[OGD] Permanganate

There must be something in the discussion of permanganate as a flower preserver that I'm missing. Does one apply it to the cut stem? If so, how does it affect the flower up stream? Ifone appliesit to the flowerone producesstains of brown manganese dioxide which would presumably be

[OGD] Permanganate

dewitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] spaketh thusly: Commercially, potassium permanganate is used to preserve flowers through oxidation of ethylene. The reactions are given here: http://www.sorbentsystems.com/epaxtech.html Permanganate is capable of staining almost anything it touches a