I am doing a party where they are looking for submerged tulips in one vase, submerged gerbers in another and submerged dendrobiums in the last. The dendrobiums will be in a pilsner, the tulips in a 14"H cylinder, and the gerbers in a 10" tall cube. I've worked with submerging dendrobs and have had to glue them down first before adding water to keep them from floating to top, but have never submerged tulips or gerbers. I'm assuming due to their thicker and waxier stems that just wrapping them inside vase should keep them stable. Is there anything I need to know, and I'd also like to hear any other ideas about other techniques than glue. The glue did work, but I'm curious about other possible techniques.
Submerged flowers
- Thread starter Flore
- Start date
- Status
I tape a small fishing weight to the bottom of the gerberas...when I have submerged tulips curled tight to the glass they harden off that way and haven't had a problem but when I want them straight I weight them. You can also place them in stones or gem cuts..when I use gem cuts I usually use a submersible light.
Becky
Becky
Someone needs to invent a lead weight than one can easily insert a flower stem. A simple marble sized weight with a tapered hole would do. :dunno:
Glamflowers
New Member
How about wrapping some coloured aluminium wire round the base of the stem to add weight, would that work? :dunno:
Probably would if you used enough of it. Pretty light stuff. I like that wire. I have twisted inside of tall glass to hold down flowers before. It's funky but I wouldn't say its a elegant look.
For submerged flowers.......the tulips - You will need to leave them out of water until the stems become soft and pliable.......then re-cut the stem and insert into your vase of water....the stem should curl easily and friction should hold it into place as the tulips drinks and hardens off again.
As far as gerbera.......good fresh firm turgid stems......cut your stem to the length you want the head to be in the glass.......after cutting, insert a thick gauge wire up the stem and through the head of the gerbera......make a u-pin shape, then pull the wire back down catching the head......trim your wire......coil the exposed end.....and use marbles to hold down the coil.
With any submerged flowers........After a short time......You will begin to see small air bubbles form on the perimeters and undersides of the leaves and petals......this is normal as that is air escaping from inside the flower tissues. I describe it to brides and party planners as 'sparkling' flowers.
As far as gerbera.......good fresh firm turgid stems......cut your stem to the length you want the head to be in the glass.......after cutting, insert a thick gauge wire up the stem and through the head of the gerbera......make a u-pin shape, then pull the wire back down catching the head......trim your wire......coil the exposed end.....and use marbles to hold down the coil.
With any submerged flowers........After a short time......You will begin to see small air bubbles form on the perimeters and undersides of the leaves and petals......this is normal as that is air escaping from inside the flower tissues. I describe it to brides and party planners as 'sparkling' flowers.
If you wrap some thin light green wire around a simple washer from the hardware store and around the stem of the flower, they will stay put. You have to put in some decorative stones or something to cover the washer though.
- Status