How do you dry hydrangeas for dry floral arrangements? Any tricks for keeping their colors?
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the two that answered above are both right. You can use silica or you can dry them naturally and use hairspray. One thing that is important, if you live in a part of the country that has high humidity. If so, they flowers tend to die before they dry and go brown.
If you decide to hang them upside down, make sure its in the dark so the colour doesn't fade.
silica will remove moisture and retain color. You can also send them to professionals and have them dried (i.e. check the net for places) I have a friend who does this for a living. Many people send wedding bouquets, special occasion flowers etc.
once you cut the flower, hang them separately upside down. once they are dry you can go the inexpensive way by spraying them with hair spray. the aerosol kind usually works best.
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