3 Red Gerberas in a Black Ribbed Vase

Proof that a small gift can still look designed. Three red gerberas, the happiest of the daisy family, stand in a matt black ribbed polymer vase with eucalyptus, sprigs of lavender and a plume of pampas grass for texture. The black vase makes the red look even brighter and suits a modern flat or office desk. It is an easy way to brighten someone's day without a big occasion: a birthday, a thank-you, a well done, or a hello from far away. Add a few lines on the note page after checkout and we will write them on the card by hand.

What is actually in it

3 red gerberas with eucalyptus, lavender and pampas grass in a black ribbed polymer vase 20 cm high and 8.3 cm wide. Overall height 35 to 40 cm. The vase is included.

What it looks like on day four

Gerberas usually stay bright for five to seven days. They drink a lot, so keep the water level up and trim the stems slightly every couple of days; a drooping head often recovers after a fresh cut.

We photograph every listing on the bench under daylight. The image you are looking at is the arrangement, not a mood board.

Keep the vase away from direct sun, draughts and heat sources such as radiators or air conditioning. Check the water every day and refresh it with clean, room-temperature water, trimming the stems by half a centimetre to a centimetre at an angle each time. Remove any leaves that sit below the waterline and take out fading flowers early so the rest stay fresh for longer.

The five things that actually matter

1. Recut the stems. Two centimetres off at a 45° angle, under running water if you can. Air locks in the stem are the main cause of early droop.
2. Strip leaves below the waterline. Submerged foliage rots and turns the water bacterial within a day.
3. Change the water, do not just top it up. Every two days, with the sachet we include.
4. Keep them away from fruit. Ripening fruit releases ethylene, which ages cut flowers dramatically faster.
5. Cool and out of direct sun. A radiator or a sunny windowsill will halve the vase life of anything.

Do all five and you should see nine days from this bouquet rather than five. The long version is in the journal.

Delivery

Same-day delivery is available across all 39 districts of Istanbul, on the same nine daily delivery windows from 09:00 to 22:00. Delivery is always free, on every order, everywhere we deliver in Istanbul, no threshold, no surcharge.

We deliver in our own vans with our own drivers. That is more expensive than handing it to a parcel courier, and it is the reason 98.2% of orders land inside the window you chose.

Substitution policy

Fresh flowers are an agricultural product. Occasionally the market does not have what we planned for, especially with seasonal stems like peonies. When that happens we do one of two things, and never anything else:

• Substitute a stem of equal or greater value in the same colour family, and email you a photograph before dispatch so you can approve it or cancel for a full refund.
• If no acceptable substitute exists, we call you. We will not quietly send something different and hope you do not notice.

Cancellations

Change or cancel free until 18:00 the day before delivery. After that the flowers are cut and conditioned specifically for your order, so cancellation is not possible — this is the perishable-goods exception under distance-selling rules, and it is stated again at checkout before you pay.