If you can overwater potted plants in soil, then how come cut flowers don’t drown in vases filled with water?

Question

If you can overwater potted plants in soil, then how come cut flowers don’t drown in vases filled with water?

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Answer 1

Cut flowers are already dying – they’re just kept in water to slow down that process. Plants in soil are living, and need healthy roots to continue to do so. Too much water causes the roots of living plants to rot.