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About the Soft Purple Premium Lilac Flower
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Delivery Recommendations
Recommended Delivery Date: 2 days before your event. (If your event is Saturday, suggested delivery day is Thursday)
Bloom & Stem Details
Floral Profile
Additional Information
Please Note
Your flowers will arrive looking thirsty and sleepy. This is absolutely NORMAL. Please see our Flower Care tab on this page to learn how to properly care for and handle your flowers.
As flowers are a natural product of Mother Nature and monitor resolutions can differ, the exact color tones of this flower may vary to some degree.
Package contents and prices are based on availability and may change due to weather and market conditions. If a substitution is necessary, we take great care to ensure your order closely matches your original flower choice, even if this means substituting flowers of higher value. While we will make every effort to contact you, there may be rare instances where we are unable to reach you in time. In such cases, we may proceed with substitutions to ensure your order ships on schedule, even without prior verbal confirmation.
Caring for Your Agapanthus
Our flowers are shipped fresh directly from our farms to your doorstep. When you first open the box, your flowers might appear "sleepy" or "thirsty," which is completely normal. These flowers have just completed an international journey and need water. Following the important care and preparation steps below will help rehydrate them and ensure they last as long as possible.
Flower Care Steps – From Arrival to Arrangement
Step 1: Unpack and Inspect
Unpack and Inspect: Cut any straps to remove flowers from the box, but leave their protective packaging on for the first 4 hours of hydration. As you unpack, check your blooms for any visible concerns.
Process Immediately: Begin the steps below immediately upon opening the box to ensure your flowers rehydrate and recover from their journey. Again, don’t worry if they appear sleepy or thirsty—they will perk up beautifully with proper care.
Step 2: Prepare the Containers
Choose Clean Buckets or Vases: Ensure your containers are clean and sanitized to remove soap residue, bacteria, and dirt, which can shorten flower life.
Fill Containers: Add at least 4 inches of cool, fresh water, and mix in flower food if available.
Step 3: Trim and Place in Water
Remove Foliage Below the Waterline: Strip leaves that will fall below the waterline to prevent mold or bacteria growth.
Cut Stems Correctly: Use clean, sharp floral shears to cut stems diagonally about 1 inch from the bottom. Avoid household scissors, as they pinch the stems and block water absorption.
Place and Space: Place the freshly cut stems into the prepared water immediately, ensuring enough space in each container to allow the flowers to bloom properly.
Step 4: Hydrate and Maintain
Hydration Time: After the initial 4-hour hydration period, remove protective packaging, strip additional leaves and thorns (if applicable), but allow one or two leaf clusters near the blossom to remain intact. This will help draw water into the blossom.
Re-cut and Space: Give your flowers another fresh cut and place them in your prepared buckets. You may need to spread your stems out into more buckets to give them even more room to bloom. It is important not to overcrowd your buckets. Allow your flowers to continue to hydrate for another 8 hours before beginning the design process.
Store in a Cool Place: Keep flowers in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight, drafts, and heat. Avoid placing them in a refrigerator, as this can harm flowers.
Monitor Water Levels: Flowers drink heavily upon arrival, so check frequently to ensure all stems are always submerged. If the water drops below the stems, refill immediately and recut them before placing them back in the container.
Step 5: Time to Design
Ready to Arrange: After completing the hydration and processing steps above, your flowers are now ready for design.
Recut and Maintain: As you design, make sure to recut the stems and maintain water levels.
Refresh Regularly: Change water daily and recut stems every 24-48 hours to keep flowers fresh.
Tips from Our Experts
Always keep flower buds above the bucket or vase rim to prevent your blooms from bruising.
Warm environments speed up blooming, while cooler areas slow it down. Adjust storage as needed, but always avoid direct sunlight and excessive heat.
Use a floral finishing spray after arranging blooms to help them last longer.
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Customer Reviews
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Desperately needed my mom's favorite spring flower for her winter memorial...FiftyFlowers got them for us! Excellent cstomer service with a real person texting us for details and found us a similar color option when our first choice was unavailable so we could still have the specific flowers we needed. They were beautiful!!
Hi Teri!
We love hearing how our flowers helped in this very special moment. It's wonderful to hear you felt supported with our communication style and our substitute options. Thank you for choosing us and please keep us in mind for any events in the future!
My first experience having fresh and fragile flowers shipped across the country, but it worked! Thanks for the detailed instructions. The lilacs, when they arrived, looked wilted and emaciated; but I did everything per the instructions and after two days, voila, they were looking their best just in time for my mother's birthday. I also appreciated there being a real live person texting me and answering any questions.
Additional wishes:
- It would have helped to describe or text me a picture of how full (or not) the stems actually are. Mine were not even close to what is pictured on this web page. No complains here, just that it would have helped to have a better idea of how much flower mass I was getting. When I realized how bare the lilacs would look by themselves, I went and gathered additional material and improvised a celebratory bouquet on the fly.
- A delivery tracking "live map" -- so you know just when to be there when your flowers arrive, like with DoorDash. (Although I understand you're stuck with whatever the shipping company provides).
Hi Irina,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughtful review about the Soft Purple Premium Lilac Flower. We're truly delighted to hear that your lilacs looked their best just in time for your mother's birthday! We're also excited that you found the detailed instructions helpful and appreciated the support from our team. Providing a personalized touch is incredibly important to us.
We genuinely value your feedback about improvements to enhance the experience. Your suggestion of a picture to show the actual fullness of the stems is an excellent idea, and we'll certainly consider this for our product descriptions to better set expectations. Additionally, the concept of a 'live map' for tracking deliveries is a fantastic point. While we currently rely on the shipping providers' services, we'll continue exploring ways to make the delivery process more transparent and convenient.
We're also pleased to hear you creatively improvised a celebratory bouquet by adding your own touch to complement the lilacs—that sounds absolutely beautiful!
For future orders, please feel free to contact us within 24 hours of delivery if you have any concerns, particularly about the flowers' condition upon arrival. This allows us to address any issues promptly and ensure everything meets our high-quality standards for your special occasions.
Thank you again, Irina, for your kind words, constructive suggestions, and support. Customers like you inspire us to continuously improve our service and products. We can’t wait to ship you more beautiful blooms in the future!
Warm regards,
The FiftyFlowers Team
A little more delicate than I had hoped, though in fairness it DID say that in the description. We made everything the night before, and by the time of the event the lilacs were looking distinctly droopy. The bouquets were okay (probably because they sat in water overnight) but if you're going to use this for corsages or boutonnieres, I'd recommend waiting until the morning before, if you can.
Very expensive just to arrive wilted
Hi Skylar,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We sincerely apologize that your Soft Purple Premium Lilac Flower didn't meet your expectations.
We take pride in ensuring that every bouquet arrives fresh and beautiful. It’s concerning to hear about this experience, and we’d love the opportunity to make it right for you.
For future orders, please contact our customer support team within 24 hours of delivery so we can address the issue promptly. We want to ensure it’s resolved and that you receive flowers in the quality they should be.
Your feedback is invaluable, and we’re committed to improving every step of our process to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
