A BRITISH TV gardener has shared his tip for keeping
flowers perky - feeding them a tiny dose of the sex drug Viagra.
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Just one milligram of the libido-boosting blue pill gives
drooping blooms a lift and extends their life, according to David
Domoney.
"Drop in a standard Viagra tablet … it stiffens up your blooms a
treat," he advised on his website.
The flowers need just one milligram of a standard 50 milligram
tablet to regain their vigor, the gardener said.
Viagra contains nitric oxide, a hormone released by humans that
enables blood vessels to relax and increases blood flow to the
penis. Plants also give off nitric oxide to turn on their immune
system.
Australian scientists first discovered Viagra's potential in the
plant industry and their research was published in the British
Medical Journal.
"Viagra can double the shelf life of cut flowers," the study
said.
If Viagra is too hard to come by, Mr Domoney said soluble
aspirin will also add life to limp blooms.
