2 weeks ago I picked a beautiful pink rose outside my house that I get every year and quickly put it in a bud vase to enjoy for a few days. I still have pictures from previous years. I put it in the vase and filled with my filtered water and took a 2 hour nap. When I woke up it was COMPLETELY wilted. The same thing happened in May but it had a tear in the stem close to the bud so I thought that was why it wilted quickly and put it in unfiltered tap water. I have no idea what's going on with the city water but the fact it basically killed a freshly picked rose in less than 2 hours was alarming. Since then I have been boiling any water I drink. I live in Cincinnati Ohio. I already have numerous health issues that started after the 1976 shot and don't need to make things worse. This is a repeat from a post a week ago that not many saw but I think is important.
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I work in roses professionally, we propagate 11m rose cuttings annually. I have seen similar issues, generally when mildew or disease is present they defoliate and wilt rapidly. Sensitive to too wet, and too dry simultaneously. If you really want to deduct that reasoning, send rose tissue off for analysis.
Can't afford it between all the supplements I take for 5 autoimmune diseases and inflation it's all I can do to keep my house at 60 degrees in the winter and eat cheap food.
simple and inexpensive solution, if you are concerned about tap and other waters that you are around...where i live, we have well water, so after seeing stains in my white sinks, i tried zerowater brand pitcher/filters from amazon...they include a TDS (total dissolved solids, basically everything) meter with pitcher...you will be amazed at the junk allowed in tap waters...even fridge filters don't do much, if anything...highly recommend give it a try if you are concerned...