On International Women’s Day we celebrate the history of women, highlighting significant events, milestones, and achievements. It’s the perfect day to show your respect and appreciation for the women in your life. This could, of course, be your partner, but also consider a friend, colleague, neighbour, your mother, or another family member. For example, by gifting them a bouquet of Anthuriums—a strong flower for strong women.

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day takes place on the 8th of March. It’s a day dedicated to the fight for equality and opportunities for women. Various organisations organise events to draw attention to issues such as equal pay, economic independence, and sexual violence. Naturally, this day is also the perfect occasion to show the special women in your life how much you respect and appreciate them. Because mothers, sisters, wives, and friends—what would we do without them?

The Anthurium: a strong flower for strong women

Anthuriums are resilient flowers with an exceptionally long lifespan. They stay fresh in a vase for at least two weeks—and with a bit of luck, they’ll remain stunning for up to five weeks. In contrast, the average cut flower lasts only seven days before wilting and being discarded. Such a waste! This makes the Anthurium the ideal flower to gift to the women in your life.

A few tips to maximise your flowers’ lifespan:

• Use a clean vase
• Trim 5 cm from the end of the stems
• Place the vase in a spot with indirect sunlight
• Keep the flowers away from draughts, ripe fruit, and radiators
• Refresh the water in the vase about once a week and cut 1 cm diagonally from the end of the stems

Also read: How to make a bunch of cut flowers last even longer