strange things are happening (Hy-deranged)

In message <37CDAF9C.F27CB899@intop.net>, James & Donna Davis
<dsdavis@intop.net> writes
>Folks
>
>I discovered a very strange thing this morning,  or it was strange to
>me.   every year I gather hydrangeas for drying.   About 3 weeks ago I
>gathered several of them even tho I knew it was early, but the weather
>being  so hot, humid,  and dry,  I decided to get as many as possible,
>because there were beginning to look pretty ratty.
>I had read that you could gather them and place them in a vase of water
>and by the time the water evaperated the blooms would be dry.
>I had been checking them from time to time.    the blooms has dried and
>look really great, however there was water still in the vase,  so I
>decided I would pour the water off and clean the vase and rearrange the
>blooms.    when I took the blooms out of the vase,  you won't believe
>this,  but  the blooms are dry,  the stems are still green,  and   "they
>have rooted"     what am I gonna do with  15  rooted hydrangeas
>I have never had this to happen before,   didn't know  they would root
>in water.
>
>I've got the perfect place for them,   but these plants require so much
>water.   during this drought I've had to water mine almost daily
>
>has anyone ever rooted hydrangeas in water before?
>
>comments are welcome.
>
>Donna in    NE Mississippi     zone 7
>
Try putting the whole vase, water as well, in a "milky" polyethylene
bag. Seal the top with an elastic band or string. You will then have a
closed system. Because of high humidity in the bag, transpiration will
be reduced. 
-- 
John Marshall

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