Twisted Orange Fringed Tulips

Bulk Tulips are shipped directly from our farms. Before shipping your flowers, we prepare them for shipment with proper hydration methods. If your flowers appear sleepy and thirsty after their journey it is absolutely NORMAL. The ideal date to have your Tulips delivered is 1 to 2 days prior to your event. If you choose to receive them with more days anticipation, please dry store them in a flower refrigerator until two days before the event. Two days prior to your event, just follow these simple steps and the flowers will bloom delightfully. 

1. Open you box of flowers and inspect. *
2. Ensure that your flower buckets are clean and disinfected.
3. Fill the buckets with at least 4 inches of fresh, cool water. If you have flower food follow the instructions on the packet to prepare your water.
4. Remove flowers from box by cutting any straps.
5. Remove any flower bunch packaging material, including plastic sleeve and/or newspaper.
6. This flower has been spray tinted using a white flower as the base flower. Our post harvest team sprays a special flower paint to tint the flowers. The tint will rub off from the petals and the part of the stem that is painted. This may temporarily stain hands, so wear gloves when processing and designing these blooms. This dye will most likely stain clothing.
7. Cut stems diagonally under running water with sharp scissors to desired length.
8. Immediately after cutting, place the stems in the prepared buckets. Please note that your Tulips will continue to grow for about a day after they have been placed in water.
9. Allow flowers at least 4 hours to hydrate well. Flowers may take up to 12 hours to properly hydrate.
10. Keep flowers away from direct sunlight, drafts or excessive heat.
11. Place Tulips in a place with even light, or rotate frequently as Tulips will turn to face the light.
12. Change water every 24 hours to keep flowers fresh. Assure that your flowers have sufficient water. The flowers will drink an exceptionally large amount of water upon arrival.

* If upon first inspection, you foresee a problem with your flowers, do not proceed processing your flowers. Leave the flowers intact in the box and call us immediately to 1.877 50 ROSES (507-6737).
 

Your Tulips will arrive close, but once placed in water the stem will continue to grow and the head will bloom substantially. Tulips also have a natural bend. If Tulip stems are slightly bowed, trim stem tips and roll the Tulips in newspaper with the paper extending above the flower tops, but not covering the lower third of the stems. Place them upright in water with a source of light directly above them. Tulip Heads naturally follow the light, so placing a light directly above (but no closer than 6 feet) will help to straighten the stem. Do not put Tulips close to a television.

Ensure that you have sufficient room in each bucket for the amount of flowers you will be storing in the bucket. Flowers need room to breath and bloom; over stuffing buckets with too many flowers, can cause damage as well as prevent proper blooming.
 
Exposing flowers to warm environments (outside in the shade, a warmer room, etc) will help the flowers to bloom, and storing your flowers in a cooler environment will slow down the blooming of your flowers.
 
Flowers wilt and fade prematurely because water is prevented from reaching the top blooms due to bacteria blockage in the stem. To minimize bacteria, keep your buckets and/or vases with clean fresh water.