I follow your blog and just admire your work so much. I have a question for you regarding hydrangea. I love love this flower but ran into quite a few incidences where it drooped on me if left out water. I see on magazines all the time where brides hold a beautiful white hydrangea or even mixed with hydrangea or hydrangea pomander and wonder how long does that bouquet last?
Such as this wedding featured on Southern Wedding of Christi and Chris' wedding photographed by Studio A Photography.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Ms. Le(I left out her first name)
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Dear M. Le
This is good question and one that I faced as well. In the beginning of my career, I did do one of these hydrangea bridal bouquet and it turned out fine. Then a couple months later, I did another one that it "pooped" out. After that, I decided not to do this type of bouquet until I figured out what I did wrong and the truth of it is this.
When it comes to hydrangea, if it is a new cut or still growing stem that is not properly hydrated, it will "wilt". In intense and direct light, if it is doesn't get enough water, it will wilt. It's very heat sensitive. The ones that we have done with success are hydrated, more mature blooms and we "collar" them so that if they "droop" slitly, they have wired foliage that will support it.
In addition, I use very specific hydrangeas and make sure that they are surrounded with supporting flowers that are not heat sensitive. I enjoy and highly recommend the mix of hydrangeas with strong stemmed roses, mini callas, orchids - always with foliage and wired large leaves for support.
I also, keep them in water until the bride is ready for her photo shoot and yes, when my lovely bride, Chenin ordered blue hydrangeas for all her bridesmaid, I made her 2 extra. A quality floral designer has to be prepared! That's my advice.
Bottom line: When in doubt, make a spare! Leave it in the cooler.
This is good question and one that I faced as well. In the beginning of my career, I did do one of these hydrangea bridal bouquet and it turned out fine. Then a couple months later, I did another one that it "pooped" out. After that, I decided not to do this type of bouquet until I figured out what I did wrong and the truth of it is this.
When it comes to hydrangea, if it is a new cut or still growing stem that is not properly hydrated, it will "wilt". In intense and direct light, if it is doesn't get enough water, it will wilt. It's very heat sensitive. The ones that we have done with success are hydrated, more mature blooms and we "collar" them so that if they "droop" slitly, they have wired foliage that will support it.
In addition, I use very specific hydrangeas and make sure that they are surrounded with supporting flowers that are not heat sensitive. I enjoy and highly recommend the mix of hydrangeas with strong stemmed roses, mini callas, orchids - always with foliage and wired large leaves for support.
I also, keep them in water until the bride is ready for her photo shoot and yes, when my lovely bride, Chenin ordered blue hydrangeas for all her bridesmaid, I made her 2 extra. A quality floral designer has to be prepared! That's my advice.
Bottom line: When in doubt, make a spare! Leave it in the cooler.
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We use a lot of hydrangeas for both wedding and everyday work. Here's our trick: hydrate them by submerging blossoms in very cold water or ice water for a few minutes. They absorb a lot of their moisture through their petals. Frequent misting helps too.
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