3 hacks for the longest lasting cut Iceland poppy flowers 🌸 👇 🌸 Cauterize the stem. That’s right, use a lighter and burn the last inch of stem for about 30 seconds. This helps the quick seeping sap from exiting the flower too soon. 🌸 Use the buds as part of your arrangement. Leave the furry casing on if you want them to stay a bud - or peel back and watch as the poppy opens right before your eyes (over the course of a few hours). 🌸Place immediately in water! Even more so than your average f