Hydrangeas are a tricky flower. While we were watching Renee Muller make these arrangements you learned how to create here, we watched curiously as she didn’t simply cut the stems of her hydrangeas on an angle.
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I am surprised you didn’t mention how hydrangeas do well with boiling water (or super hot). My stem from the shavuos arrangement stayed for two weeks on my table!!!
Yes! Was going to mention that as well. You dunk the freshly cut stem into boiling water for a few seconds. Keeps it fresh way longer.
Then you put it into regular temp water? Thanks
a florist once told me to make sure to rest the heads on the rim of the vase since theyre too heavy to support themselves. I find that also extends their life.
I put the boiling water in the vase and top off w some reg temp water. This also works if you think they have died. Do this and they will “come back to life”! Have done it many times!
Thanks! I love hydrangeas but they die so quickly! Will try this next time.
Also helps to mist the flower itself with water.
I have a hydrangea bush. As soon as I cut them off they die a little while later. Any tips? Thanks
This post is amazing! Not only did the tips from the post (and the comments!) keep my hydrangeas alive for more than one day (that was my past record!) it has been almost a week and they look amazing and beautiful! Thank you thank you!!
hydrangeas drink water from buds. SPRAY THE FLOWERS, while in the vase and they will last for a least a week looking fresh as new.