Why can cut flowers thrive for a short period of time in water but usually ultimately die?
In: Biology
They are not getting enough water and nutrients, so they eventually die.
Some notes : enough water and nutrients can cause the flower to live longer, which is why you sometimes see nutrient packets when buying bouquets of flowers and why you would change the water out with fresh nutrients/ water. Also, there are some types of flowers that can develop roots after they’ve been cut, so you can transplant just a cut flower!
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