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Hydrangea 101: How Fussy Are They?????

Flower Moxie

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Lots of brides are nervous to use Hydrangea and hear rumors that they are super sensitive. While it's true that they don't like extreme temps, they are SUPER long-lasting and hardy if they have plenty of water.

In this video Amy talks about:
When to avoid hydrangea
How to use them in a bouquet
Using Alum and Crowning Glory to extend their life in foam work
How to bring them back from the dead if they fall out of water and wilt on you.

20 Comments

@marykillen9110 4 years ago

Love your videos, I’ve designed for 25 years and you are spot on with your advice! And I love the sense of humor, sometimes if we don’t laugh we will just cry…don’t get me started on the peony wedding from hell ! Lol

@tmkesh9567 4 years ago (edited)

Great tips! Waiting until the last minute before the event is exactly what I do when working with hydrangeas and structures with foam. I learned this lesson the hard way, early in my floral designing career!

@janicelavoie2457 4 years ago

I use Alum dip on the ends before insertion to foam or water, with great results.

@sallybeedee 4 years ago

Thank you for this video! Helped a lot!

@rhondaburgess7512 4 years ago

I absolutely Luv what you guys share with us. I feel like the hydrangea… I just drink it all in. Thank you so much for sharing.

@escalafamily1174 3 years ago

That’s an awesome info. Thanks!

@margaretrichmond3887 4 years ago

OK, a lot of excellent floral tricks, especially the last one! Never dawned on me to do that simple simple process.

@kusumlakshmipathy9069 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing useful tips on hydrangeas 💐

@tawanasimms9258 4 years ago

I never knew this. Great info. I love hydrangeas.

@rainyskysweetea 3 years ago

Love love love ur videos! Thank you 🙏

@suepercy8390 4 years ago

Great info thanks

@Ms.MarthaLopez 3 weeks ago

I’m absolutely terrified 😅! Planning a wedding next year and I don’t know now 😓

@carolgarringer4786 4 years ago

They sound like the Barbra Streisand of flowers. They know how good they are, so they get away with being high maintenance?

@margaretrichmond3887 4 years ago

Have you ever thought about doing a video with farm table arrangements with candles greenery a full from start to finish product? Same for round table? I’m a mom who will try, and hopefully succeed, in creating a round table setting which includes 16”, 12”, 4” (all 4” diameter) glass tall vases with floating candles, and a 4-6” compote arrangement. Need help with layout, I’m ordering florals from you and have selected a professional guidance from one of your designers, but I’m a visual learner and need a video for inspiration and help. I would do it at home but this is a cross country wedding, and all the supplies have been sourced at venue site. Could you make my life a little easier with a video? You can use which ever florals you want, but can you add dusty miller in the greenery? BTW I am so grateful to you and your team for providing us DYI inspiration and guidance.

@suepercy8390 1 year ago

I never thought about hydrangeas need for so much water was because of the multi flower head. Is that sort of the same for other flowers with multi heads like phlox

@giovannabianchi3584 4 years ago

Buon giorno, si puo avere la traduzione in italiano?
Grazie

@shannjill 2 months ago

If you were doing a hydrangea garland across the center of 29 banquet tables would you still insert them in the foam on location the day of?

@laurendubnansky5577 3 years ago

Hydrangeas are my favorite but I fight with them everytime I get them at Trader Joe’s :(
I use alum, have tried soaking them, put the stem in boiling water, etc.
I always have one that won’t perk up. What am I doing wrong??

@noorhanna7299 2 years ago (edited)

Can you put the hydrangea in the water pick then insert the water pick in the foam? Or would the hydrangea drink up that water pretty quickly? Thanks!