Hydrangea is in my opinion, (based on sales and requests), is the most loved flower by women in Toronto. Hydrangea grows everywhere in Ontario, actually it goes everywhere in the world. Florists have the option of using home grown hydrangea or hydrangea from China or Holland. I use hydrangea from many sources.
Hydrangea dislikes being a cut flower and is notorious for shriveling up in a few hours. Air, once in the stem shortens the life blood of this beauty.
The Internet is full of articles that tell you to dip the stems in boiling water or to cut the stems under water, give the flowers a bath in warm water every three days and on one site I read that you should pray to your God. The Martha Stewarts of the world might have the time to bathe their hydrangea but most women that shop my boutique work for a living and most likely have more pressing things to do. Praying to God?
I have tried many things to keep this beauty longer in a vase. But only one thing seems to work for me, and that is to generously cut the stem quite short and immediately get it into floral food water ASAP. Once arranged, I never remove the stem from water. Sometimes they last only a few days and sometimes a month.
The truth is: hydrangea is a crap shoot flower. Very few stems match it's beauty and no flower makes a florist more nervous than hydrangea. There are no guarantees with hydrangea.
Hydrangea are available in many colors. The color of the flower depends on the PH level of the soil. Color also dictates the price of the flower too. White, blue and baby green are the least expensive. I usually design with these colors and often use pink in pink themed wedding designs. Brides almost always ask for hydrangea to be somewhere in their wedding flowers.
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