Ideal tempertaure for flowers?

i bought some flowers today and have to keep them til tomm. there in my refridgerator right now with damp paper towels on the bottom. what is a good temperature to keep them in. my refridgerator has a low-med-high dial to control the tempertaure

Ideal tempertaure for flowers?
The ideal temperature to store most flowers is around 35-38F depending on the type of flower (if they are tropicals like orchids, gingers, birds of paradise etc, then they require a temperature above 50F). The damp paper towels will help as long as they don't touch the blooms themselves. Just make sure you don't have apples, pears, mangoes or kiwis in your refrigerator. These fruits, along with many others, produce high quantities of a gas called ethylene. This gas can really harm your flowers. Just keep your flowers away from produce and they'll be fine.



You could also cut them and place them in water until tomorrow, they should be fine as long as you use sharp sheers and a very clean vase and water. Be careful with adding just sugar to the vase as was suggested, you would need to add a few DROPS of Clorox to the water as well or you'll end up with a bacterial soup. The best is to use commercial flower food.
Reply:nah 4reals
Reply:First off, store your flowers away from any fruit, as it gives off a gas that can wilt your flowers. You need to re-cut the stems and put into water, so the receiver gets nice flowers. Put flower food in the water, follow directions. If you do not have the flower food, add a teaspoon of sugar. Use tepid water(slightly warm), too hot will make the flowers open too much and too cold can put them through stress. Tell the receiver they need to re-cut the stem when they get them and every day after wards. Also let them know about the water temp and flower food. Make sure no foliage remains below the water level, as it Can rot and cause bacteria problems but do not remove all the leaves because they help draw water up to the head of the flower.
Reply:they will be fine where you have them, the temp is fine.............