It’s best to wear gloves while you cut the flowers.
Fill this vase or jar ahead of time and keep it near you. You can use tap water or filtered water.
Be sure to prune before late summer. The buds that will bloom next year form in late summer or early fall, so pruning late will result in no blooms the following year. If you miss the window, wait until next year. Otherwise, you risk removing the buds that will bloom next year.
Faded or wilting flowers can be pruned at any time.
You can prune back brown, dead spots during blooming season if you see them. This will keep your plant blooming.
You only need enough water to cover the ends of the flowers.
Put just the bottom . 5 in (1. 27 cm) of the ends into the water. If you think you damaged the ends, you can cut above the damaged part and try again.
