I can't keep my plants flowering.?

I think I have a black thumb. All the flowers die off of my plants within a few days of purchase. I got some lillies, gerbera daisies, hydrangeas and some fluerette mums about a week ago and none of them have flowers left. The green parts are healthy. What am I doing wrong???



Also, I purchased them from differents stores.
I can't keep my plants flowering.?
it helps to wear gloves when handleing certain plants cuase if finger oil comes of your skin and touchs the leaves or stems it kills the flowers cuase the other day i was transplanting my lillies i forgot to wear my gloves and i touched the plant when i was transplanting i noticed that the next day my flowers were dead or even starting to die
Reply:There are lots of reasons for this. Most flower plants are either imported or "forced" under artificial conditions such as heat and 24 hour light. When they bloom they are removed and sold to stores. They do look very nice, and that is why you buy them. My advice is, do not buy a plant in bloom, buy them in bud. The chances are that these have been in bloom for quite a long time before you bought it, and therefore nearing it's end. just leave them now, the Dasies and the Mums and the Lily's will die down now, the hydrangea's will take a little longer. Plant them into the garden and leave them. Next season these will come again, feed them once a week from the time they begin to bud, and then you will have the pleasure of the plants in all their glory. Handling these will NOT kill them Good luck
Reply:The plants have probably been forced into flower,by being grown on in a warm greenhouse.Hydrangeas,for example,don't normally flower outdoors 'til July.

Keep them watered,without drowning them and the chances are,they'll grow away.

New roots won't have formed into the garden soil yet,give 'em time.
Reply:They need to acclimate to their new home. Just give them water and fertilizer and wait. They should be fine.
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