How to maintain the knight star in the vase

How to properly prepare amaryllis cut flowers - this is how it works

You vote a knight's star for a long heyday in the vase when it is horticultural finished. Cutting alone is not enough on these idiosyncratic cut flowers. How to do it right:

• Put on gloves to avoid skin contact with the poisonous sap
• Cut off 4-5 cm from the end of the stem with a sharp, disinfected knife
• Push a narrow wooden stick or flower wire into the hollow flower stem
• Wrap the end of the shaft with raffia tape or scotch tape

As a cut flower, a knight's star tends to split and roll up its stem ends. Although this predisposition does not affect the shelf life, the well-groomed appearance still suffers. So that a stem does not bend over under the heavy weight of its mighty flowers, the rod inside the stem provides the necessary stability.

Set and care for a knight's star as a cut flower - that's how it works

Ordinary tap water turns into an invigorating elixir of life when you add a little nutrient solution for cut flowers. Please use water at room temperature - neither ice cold nor warm. Since a knight's star absorbs moisture over its entire stem, fill the vase at least halfway up. We would like to recommend the following care details to you:

• The vase on a bright Location set up at temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees Celsius
• Replace the flower water as soon as it becomes cloudy
• Trim the ends of the shaft if they turn light brown

Typically, not all of the buds on the knight's star open at the same time. So clean out withered flowers to make room for the stragglers underneath.