With most flowers I have no problems - they last
for ages, but very often I find that roses have started to wilt
overnight - so much so that I've just about stopped buying them. Yesterday
I bought some stocks, by this morning all the leaves had wilted and a
couple of the heads were down - now they're all down. Anybody know why
this happens and what I can do to stop it because it's really
frustrating?!


Many thanks for the advice - I'll try something with roses next time I have
a problem. The stocks were too far gone to be saved yesterday - the stalks
had broken with the weight of the drooping heads (within 24 h!!). I suppose
I should have taken them back because they do always put a "guaranteed for x
days" sticker on them. Not sure I'll buy stocks again though - no smell!