drying hydrangias
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does anyone know how to successfully dry a hydrangia bloom? I have hung them upside down, but they just wilt into little blobs. If I keep them in a vase of water, then they also wilt and die. I thought I did it once, but haven't had any luck lately. I have a beautiful blue bush and would like to preserve some of the blooms.
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Googled "drying hydrangeas". Lots of hits. Here's the link:
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#5
You can ALSO use Cat Litter!!! A florist believe it or not told us to use cat litter to dry my daughters bouquet from her wedding. And we did and have dried other flowers using the cat litter. It has to be the sand kind. Just put some in a rectangle cake pan about an inch....carefully lay your flowers on top of that and slowly and carefully sprinkle cat litter on top of the flowers until they are totally covered. Keep it in a dry place and about a week later they will be dried. Added Bonus....when the flowers are dried...you can REUSE the kitty litter in the cat box. :)
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Originally Posted by KarenK
Googled "drying hydrangeas". Lots of hits. Here's the link:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...=Google+Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...=Google+Search
#9
I dry my hydrangeas every year. I have the blue and a tree. I've found that if I leave the flowers on the plant/tree until almost the end of the season, they dry nicely by just putting them in a vase. If I clip them too early, they wilt and get yukky. The white do turn pinkish/coral and the blue turn to more of a deep purple. I've never been able to keep them absolutely white.
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