How Are Sunflowers Transported?

Sunflowers are a well-known flower that you can grow in your personal garden or purchase from most florists. Whether you are a florist or just an admirer of sunflowers, you may need to transport sunflowers from a shop to a wedding venue or from your personal garden to a friend's house. Whatever your reason, be aware that improper transporting of sunflowers can greatly reduce the length of their life. Sunflowers require water and cool temperatures and during transporting and without these, they could wilt. You can transport your sunflowers knowing that with proper preparation they should not wilt before you arrive at your destination.

Things You'll Need

• Paper towels
• Rubber bands
• Sealable plastic bag

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Remove the sunflowers from their current location.

   • 2

     Moisten several paper towels with water.

   • 3

     Lay the paper towels out on a flat surface and lay the stems of the flowers so that the bottom of the stem is in the center of the first towel.

   • 4

     Roll the paper towels around the stems of the sunflowers.

   • 5

     Tuck the bottom portion of the paper towel up around the roll.

   • 6

     Secure the paper towels with a rubber band.

   • 7

     Place the stems into a sealable plastic bag and use a rubber band to secure the bag to the stems.

   • 8

     Keep the temperature of the vehicle cool during the transport and prop the flowers up in a bucket to keep the flowers from lying on their side.