This May 2, 2024 image shows flowers with their stems trimmed on an angle. The practice maximizes the stem's surface area, allowing flowers to take up more water and preventing blockages that can result when stems lay flat against container bottoms. (AP Photo/Sallee Ann Harrison)
This May 1, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows flower food being added to a pitcher of water on Long Island, New York. The granules contain sugar, citric acid and bleach, which lower the water's pH and inhibit bacterial growth, which extends the life of cut flowers. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
This May 2, 2024 image shows flowers with their stems trimmed on an angle. The practice maximizes the stem's surface area, allowing flowers to take up more water and preventing blockages that can result when stems lay flat against container bottoms. (AP Photo/Sallee Ann Harrison)
This May 2, 2024 image shows an arrangement of flowers, their stems trimmed and lower foliage removed, in a clean vase filled with water. (AP Photo/Sallee Ann Harrison)