Re: drying hydrangeas


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From: James N. Tilton <tilton44@erols.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:25 AM
Subject: Re: drying hydrangeas


>Bubblebe@aol.com wrote:
>> They're so beautiful & I'd love to preserve them by drying
>> them. Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>I've only tried drying them once, and I did so by hanging them upside
>down.  Disaster!  My huge beautiful flowers shriveled into
>unrecognizeable clumps that while still pretty in color, were about 1/8
>of the original size.  I've heard about drying them upright in a vase
>and I'll definitely try it that way next time.
>Good luck!
>Barb
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I've tried a couple of different ways:  hanging them upside down was also a
disaster for me.  They turned an ugly brown.  I also put them upright in a
vase with some water and let the water evaporate.  This was better, but I
wasn't really satisfied with the results.

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