Flower Guide & Tips

The Implied Meaning of The Number of Flowers In the Chinese Culture

In the Chinese culture, the number and type of flowers in an arrangement holds a special significance. There are different messages other than the portrayal of love. Other meanings may include offering a proposal, saying that you are sorry and many ot...

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Friday, July 26th, 2013 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips Comments Off on The Implied Meaning of The Number of Flowers In the Chinese Culture

The Most Hassle Free Way To Send Mother’s Day Flowers To China

If you think that Mother’s Day is popular only in the US, UK and in the other Western countries, you are wrong. In the last decade or so Mother’s Day is becoming increasingly popular in China too. Especially after the 1997, Mother’s Day has gain...

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Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 | Posted in: Chinese Culture, Flower Guide & Tips, Holiday Gift Comments Off on The Most Hassle Free Way To Send Mother’s Day Flowers To China

Gastropods Love Orchids

Snails and Slugs are fond of Orchids and Vanilla Orchids. Snails and slugs just love to feast on orchids and can rapidly do a lot of damage by eating leaves, flowers, new growth and roots. A very effective method is simply to inspect your plants late ...

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Saturday, April 27th, 2013 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips Comments Off on Gastropods Love Orchids

Sending flowers to Dad on Father’s Day

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Father’s Day this year in China Father’s Day in China (except Taiwan) is on June 17 in 2012. Taiwan celebrates Father’s on August 8 each year and China celebrates it on the third Sunday in June. Why sending flowers to Dad? Fathers Da...

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Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 | Posted in: Chinese Culture, Flower Guide & Tips 1 Comment »

Sunflower Care & Instructions

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Sunflower Care Watering – Sunflowers are generally quite hardy to short dry or wet spells, but of note for the sunflower is the need to check that the sunflower does not get over watered for an extended period. Too much water may result in the s...

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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips Comments Off on Sunflower Care & Instructions

Tulips Care & Instructions

Tulips are extremely resilient plants, and therefore are very low maintenance. Once they bloom, upkeep is a simple matter of making sure that their soil doesn’t become overly dry. The only time it gets more complicated is at the end of the seaso...

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips Comments Off on Tulips Care & Instructions

Calla Lilies Care Instructions

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Fill the vase with only 2 to 2.5 inches of fresh, cool water. Too much water may damage the stem. Calla lilies retain sufficient amounts of water in their stems for long periods of time. However, if they are left in bacteria contaminated water, starti...

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Friday, April 6th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips Comments Off on Calla Lilies Care Instructions

Lilies Care, Instruction

Lilies: In addition to the care instructions above, please note that: Lilies have two parts to their stamen: the stalk and the anther. It is important for you to gently pull off the anthers from the stalk as the flower is opening. If you leave the ant...

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Monday, March 26th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips Comments Off on Lilies Care, Instruction

Carnations CARE, INSTRUCTION

Pink Carnation

Bulk carnations are shipped directly from our Ecuadorian or Colombian Farms with no water tubes. Before shipping your flowers, we prepared them for their journey with proper hydration methods. If your flowers appear sleepy and thirsty after their jour...

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Monday, March 19th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips 1 Comment »

ROSES CARE, INSTRUCTION

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Remove flowers from box by cutting any straps. Do not remove the cardboard sleeve or the rubber bands holding the flowers together in a bunch. It is recommended to leave the cardboard sleeve on for 4 to 8 hours. This will allow the Rose sufficient tim...

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Monday, March 12th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips 1 Comment »

Tips To Create A Perfect Flower Garden

Gardens, employing flowers as their primary elements, are called flower gardens. Plants, shrubs, trees and the other contributing components are present as well, but the focus is on flowers. These flower gardens are usually cultivated for ornamental p...

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Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 | Posted in: Flower Guide & Tips 1 Comment »

Flowers for Chinese New Year 2012

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Chinese New Year marks the second New Moon after winter solstice and will fall on January 23th, 2012. (According to the Chinese calendar, 2012 is the year of the Dragon.) ChinaFlowers.net can help usher in the Chinese New Year with a special gift deli...

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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 | Posted in: Chinese Culture, Flower Guide & Tips 2 Comments »