Rosa Indica is an important cut flower in Kenya earning a lot of money in terms of export earnings. Vaselife reflects its post harvest longevity. Different methods are used to prolong the vaselife of Roses and Carnations. The main objectives of  the  present studies which were conducted at  Maseno University in the year 2008 were to find the effects of Sucrose and hypochlorite on the vase life of Roses and carnations The two chemicals were used forming treatments which were laid out in a completely randomized design. The source of the flowers was the Finlay Company in Kericho, Kenya. Sucrose was added in the vase solution to act as a source of carbohydrates to assist the flower to absorb water and prevent transpiration and maintain turgidity. The biocide was used to kill bacteria in the vase solution. Flowers were obtained for the experiment at the bud stage. Data was collected on the number of days to flower opening, petal wilting, leaf yellowing, stem bending and vaselife. The data was analyzed using SAS (Statically Analysis System) into analysis of variance and mean separation was carried out using
the L.S.D method .Both the chemicals used increased the vaselife of the two cut flowers in this study and reduced the quality by reducing parameters such as flower yellowing and stem bending. It is concluded that they should be used in the vase solutions of these flowers.