Hydrangeas

Hydrangea is sold by the stem, one head each. The list includes ivory, double white, light pink, dark pink, double pink, light and dark pink-purple, purple, blue-purple, double blue-purple, light blue, dark blue, sea blue, and green. Double and single heads are different lines. Blue and pink are not one shade for the whole season; the lot decides it.

Hydrangea drinks heavily and wilts from a dry stem faster than from the age of the flower. On arrival, recut and stand it deep. Do not soak the whole head for longer than a short revival, or the edge browns. Do not flatten the head in the carton. A dent in the corymb does not shake out.

Head size is not split into grades on the list. An arch and a compact bouquet need the diameter requested separately. The green head is its own color. It is not shipped as an unfinished pink. The edge tears against hard eucalyptus, so the two should not be pressed together.

Count stems, name the color or the line, and give the date. If the shade has to match a fabric, ask for a lot photo before the head count is confirmed.