Caring for your Roses Top

Keep the water clean and shallow rather than deep, as gerbera stems are prone to bending and rotting when left to sit in too much of it. The roses drink heavily, so check the level daily and top it up before it drops below the stem ends. Ranunculus carry delicate, papery petals and slim stems, so handle them gently and keep the bunch out of direct sun and away from any draught or heat. A fresh angled cut every couple of days helps all three blooms draw water freely and hold their form.

A note on your specific blooms

  • Gerbera — Gerbera has fragile stems — use shallow, clean water and support the heads.
  • Ranunculus — Cut the hollow stems straight across, not at an angle, and keep water shallow and fresh, as these stems sit soft and bruise or rot easily when submerged too deep.
  • Rose — Roses drink heavily — re-cut the stems at an angle every couple of days.

How long your flowers last

With its mix of gerbera, ranunculus, and rose, this arrangement holds beautifully for roughly 5–8 days in the right conditions. The gerbera tend to soften first, often fading around day five as their stems tire and heads begin to droop. The ranunculus reward you longest, frequently staying composed and layered for 7–10 days, while the roses sit comfortably in between at 5–7 days. To stretch the display, recut every stem at an angle and refresh the water every two days, which the gerbera in particular depend on. Treated this way, an Amicis arrangement keeps its shape and colour well past its first few days.

The story behind these flowers

A closer look at the blooms gathered into this arrangement.

Gerbera

Origin

South Africa

Described

By science in 1889

Fragrance

Barely scented, lightly fresh

Symbolises

Cheerfulness, warmth & innocence

The gerbera daisy brings open, sunlit colour and a graphic simplicity to a bouquet. Native to South Africa and loved worldwide, its clean single bloom adds brightness and a friendly, contemporary note to Amicis designs.

Ranunculus

Origin

Eastern Mediterranean and southwest Asia

Reached Europe

In the 1500s, via Ottoman gardeners

Fragrance

Faint to virtually none

Symbolises

Charm, radiance & allure

Each bloom holds dozens of tissue-thin petals layered into a near-perfect sphere, a structure that opens slowly from a tight bud into something almost rose-like. That gradual unfurling makes Ranunculus a quiet anchor in an Amicis arrangement - sculptural when closed, generous and full once it relaxes open.

Rose

Origin

Asia — China, Persia & the Mediterranean

Cultivated since

Over 5,000 years

Fragrance

Warm and sweet, of honey & tea

Symbolises

Love, gratitude & admiration

The most storied flower in the world, grown and gifted for five millennia. Its layered petals and soft scent have made it the universal language of affection — and the quiet anchor of almost every Amicis arrangement.