Though this doesn’t happen very often, to prevent this you must ensure your beautiful flowers receive as much moisture as possible.
Follow these simple steps to ensure your fluffy blooms stay fresh and have a longer vase life
- Use garden shears to cut the bottom of the stems off while under water. This will prevent a bubble from forming and hindering the uptake of water. Remember, your hydrangea needs to suck in as much water as possible.
- poke several holes in the stem with a needle
- Fill a vase to the brim with cold, cold water – add a handful of ice cubes! Hydrangeas love cold water and flourish the best in it.
- add the flower food e.g. chrysal to the vase–however, if you don’t have flower food you can use 1 tablespoon of sugar with 1teaspoon of bleach and add that mixture to the water in the vase.
- add the hydrangeas and allow them to fall into place
- spritz the flower heads with more water
- Be sure to change the water every 2-3 days remembering to add the special ingredients (flower food or sugar and bleach mixture
- We advice you give them a fresh cut every time you change the water
Also, spray the hydrangea with a water bottle filled with cold water (hydrangea draw water through both their petals and stems). Enjoy your fresh blooms.
