Hydrangea hack I was sure was gonna be total BS

I finally tried that trick where you dip the stems in boiling water for 30 seconds before arranging them, and after a whole week they still weren't droopy, so is this something you guys actually do every time or just for special orders that need to last longer?

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veramartin5mo ago

Boiling water trick works best when the stems are already starting to wilt or you bought them a few days ago, that's when it really saves them. For fresh flowers straight from the garden or a good florist, you're right that regular cutting and clean water does the job just fine. I keep a kettle handy but only bust it out for grocery store hydrangeas that look like they've been through a war.

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fionaa355mo ago

Ha, well I'm gonna be the odd one out here but I actually think that hack is mostly unnecessary. I've done it maybe twice when I had some particularly sad looking hydrangeas from the grocery store and yeah it woke them up, but for normal fresh flowers I just cut stems at an angle and change the water every couple days. They hold up just fine without all that boiling drama. Plus I always worry I'm gonna burn myself or melt something plastic in the process, so it feels like a lot of effort for what is usually a minor difference. If you're getting a full week out of them already then you're probably doing plenty right without the hot water step.

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