flowers... that have been cut...
cut.
cut flowers. fleurs coupées
It is believed that adding sugar to the water for cut flowers provides the flowers with a food source since the flowers have been literally "cut off" from their food supply.
it kills bacteria in the water prolonging the life of cut flowers
Cut flowers will live for quite some time if you care for them properly.
Cut is an adjective in that sentence. It describes the noun flowers.
Adding 7-Up to the water in a vase of cut flowers is said to prolong the life of cut flowers. The lemon/lime juice in 7-Up lowers the pH level in the water, and cut flowers like a lower pH. Next, the sugar in 7-Up provides a food source for the cut flowers.
For cut flowers cut them when the first floret opens.
Live cut flowers have a limited life. The majority of cut flowers can be expected to last several days with proper care. Roses and Daisies have a really short life.
because you cut them off from the roots
Vitamin C does not actually help cut flowers Vitamin C is an agent of growth and will not cut or harm anything.
Rod Jones has written: 'Caring for cut flowers' -- subject(s): Cut flowers, Postharvest technology, Flowers, Storage, Preservation