Wilting hydrangeas

18 years ago

There's nothing I like better than a big bowl of hydrangeas sitting on the sofa table but I can't stop them from wilting shortly after cutting. I was told by a florist to burn the stems but how can they be conditioned if they can't take up water?

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Noni Morrison
18 years ago
THe secret to hydrangeas is not to cut them until the pollen in the center has been shed. After that they will hold up just fine. I don't know of anyway to get them to hold up before then. Same is true of hellebores.
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