How can I keep fresh cut flowers alive longer?

I've heard to drop an aspirin in the water, but is there anything else? And, does the aspirin work?

How can I keep fresh cut flowers alive longer?
Before you arrange your flowers make sure you remove any foliage that will be below the water level in the vase as this will rot and reduce the life of your flowers.


Changing the water daily is important and I have heard that both the above answers can work. I usually put a spoonful of sugar in the bottom and that works well also. You can buy special "cut flowers powder" from florists and garden centres that is specially made to put in the vase with your flowers, so that's good too.
Reply:use 7 up soda (has to be 7 up for some reason) with a little bit of water. That's what they use in the tournament of roses too. Also you can put a penny in the water.
Reply:Cut the stems at an angle so the flowers will get more water longer. Change the water daily and add Sprite to it. Re-cut the stems each time you change the water.


The aspirin does work.
Reply:If we buy Fresh Flowers there are a;ways a small packet attached to them which you put in the water, but if they are picked from the garden I always put a small teaspoonful of sugar in and that does work. I have heard about Aspirin but I have never used it.