Buying Tips: Ask: Variety name. Different varieties have different flower qualities. Learn the varieties that work best at your location.
Avoid: Flowers that are fully open; those with petals that are shriveled or look transparent; stems with dry ends.
Look for: Buds no longer completely upright, in between the "pencil stage" (straight up) and the "gooseneck stage" (flower bent); membranes around buds should be open and color clearly visible.

Processing: Unpack immediately. Remove foliage below water level. Recut stems.

Pretreatment: If the daffodils have not been treated with an anti-ethylene product, treat them as soon as possible with EthylBloc^™. Or if daffodils have been treated with an anti-ethylene product, use HydraFlor^® 100 to promote water uptake and hydration. This treatment will help increase bud opening and decrease flower wilting. It also keeps flower stems free flowing.

Holding Solution: Use fresh flower food at the recommended rate: Use Flower Food 300, 200, Clear 200, or Clear ULTRA 200 storage and transport treatments, or depending on water test results, Special Blend 300 for Hard Water or for Pure Water.
NOTE: Do not initially hold daffodils in the same bucket as other flowers, especially tulips, due to a sappy secretion from fresh cut stems. Allow flowers to stand in solution by themselves at least 6 hours after re-cutting. Hold flowers at room temperature for 1 - 2 hours (2 - 4 if flowers are limp) prior to storage in cooler or designing. As a finishing touch to any floral design, spray Finishing Touch hydration and protection spray over entire project.

Storage: Place Daffodils in a 34 - 38˚ F cooler with 80 - 90% humidity.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Buds fail to open

May be due to insufficient solution uptake. Recut stems under water, use Quick Dip 100 or HydraFlor^® 100 followed by a holding solution of a properly mixed Floralife Flower Food.