Fol How do you get the best out of your hydrangea?
Ensure optimal water absorption:
1. Cut the stem at an angle..
2. Remove excess leaves.
3. Scrape 5 cm from the bottom with a knife.
4. Use a clean vase.
5. Fill with hot water.
6. Add flower food.
Place them in a beautiful spot, no direct sunlight or near a heater. Result: the hydrangea will stay radiant for a long time.
Let your hydrangea shine at its very best again
Extra tip – Drying Hydrangeas
You can dry ‘Classic’ Hydrangeas after they have changed colour! If the flowers stop absorbing water and the leaves look limp, remove the leaves from the stem and empty the vase of water.
Replace the flowers in the vase minus the leaves and water. Normally the flowers will then dry out completely and provide months of enjoyment!
Tip of the day
Hydrangea cultivation is one of the most sustainable of cut flower crops, with minimal levels of energy and nutrient consumption.
Cut flower Hydrangeas do not do well in a metal vase or bucket. Glass vases are ideal. You can easily check the quantity and quality of the water.
Unique to Hydrangeas is the evolving colours of the flowers. During bloom the flowers change colours. Their original colour mixes with green tints in various tones.
Cut flower Hydrangeas are cut in different stages of growth. The more advanced the flower colour changing, the more durable. A fully grown, colour changed flower that feels hard and firm, can stand in a vase beautifully for up to 3 weeks.
Fill the vase with 2/3 water and add cut flower food before you arrange your cut flower Hydrangeas in the vase.
Do not place hydrangeas in direct sunlight or near a heater
Fruit produce gas which make Hydrangea flowers age soon. Therefore do not put the flower vase too close to the fruit basket.
