FloraLife Quick Dip 100 - 16oz

Every stem passing through a professional floral station is vulnerable to the same two-second window that causes bent neck and droopy stems — the moment between the re-cut and the first drink of fresh water. FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 Instant Hydrating Treatment, 16 oz bottle (SKU: 80-03785), closes that window with a one-to-three-second stem dip that dramatically reduces the air embolism blocking vascular uptake, priming every freshly cut flower to absorb the FloraLife® Fresh Flower Food solution that follows. Developed by FloraLife, a division of the Smithers-Oasis Company — the professional flower care brand defining post-harvest floral science since 1938 — Quick Dip 100 is the industry's most widely specified stem pretreatment, trusted by working florists and wholesale operations worldwide. The 16 oz individual bottle is sized for single workstations, on-site event processing, and florists building out the FloraLife® three-step fresh flower care system for the first time.

• SKU: 80-03785 | FloraLife® Product #3785
• Size: 16 oz (1 pint / 0.5 liters) — sold as an individual bottle
• Form: Ready-to-use liquid — do not dilute
• Dip time: 1–3 seconds in approximately 2 inches (5–6 cm) of solution
• Works on: All fresh-cut flower varieties, including premade cash-and-carry bouquets
• Priority crops: Roses, gerbera daisies, and field-grown flowers most prone to bent neck

FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 targets the primary mechanical cause of post-harvest flower failure: vascular air blockage at the stem base. When a fresh-cut stem is exposed to air — even during the few seconds of transit between the cutting table and the bucket — an air embolism forms at the cut end, slowing or stopping the stem's ability to draw water. A one-to-three-second dip in Quick Dip 100 immediately reduces that blockage, allowing the stem to take up solution freely once moved into a FloraLife® Fresh Flower Food treatment. The 16 oz format pours cleanly into any workstation container, holds a practical working volume without the commitment of production quantities, and travels easily in a cooler bag or on-site event kit. For retail flower shops receiving farm shipments, wedding florists conditioning stems on delivery day, and event designers processing flowers the morning of an installation, the 16 oz bottle delivers the same professional-grade pretreatment chemistry as the gallon format — at the volume that fits a single station without waste.

The price listed is our everyday professional wholesale rate — the same rate working florists, event studios, and floral retailers pay, with no account application and no minimum order.

• Brand: FloraLife® — a division of Smithers-Oasis Company, Walterboro, SC
• Product Line: FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 Instant Hydrating Treatment
• SKU: 80-03785 | FloraLife® Product #3785
• Net volume: 16 oz (1 pint / 0.5 liters)
• Physical form: Colorless to light yellow aqueous liquid; slight odor
• Specific gravity (relative density): 1.02
• Flash point: N/A — non-flammable aqueous solution
• Active chemistry: Citric acid (<5%), sulfuric acid (<1%), water (>95%)
• Dip time: 1–3 seconds in approximately 2 inches (5–6 cm) of solution per use
• Dosage: Ready-to-use — do not dilute
• Compatible flowers: All fresh-cut varieties; roses, gerbera daisies, and field-grown crops most strongly indicated
• Not for use on: Artificial flowers, dried flowers
• Packaging: Bottle contains post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic content
• Transport classification: Not regulated as dangerous goods (DOT / IATA / IMDG)

How to Use FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 — Step by Step

1. Set up a clean working container. Pour approximately 2 inches (5–6 cm) of FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 into a clean, dedicated container. Never dip stems directly from the original bottle — introducing debris into the bottle will degrade the solution and contaminate your remaining supply.
2. Strip foliage below the solution line. Remove all leaves, foliage, and guard petals that will sit below the solution level in your holding container. Leaf debris is the fastest way to contaminate a working Quick Dip solution and force early discard.
3. Re-cut stems immediately before dipping. Re-cut a minimum of 1 inch (3 cm) — and up to 3 inches — off the bottom of each stem with a clean, sharp knife or cutter. The treatment works best on a freshly opened vascular cut, before new air exposure begins sealing the uptake pathway again. Do not re-cut and then set stems aside before dipping; that gap defeats the purpose of the re-cut.
4. Dip for 1 to 3 seconds — no longer. Place stems in the Quick Dip solution for 1 to 3 seconds. This is not a conditioning soak — it is a rapid surface treatment designed to reduce air resistance at the stem end. Extended dipping beyond 3 seconds adds no documented benefit per FloraLife® protocol.
5. Transfer immediately to fresh flower food solution. Remove stems from the Quick Dip and place them directly into a FloraLife® Fresh-Cut Flower Food solution. The Quick Dip primes the stem for uptake; the flower food delivers the nutrients and biocides that sustain flower life. These two steps work together — Quick Dip alone, without a follow-up food solution, leaves the treatment incomplete.
6. Discard working solution daily — without exception. At the end of each session, discard all Quick Dip solution that has been used. If the solution becomes cloudy or visibly contaminated before the end of a session, discard it immediately. Never pour used solution back into the original bottle.

Pro tip for the 16 oz format: Pour only what you will use in a given session into your working container, and keep the original bottle sealed between sessions. The 16 oz bottle produces enough working solution for multiple rounds of conditioning; managing pour volume extends shelf life and reduces waste on lower-volume processing days.

Professional wedding florists, retail flower shops, event and corporate floral designers, sympathy and funeral florists, hospitality and hotel floral programs, wholesale distributors conditioning stems before delivery, market florists processing farm-direct shipments, and floral design educators demonstrating professional post-harvest protocols all use FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 as the first step in a verified, professional-grade fresh flower care system.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does the 16 oz bottle of FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 differ from the gallon size — and which should I choose?
A: The formulation is identical — both are the same FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 ready-to-use solution, no dilution required. The difference is volume and application. The 16 oz individual bottle (SKU: 80-03785) is sized for a single workstation, a portable on-site event kit, or a first-time user building the FloraLife® three-step system into their workflow. The gallon is the production-volume format for shops conditioning high stem counts daily. Most professional studios stock the gallon as their primary supply and keep the 16 oz bottle at individual conditioning stations or in their event travel kit. If you condition fewer than 50–75 stems per session, work from multiple locations, or are evaluating the product before committing to gallon quantities, the 16 oz is the right choice.

Q: Can FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 be used on all flower varieties, or is it specifically for roses and gerberas?
A: It can be used on all fresh-cut flower varieties, including premade cash-and-carry bouquets already assembled. FloraLife® specifically highlights roses and gerbera daisies because those varieties are most prone to bent neck — the vascular collapse that causes stems to lose the ability to hold blooms upright — and field-grown crops because they travel longer from cut to conditioning, giving air embolisms more time to form. The treatment benefit applies to any freshly cut stem: the chemistry reduces air resistance at the cut end across all varieties. Do not use on artificial or dried flowers — this product is formulated exclusively for fresh-cut stems.

Q: What is the most cost-effective way to buy FloraLife® Quick Dip 100 at wholesale prices online?
A: Right here, at the price shown. Every product on lofloristsupplies.com is priced at our everyday professional wholesale rate — the same price working florists, event studios, retail flower shops, and wholesale buyers pay, available to every buyer without an account application, minimum order, or quote request.

⚠ California Proposition 65 Warning: This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.