2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Flowers are the perfection of nature, they delight, decorate our home. Unfortunately, their charm is fleeting, they quickly fade and wither. There are ways to help preserve the pristine nature of your favorite bouquet for many months or preserve your favorite plants. As a result of special techniques, the plants remain practically unchanged, retain their shape and color. Fantasy and creativity will help to create exclusive compositions from stabilized flowers that do not need soil, watering and feeding
Today we will talk about the available methods of plant conservation for bouquets.
What plants can be preserved
Everything can be preserved, we will name only the most suitable plants that remain unchanged: these are crocosmia, camellia bromeliad, aralia, ficus, aspidistra, meadowsweet, badan, gladiolus, iris, hosta, June peony, gypsophila and molucella with flowers.
To create compositions, shrub branches are often used, which are prepared in a glycerin solution, for example: silver poplar, hawthorn, blackberry, juniper, dogwood, ligustrum, barberry. Semi-dry, ripe, large specimens with thick stems lend themselves especially well to such processing. The mild action of glycerin makes it possible to apply it to almost all flowering plants, such as, for example: hydrangea, rose, chamomile, chrysanthemum, orchid.
Preservation with varnish
This method does not require time and special efforts, it is considered the simplest stabilization technique, it is enough to have a bottle of varnish. The fresh flower bouquet you want to keep is treated with strong hold hairspray. Then it is hung down by buds, away from radiators, batteries and the sun. In this position, it should be kept until completely dry for 7-10 days, the period depends on the size of the inflorescences.
The disadvantage is increased fragility, fragility and the creation of conditions for delicate handling. In the future, it will not be possible to remove dust, change the arrangement of flowers. To eliminate these shortcomings, you must first evaporate the moisture: place the bouquet in silica gel or sprinkle with semolina, dry sand. In this state, they stand for a week, and then I process it with hairspray.
Preservation with wax
A quick and effective way is to apply wax. For work, you will need a long tweezers and two containers: for immersion in the solution and cooling. The wax must be melted in a water bath, then, holding it with tweezers, dip the flower in a warm solution. The procedure is carried out quickly and consists in the alternate immersion of all parts of the plant, starting with the bud. Then, to fix it, you need to cool it in a wide bowl with cold water, it is better to take a basin or a bucket.
After this treatment, the stem, leaves, inflorescence retain their natural color and keep their shape well. They can be easily cleaned from dust deposits with a brush, but they become sensitive to ultraviolet light, so this quality will need to be taken into account when placing.
Plant preservation with glycerin
A time-tested method that always gives positive results is preservation with glycerin. It is harmless and non-toxic and is freely available in pharmacies.
For work, you need to prepare filtered (soft) water and glycerin. The solution is prepared on the basis of heated water, which needs twice as much (1: 2). The stems of flowers are immersed in the cooled glycerin concentrate. Before that, they must be properly cut: the plane of the bevel cut should be large (2-3 cm). To improve the absorbency, it is recommended to additionally make notches and knead the end of the stem to a length of 4-5 cm. In this state, the flowers are placed in a dark room and kept there for 15-20 days, the recommended temperature is + 18 … + 20. It is important not to forget to check the liquid level and, if necessary, top up with the previously left part of the solution.
Such "impregnation" promotes the displacement of water from tissue cells. As a result, all the moisture evaporates, the dry mass, saturated with glycerin, increases, which ensures the elasticity of the whole plant. The end of the process can be judged by the formed glycerin droplets on the tips of the petals and leaves - this is a sign of readiness. The solution is drained, the stems are lightly washed and wrapped in a paper towel for one day to remove excess concentrate.
As a result, you will get a canned flower with glossy leaves, a plastic stem, and a natural inflorescence. Plants prepared in this way are placed in vases without water or filled with dry sand.
Caring for bouquets of canned flowers
To preserve compositions and bouquets of canned flowers, you need to follow simple rules:
- avoid direct sun exposure, which leads to discoloration;
- avoid contact with water, this is especially dangerous for buds and leaves;
- do not install in damp rooms;
- wipe only with a dry cloth or a soft brush;
- if dark lesions appear, use a damp sponge cloth, then dry with a paper towel.
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