Tips: Poppies

Poppies are beautiful flowers that grace us in spring season. We harvest them when the flower buds are bulky and have splits on its sides. Just ready to pop open. For stronger stem, it is best to condition them by either singeing the bottom stem in naked flame or boil the bottom stems for a few seconds and then place in the normal vase water. This will get rid of the air bubbles in the stem that inhibits the water intake of the flowers. Remember to always keep the vase water clean even if it takes to change the water everyday. Enjoy the poppies and watch them pop open and flourish from its enclosed petals.