Hand wrapped mini calla bouquets

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I have read that it is best to seal the stems on mini callas for hand wrapped bouquets.
Do all of you recommend this? Here's my quandry---I like to send
my hand wraps in a small vase of water so that they have a water
source for a longer period of time. Any suggestions?
 
I've never heard of "sealing", but understand the concern if you're referring to the drippy sap that sometimes comes out of the cut stems. I wouldn't worry about water sources with callas because they are so fleshy and hold so much water, they could probably stay out of water for two days. What we do is gently squeeze the cut ends, trying to milk some of that fleshy goo out, so it doesn't seep out onto the dresses, or hands. Just be careful not to squeeze too much, or you end up distorting the stem, which doesn't look good for hand tieds. Then we blot thoroughly before packing them up for delivery.

We only occasionally use a water source for hand tieds ... once when the bride was travelling 90 minutes for her ceremony, so these flowers would have been out of water for almost four hours before "showtime". Other than that, we pack carefully and instruct the bridal party to handle them as little as possible before photos & the ceremony.

tracy
 
I trained under a young, new, 'edgie' designer that never sealed the stems. So that is with I did as well. I hade a retired florist in the shop shotin' the breeze and he went nuts when I didn't 'seal' the stems. He said they should be dipped in hot wax. Well in my mind that just doesn't make scents. So maybe it is just an old fashioned idea.
 
I worked in a shop where they sealed with hot wax. I never discounted what the "older" florists taught, because they were new at it once too.

Since then I have found my own way and don't seal the callas. They have never presented a problem.

As for a water source, only if the bouquets are travelling a great distance.

I guess we all have to find the tricks and ways that work and make sense to us.

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