Buying Tips: Buy flowers that have about 1/3 – 1/2 florets open.

Processing: Remove foliage from lower 1/3 portion of spike. Leave the rest of the foliage on the stem. Re-cut stems.

Pretreatment: Even if the snapdragons have been treated with an ethylene-action inhibitor, treat them again as soon as possible. Being multi-floriated stems, snapdragons benefit from multiple treatments. Blooms that were not showing color during the previous treatment were not protected. Utilize Floralife HydraFlor^® 100 hydrating treatment or Floralife^® Quick Dip instant hydrating treatment prior to placing in a flower food solution. Use one of Floralife's Flower Foods (see Holding Solution) to promote water uptake and hydration. This treatment will help increase bud opening, decrease flower wilting and fresh flower food 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.
Flowers can be placed immediately in the cooler to prevent flower opening. Let the flowers hydrate in the flower food solution 1 - 2 hours before designing with them. As a finishing touch to any floral design, spray Floralife^® Finishing Touch hydration and protection spray over entire project.

Ethylene Sensitivity: High. (Most snapdragon cultivars are sensitive to ethylene.)

Vase Life: 5 to 10 days.

Storage: 34 - 36˚ F cooler / 75 - 85% humidity.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Floret color fading

Make sure to use Floralife^® Fresh Flower Food at the right dose. Store with some light exposure.

Buds fail to open

Product may have been stored too long, improperly kept out of solution for an extended period or exposed to ethylene. Make sure an anti-ethylene treatment is used; check storage conditions; make sure a Floralife^® Flower Food solution is used.

Abscission (flower fall), translucent flowers/ petals

Make sure an anti-ethylene pretreatment is performed and that one of Floralife’s Flower Foods is used. Change varieties if problem continues.

Curving of the stem

Flower stems are geotropic. Subtle curving of the stem is not unusual; however, extreme bending will occur rapidly when in a horizontal position – store in a vertical position.