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BLACKSBURG — Valentine’s Day is just 24 hours long, but the romance of beautiful, long-stemmed roses can last a lot longer if you take proper care of them.
“With proper care, roses will last a week to 10 days,” said Alan McDaniel, Virginia Cooperative Extension horticulturist at Virginia Tech.
The first order of business when you get your two, or three, or dozen roses is to cut one to two inches off the bottom of each stem. Use a sharp knife and cut at about a 45degree angle, Mr. McDaniel said, preferably under water.
“Cutting under water prevents an air bubble from being drawn into the fresh-cut stem,” he explained. Air bubbles can hinder a rose from , efficiently taking up water.
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