Keeping Hydrangeas
Dear Aunt Daisy, Whenever I pick hydrangeas and put them in water, they wither within a day. Ihave tried putting alum in the water, also bruising the stems-with no success. Can vou suggest anything?
Nellie
_ Christchurch.
Two good Links in our Chain (on from a florist’s' shop), agree in- first scraping the hard woody portion of the cut hydrangea-stem for about 4 to 6 inches from the end. Then, one advocates putting the scraped stem in a container of boiling water for approximately 5 minutes; the other says simply place the flowers straight into cold water and change the water every s€cond day. In both cases, the hydrangeas last a_fortnight. A third Link writes that she always dissolves a little alum in very hot water and puts the hydrangeas straight in, "I do this in a bucket, of course, and then transfer to a vase when cold, using the same water," she adds. "Another tip is to cut the ends off the stems while _ under water. Be sure fo add more water to the vase every day as hydrangeas drink a lot. There is no need to change the water."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 512, 14 April 1949, Page 23
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192Keeping Hydrangeas New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 512, 14 April 1949, Page 23
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