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Common Name – Hydrangea Latin name – Hydrangea spp. Family (Tribe) – Hydrangeaceae Nickname – Old Granny’s Shower Caps or Mop Head

A cluster of lush globes filled with a delicate lace of small star shaped petals

Autumn, Spring time and Summer time cutflower - AVAILABLE NOW Gender – Female (high heels)

Women - Peony comes in root form which is the Tree Peony variety (shrub) can last up to 10 years, just cut back the dried out branches annually for maintance (does not die back into the ground as its cousin the Herbaceous, prune when blooms have died out, cut only the split ends no big hair cut as it will affect the blooms to come out the following year). From Japan.

Anniversary – 4th Birth Flower - N/A Native to – Japan & China

‘Hydrangea' - Symbolises Gratefulness and Pride and it celebrates with heartfelt praises and appreciation (thank you). In Western Culture it also spells out to the receiver, I'm not INTERESTED!

It's a HIGH end Cutflower so it's not cheap to purchase – Like anything its most expensive as soon as its in Season, fetching $45 to $60 a bunch at your local florist. However its most affordable mid to late Summer cost than drops to the affordable price $25 to $40 a bunch AUS. The size of their heads ranges from small, medium to large depending on what variety it is. They seem to be making a comeback, however, which is not surprising as this flower has a huge range of strong colours, is long-lasting and is fascinating to look at.

Flower Care - Hydrangea is a Waterholic

1. Keep Sweet Hydrangea cool areas whenever possible as it loves the Cold !!!!!

2. Strip leaves from the bottom half of each stem.

3. Recut at least 3 cm off (high heels) each stem above the stem node and place in water immediately. I call the nodes Knee Caps LOL!!!

4. Pin internally bottom of stem to make water intake easier, usually Hydrangea struggles to drink as a cutflower due to its bark stems.

5. Always use a preservative a Adds extra km to cutflower life to Hydrangea

6. If water starts looking yellow in colour, it's a sign of bacteria is growing in the water. IMMEDIATELY replace with fresh water.

7. Hydrangea ranges from 30 to 70 cm

8. Drown the heads of Hydrangea in burped water for a minimum of 15 min to 45 min as they also drink from their heads

9. Use Alum (a salt) at the end of a freshly cut stem to add more vase life into the Hydrangea

10. Mist with burped or filtered water the flower heads every day to keep up the hydration.

11. Very thirsty drinkers, and keep away from bright lights as this will help retain the Hydrangea colour

12. Add ice cubes in water of vase as Hydrangea LOVES cold water Brrrrrrr

13. If you're really serious about Hydration, keep in the most cool place of home or workplace and spray the floral heads daily

14. Ms Hydrangea has hairy legs so removing the leaves (shaving of the legs) is necessary if you want to enjoy them in a vase filled with water

15. With summer approaching there are more cut flowers to enjoy but your noticing is your flowers are not lasting as long as usual well it may have a lot to do with your Air conditioning. AIR CON draws out moisture from all flowers, so be mindful to place your flowers out of the direct way of air conditioning to get extra KM out of them.