How can you preserve a rose for a little longer after it's already been in a vase for a few days?

I usually prefer pink or peach or something like that when it comes to roses but some one gave me a rose a few days ago and it's one of the most beautiful red roses I think I have ever seen. How can I keep it a little longer?

How can you preserve a rose for a little longer after it's already been in a vase for a few days?
Add a non coated aspirin. This dissolves and actully helps the plant stay pretty longer.
Reply:THIS MUST BE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON AS WELL AS A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER TO YOU.


IF YOU HAVE A DEHYDRATOR (THE TYPE USED TO MAKE JERKY) YOU CAN PLACE THE ROSE IN THERE TO PRESERVE IT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE COLOR WILL CHANGE. PRESERVE THE MEMORY OF THAT MOMENT AND THE ROSE WILL LAST FOREVER. GOOD LUCK,


RON
Reply:Cut about an inch and a half off the bottom of the stem and replace the water. Add a bit of sugar to the water.
Reply:put a little 7-up in the water and trim the stems a little and on an angle at the bottom every day
Reply:If you wanna keep it forever spray it with hair spray and hang it upside down untill the hairspray dries.
Reply:You could hang it upside down for a few days. It will dry out and remain stiff. OR you could press it in a book
Reply:Florist sell a powder that will preseve the flowers longer or suger mixed in the water works as well.
Reply:Besides changing the water, keep the end of the stem trimmed. Cut off a little bit each time you change the water!
Reply:You could lightly spray it with hair spray and then hang it upside down. It will preserve it that way.
Reply:change the water every 2 days it lives a lot longer
Reply:Disolve an aspirin in a 1/2 gallon of water; add a 1/4 teaspoon of sugar; shake it to make sure everything is disolved. Add it to the water you already have in the rose to make it last longer. Another hint: let the tap water sit overnight to release any chlorine in the water - chlorine is acidic and will shorten the life of the rose.
Reply:a little baking soda in the water makes it last - same thing as the stuff the florist gives you.
Reply:take a picture......look at it
Reply:You can preserve it in silica. Buy this at any hobby store. It's like a fine sand. Just put your flowers in it and it will absorb the moisture and the flower will stay the same shade and will be dried forever.
Reply:Try a little aspirin in the water. Powder it and sprinkle it in.
Reply:I usually pull the stem out of the vase and clip it on an angle, empty the old water out, then put in fresh water with an aspirin. If the aspirin is not available, I place a quarter teaspoon of sugar in the water. The flowers last for a good while.