...because it wants a drink!
When you see a rose in your bouquet turning soft and drooping, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a "goner". It's telling you "I need a drink!" Sometimes there might be a blockage in the stem, preventing the water to travel the long distance to the rose.
REMEDY: Fill the kitchen sink with warm water (half hot/half cold from the tap which gives you the perfect temperature.) Remove the droopy rose(s) from the vase, and submerge the entire rose (stem, foliage and blossom) under water, weight it down. With a sharp knife in hand, give a fresh angled cut to the stem under water. The water uptake is immediate...leave rose submerged for 45 minutes to an hour. It should have perked up and be ready to be place back in the vase.
Therefore, an important tip to remember is the shorter the stem the longer the flower will last.
If the one you love is bored with red roses, you might want to consider these alternatives: Pink says "grace and beauty", coral says "you are desirable", lavender says "love at first sight", a white rose combined with a red rose says, "unity". It amazes me how many women are fond of yellow roses; perhaps they don't know that during the Victorian Era the yellow rose spoke "jealousy". Today "google" says it means joy and friendship.
"THE FRAGRANCE ALWAYS STAYS IN THE HAND THAT GIVES THE ROSE." Heda Bekar
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