No, fresh cut flowers should not be placed in a vase with oil. Oil can block the stems' ability to absorb water, which is essential for the flowers' hydration and longevity. It is best to use clean water, possibly mixed with flower food, to keep the flowers fresh and healthy.
Oil, Coffee, Coal, Nickel, Emerald, Bananas, And Cut Flowers
To keep cut tomatoes fresh for longer, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator, away from moisture and direct sunlight. Additionally, adding a small amount of olive oil on the cut surface can help preserve their freshness.
In a glass container, 1 oz of freshly harvested lavender flowers can be combined with 1-1/2 pints of olive oil. Mascerate for 3 days, shaking daily. More fresh flowers added . . . And more . . .
Harvesting safflower flowers requires some care. The flowers are picked just as they begin to wilt and can be used fresh or dried. The seeds produce an edible oil.
The vases were for oil as an offering to the dead. The cunningly miserly Greeks had a small container inserted in the mouth of the vase in which they placed oil - the vase itself was empty.
Evening primrose oil isn't actually made from the flowers; it's made by extracting the oil from the seeds.I suppose you could distill an essential oil from the flowers but that doesn't sound like what you're talking about.I'm not sure there's any practical way to extract enough oil from evening primrose seeds to make it worth your time and I'm not even sure how you'd do it without jeopardizing the chemical integrity of the resulting product.
Lekythos
An amphora is a vase with a tall neck and two handles used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing wine or oil.
Jalapenos get their heat from chile oil known as capsaicin. Capsaicin oil can burn your skin. It is advisable to wear rubber gloves if you have to cut and handle fresh ones.
The aryballos, a spherical perfume or oil jar. Taller But narrower is the lekythos used for oil or sometimes perfume.
there are lots of different types, Amphora-common type of handled vase, various sizes. wine/oil storage vessels. Dinosa- no handles, rounded bottom. Hydria- handled water vessel. Kantharos- large ornate handled drinking vessel. Krater- mixing jar for wine and water Kylix- shallow drinking cup Phiale- libation bowl, no handles or stem. Pyxis- more like a box than a vase, but painted in the same style as the ones above. Stamnos- type of amphora Psykter- wide bottom cooling vase. Oinochoe- pitcher for pouring wine. Loutrophoros- "carrier of washing water" Lebes Gamikos- marriage bowl, ritual vase for carring water to the bridal bath. Lekythos- small vase for perfumed oils. Alabastron- oil vase Aryballos- small vase with rounded base for pouting and holding oil.
Ylang Ylang oil is made from the oil of the Cananga odorata tree. To obtain the essential oil they use steam distillation of the flowers. The resulting oil scent is a middle note, with a strong initial smell that is fresh, floral, sweet, slightly fruity, considered fragrant yet delicate. The oil is clear with a yellow tinge, with a medium consistency.