For those who are far away or have run out of ideas for Mother’s Day, a good option is to give her a composition or a bouquet of flowers: a simple but meaningful gift that can give another life to your home. Here are some suggestions for buying the right one.
Incluso las mamás que piden que por favor no se molesten, que no les regalen nada, que no hace falta que waste un peso por ella en este Día de la Madre, seguro que igual recibirán con buena cara un ramo de flores el próximo domingo 8 of May. Especially those who, due to the distances, will not be able to see or hug their sons and daughters.
But not just any flower is a good gift, and the idea is that a nice surprise doesn’t turn into a sad disappointment: a bouquet of red roses, for example, is more appropriate for Valentine’s Day — or a passionate romance beginning — than manifesting a filial love, which is rather tender and pious.
What species and colors work best for moms? Three experienced florists explain which flowers are in season, which last the longest, what to look for before buying a bouquet, and how to keep them beautiful for days.
get out of convention
Yes, we said it’s probably not a good idea to send your mom a bouquet or arrangement of red roses wrapped in cellophane. But we must not adhere to all the conventions and prejudices that exist on flowers either: society is advancing and so is the value of the petals.
“These ideas haven’t worked for many years,” says Iris Aragón, the entrepreneur behind Puravida Flowers a boutique florist committed to transforming the floral experience into more than just smelling the bouquets and then putting them in the water.
There, for example, they use carnations a lot, despite the fact that in Chile they continue to be more famous for cemeteries and funerals than for affection or decoration. “But here,” says Aragón, “people buy carnations from us because they look very pretty if they are well chosen and arranged.”
They work with fresh products that vary according to the days and the seasons, so their bouquets are constantly changing to guarantee color, fragrance and harmony. Therefore, for those who want to give flowers to their mothers, he recommends choosing florists who have this profession, who can be trusted, rather than focusing on one type of flower.
Puravida will have a Exotic Mother’s Day Cone , which includes 5 daily fresh flower sticks – which can contain tulips, speedwells, scabies, lisianthus, English garden roses, craspedia, chrysanthemums and many more – an extra stick of anthurium foliage and white paper wrapper, all inside a baroque box designed by them ($21,990). Ideal for not so traditional mothers but with elegant tastes.
Buttercups are the stars of this season in passion flowers , a place created by Constanza Brieba in 2017, and inspired by English floral design. “This idea of well-kept gardens but with a wild and natural look,” he explains. This is also how their arrangements and their bouquets, full of movement, with great attention to color and careful rusticity, always made with seasonal varieties.
“I really like winter flowers,” says Brieba, especially buttercups. “They are the ultimate happiness: they are very buttoned up but when they start to open they show their thousands of petals. It is a very generous flower, because it lasts several days”. And since there are many shades, the possibilities of colors and intentions that can be brought to a layout are endless.
In its catalog for this Sunday, May 8, buttercups are the protagonists, but there are also lisianthus, gerberas, lilies and tulips. A bouquet of the day which includes 10 flower stems, costs $22,900, a flower arrangement in a metal bucket with 20 yards it’s $36,900, and the cordia fix , which has gerberas and ranunculus in 4 colors, is worth $53,900. “Each arrangement is unique,” warns Brieba. “No two are alike.”
The shop flower sticks also has this less conventional line, has three different bouquets for mother’s day . The first is called Mama Petit, it has 13 stems in pastel and pink tones, it includes a card, and it costs $22,000 plus shipping. The second is Mama Special M, and it has 30 flower stems in the same shades; It costs $30,000. And the third is Mama Especial L, with 37 yards and costs $45,000.
But if you’ve never given flowers and also think that your mother is rather traditional, Vilma Cáceres, florist for several decades and owner of Florexotic — suggests leaning towards “white or pastel” flowers.
“Not that much red,” she says, and better that it’s a bouquet – which she can then put in one or more vases at home – and not a rigid arrangement that allows no intervention. “I don’t recommend hearts or numbers,” he adds. “The hand bouquet is much more versatile, more than a basket or a vase, since the mother can adapt it to her home, either on her table or on the side.”
The matching bouquet they have for Mother’s Day is $40,000 (plus shipping) and can be ordered through Rappi’s delivery apps, orders now Yes corner shop . Another example is the bouquet pink lady ($43,000), which has pink daisies and gerberas, and includes the vase.
Care and warnings
If you have the opportunity to see the flowers before buying them, certain details allow you to know if they are fresh or already gone, and therefore to anticipate how long they can last in good condition.
The first is that the buttons are a little closed. “If the flowers are very open”, says Iris Aragón, “it is because the flowering process is already advanced”. Therefore, the longer they are closed, the fresher they will be.
As for the leaves, check that they are not black and that the stem does not look slimy either. “Also be careful that the water does not reach the petals directly, because this, when it falls from above, stains them, especially the roses,” he explains.
And if the flowers, before arriving in the hands of your holy mother, spend some time in your house, there are some measures to be taken so that they remain fresh and do not appear withered that day.
The first is that at the reception you have to “make a straight or diagonal cut at the end of the rod and put them in the water”, explains Aragón. “Not too much, just about two inches of water, no more than that, but change it up every day and reduce it every other day.”
The cutting of the tip, says Constanza Brieba, does not have to be long – “half a centimeter every two or three days, no more” – and it is done because over time it begins to close and the flower can no longer absorb water properly. “This will increase its validity period.”
Florist Puravida says that “there are many theories about water, like adding chlorine or paracetamol, but I don’t think it’s necessary: if your vase is clean, you change the water every days and prune them well, they will last”. much longer”. The founder of Flores de Pasión, meanwhile, advises applying a few drops of chlorine, as this will prevent the proliferation of microorganisms that can accelerate the decomposition of flowers.
Brieba also warns against exposing the flowers to direct sunlight or a heat source, such as a stove or radiator: this will shorten their freshness and color time. “There are flowers that can last up to 15 days if kept in a cool place and without the sun reaching them,” he says. “To maintain an arrangement even longer, what I do is gradually remove any stems that are getting ugly and replace them with twigs or flowers from the garden.”
As for the water, Vilma Cáceres suggests that “I hope it is very cold, with ice. This way the flowers last longer. If it’s gerberas, “they only need two fingers of water, because the stem absorbs a lot, and if it’s too much they can rot”, which also happens with lilies or daylilies. “The same,” he adds, “if the flowers are given with love and good intentions, the gesture is done. Moms are content with little.
*Prices for products in this item are current as of April 28, 2021. Values and availability subject to change.
Source: Latercera
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