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Home > Flower Care & Handling
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 Flower Care & Handling Instructions
The beautiful flowers you receive from Abaco Flowers are mcuh fresher than those of traditional floral suppliers. Our bulk flowers are shipped in an early blooming stage to provide you with longer bloom time and enjoyment. Our wholesale bulk flowers will arrive in bud form, please plan advanced arrival. Our bulk flowers are shipped directly from the farm to your doorstep. Our distribution chain is simple: GROWER to SHIPPER to YOU.
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Roses
Your bulk roses will arrive to you directly from our farms in an early blooming stage, without water in an suspended state of animation. Your roses are thirsty and need to drink water 8-12 hours to perk up. With proper care, your roses will bloom over the next few days.
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Once you open the box, carefully remove all plastic and rubber bands. Cut diagonally in an angle about 1-2 inches from the bottom of the stem.
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Insert each bunch into a bucket filled with about 1/3 fresh cool water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Leave bunches in water between 8-12 hours to re-hydrate them and before you prepare your arrangement. The longer time your flowers stay bunched in water the better they will perform.
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When you unwrap the flowers, carefully remove any loose or discolored outer petals.
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Re-cut stems, change water and second packet of flowers food on day 3.
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For the longest life, keep your roses away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Be patient, buds will gradually open in 2-4 days. Once they are hydrated, they will begin to bloom and open to a much larger size.
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Our roses are shipped in bunches of 25 stems. Our roses are packed in a two-level system, containing 12 or 13 roses per level. This is to ensure protection during the shipping. From the top angle, it will appear that you only have 12 stems in the bunch; however, below this layer there is a second layer containing the remaining 13 roses.
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Spray Roses (miniature roses - petit roses)
Spray roses also known as miniature roses or petit roses are a multi small rose bud on one stem, having between 3-5 mini roses that open into a beautiful blooms.
Let your spray roses drink water for 8-12 hours to perk up. With proper care, your spray roses will bloom over the next few days of their arrival.
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Once you open the box, carefully remove all the plastic and rubber bands. Cut diagonally in an angle about 1-2 inches from the bottom of the stem.
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Fill a bucket with fresh water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Remove leaves that fall below the water line.
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Re-cut stems, change water and add a new packet of flower food on the day 3.
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For the longest life, keep your spray roses away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Alstroemerias - Peruvian Lilies
Alstroemeria also known as Peruvian Lily. It has small multiple lily-like blooms on each stem, around 3-5 flowers. Alstroemeria has bright petals and two-toned colors.
Peruvian Lilies are long-lasting, but dehydrate easily and may look thirsty upon arrival. Let your Alstroemerias drink water around 8-12 hours to perk up.
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Cut 1 inch off the stems and remove leaves that fall below water line.
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Fill a bucket with fresh water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Re-cut stems, change water on day 3.
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Keep your Alstroemerias away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Remove spent leaves to keep looking fresh longer.
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If buds appear to be very tight, place them in warm water to promote opening.
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Be patient. Buds will gradually open in 3-5 days. Please plan advanced arrival. See the picture of our early bud.
Viell all Alstroemerias
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Asiatic and Oriental Lilies
Our lilies are shipped in an early blooming stage, they haven't yet bloomed. Lilies are majestic as focal point of a bouquet, perfect for table centerpieces or any flowers arrangements. Lilies are the most beautiful and graceful flowers.
With the proper care, your Lilies will bloom over the next 4-5 days.
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Cut 1 inch off the stems and remove leaves that fall below water line.
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Re-cut stems, change water on day 3.
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Keep your Lilies away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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When the blooms are fully opened, remove the stamens (little pollen sacks) so that they do not stain the flower, furniture or clothes (use tape use tape to remove any pollen that gets on clothes).
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Be patient. Buds will gradually open in 3-5 days. Please plan advanced arrival. See the picture of our early bud.
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Callas Lilies
Our Calla lilies have a large trumpet-shaped bloom and it has a long smooth stem. Callas represent extraordinary beauty.
With proper care your Calla Lily will bloom over the next 2-3 days.
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Cut 1 inch off the stems and remove leaves that fall below water line.
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Fill a bucket with water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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When you receive the calla lilies, place them in bunches of 5 or 6 stems and secure them with rubber-bands placed at the base, in the middle and near the top. This simple procedure will ensure that your Calla Lilies will stand tall and strong when placed out for display.
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Re-cut stems, change water on day 3.
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For the longest life keep your Calla Lilies away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Agapanthus & Delphinium
Agapanthus also known as African Lily or Lily of the Nile. It is a large round flower made up of small multiple star-like blossoms. The basal leves are curved, lanceolate and shiny which look attractive even when the plant is not flowering. Available in blue/purple.
Delphinium also known as Larkspur, is a very tall light blue flower with bell shaped blooms climbing to the top. Delphinium has a hollow stem that uses a lot of water.
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Remove the plastic cups carefully. Let them to drink for 8-12 hours to perk up.
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Cut 1 inch off the stems and remove leaves that fall below water line.
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Fill a bucket with water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Agapanthus and Delphinium are sensitive to dirty water. They need a lot of water.
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Keep your Agapanthus and Delphinium away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Gerbera Daisies
Gerbera is a very popular flower. It is the fifth most used cut flowers in the world after roses, carnations, chrysanthemums, pompoms and tulips. Distinguished by their large, beautiful blooms, brightly colored petals on an elongated stem.
With proper care your gerberas will last 2 weeks if they are well attended and having plenty of water.
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Remove the plastic cups but leave the straws on the stems for a longer vase life. Allow them to drink for 8-12 hours to perk up.
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Cut 1 inch off the stems and remove leaves that fall below water line.
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Fill a bucket with water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Gerberas are sensitive to dirty water, which can cause bent necks. If this happens, re-cut stems and place in fresh water.
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Keep your Gerbera Daisies away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Carnations and Minicarnations
Carnation and Mini Carnations flowers also called Dianthus are a traditional flower with ruffled, ball-shaped bloom. They are a strong flower and long lasting. They are shipped in an early blooming stage to provide you with longer bloom time and enjoyment. With proper care your carnations and minicarnations will last around 21 days.
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Once you open the box, carefully remove all the plastic and rubber bands. Cut diagonally in an angle about 1-2 inches from the bottom of the stem.
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Insert each bunch into a bucket filled with about 1/3 fresh cool water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Leave bunches in water between 8-12 hours to re-hydrate them and before you prepare your arrangement. The longer time your flowers stay bunched in water the better they will perform.
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Re-cut stems, change water on day 3.
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For the longest life keep your Calla Lilies away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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Pompoms - Daisies
Pompoms also known as Chrysanthemums or Daisies are the most popular flower in the world just behind roses and carnations. Pompoms are a delightfully simple flower that injects a splash of color and come in a wide variety of brilliant colors and shapes. It is a tall multi-bloom flower having between 3-5 heads.
Pompoms are shipped in an early blooming stage provide you with longer bloom time and enjoyment. With proper care your carnations and minicarnations will last around 21 days.
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Unpack pompoms-daisies immediately.
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Cut 1 inch off the stems with knife or scissors, preferably under water.
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Remove leaves that fall below water line.
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Insert each bunch into a bucket filled with about 1/3 fresh cool water and add 1 packet of flower food.
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Leave bunches in water between 8-12 hours to re-hydrate them and before you prepare your arrangement. The longer time your flowers stay bunched in water the better they will perform.
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Pompoms are heavy drinkers. Maintain water level and change water when cloudy.
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Re-cut stems, change water on day 3.
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For the longest life keep your Calla Lilies away from direct sunlight, heat and drafts.
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 Helpful Tips
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Premature wilting is not a sign that the flowers are old. It usually indicates that air is entrapped in the stem and the floral preservative solution can not flow properly up the stem.
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Recut the stem above the injured section and then submerge the entire flower in a bucket with warm water.
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Be sure to keep the stem and head straight. Flowers will usually revive within an hour and can be replaced in your arrangement.
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If you use a porous foam material (usually is green) in assembling your arrangement, it is very important that it is saturated in water with floral preservative dissolved. Be sure that the flowers are inserted firmly well below the solution level. Do not move the stem ends after inserting them into the foam. This may leave an air pocket at the base of the base of the stem.
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As soon as you receive the flowers place them in a bucket with fresh water and floral food. If you are not able to do it, keep them in a cool place away from the direct sunlight.
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