Caring for your Floral Flow

Keep Floral Flow in a clean vase away from direct sun, draughts, and ripening fruit, all of which shorten the life of this particular mix. The roses are thirsty and drink heavily, so check the water level daily and top it up before it drops below the stems. Gerberas have soft, hollow stems that bend and rot easily, so use only shallow, fresh water and trim any stem that turns slippery. The tulips will keep growing and leaning toward the light after cutting, which is natural, while the orchids ask for very little beyond steady, cool water to outlast the others.

A note on your specific blooms

  • Gerbera — Gerbera has fragile stems — use shallow, clean water and support the heads.
  • Orchid — Keep orchid stems in cool, clean water away from ripening fruit, whose ethylene gas makes the blooms drop early.
  • Rose — Roses drink heavily — re-cut the stems at an angle every couple of days.
  • Tulip — Tulips keep growing in the vase and lean toward light, so use a tall, supportive vessel and turn it daily to keep the stems straight.

How long your flowers last

Floral Flow holds for a realistic 5–8 days as a whole, with each bloom keeping its own rhythm within that window. The gerberas and roses are the first to soften, both fading around the 5–7 day mark, and roses in particular signal when they need attention by drooping at the neck. The tulips keep a similar pace of 5–7 days, while the orchids easily outlast the rest, staying fresh for two to three weeks and often carrying the arrangement well past its first week. For the longest life, Amicis recommends recutting the stems at an angle and refreshing the water every two days, which does more than any single step to keep the mix vivid.

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.

Orchid

Origin

Tropical regions worldwide

Cultivated since

Prized in Asia for centuries; carried to Europe across the 18th and 19th centuries

Fragrance

Most cut varieties virtually scentless

Symbolises

Refinement, luxury & rare beauty

Among the largest plant families on earth, orchids took root across the tropics of Asia and the Americas, cultivated in Asia long before reaching the West. Victorian collectors then chased them across the globe, fuelling a famous European craze. Their arched stems and sculptural blooms bring quiet architecture to an arrangement, holding their form for weeks where softer flowers fade.

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.

Tulip

Origin

Central Asia, long cultivated across the Ottoman world

Cultivated since

The 1500s in Europe

Fragrance

Faint and fresh, often nearly scentless

Symbolises

Perfect love, elegance & spring renewal

Native to the mountains and steppes of Central Asia and prized in the Ottoman court, the tulip reached Europe in the 1500s and later fed a Dutch trading frenzy in which the rarest bulbs could rival the price of a house. Its clean, sculptural cup and quiet colour make it a study in restraint - a flower that keeps growing and bending toward the light long after it is cut, giving any Amicis arrangement a living, unhurried grace.