5 tips for looking after your preserved flowers
Summary
If there is an undeniable advantage with Preserved flowers, this is the fact that they require no particular maintenance. This is the ideal solution if you don't have a green hand to take care of fresh flowers. In addition, adopting them is a significant ecological gesture. Preserved flowers are of great interest in interior decoration. They are used for the design of multiple floral decorative items. However, to keep the beauty of your flowers preserved in a sustainable way, it is important to respect some specific rules.
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Clean preserved flowers with a hair dryer
THE Preserved flowers or preserved plants have undergone a transformation called "preservation", very different from that of dried flowers which is drying. Preserved flowers and plants have for several years, because the process consists in preserving flowers and petals by replacing the sap with a glycerin liquid.
The first advice to maintain your Preserved flowers is to clean them as often as possible. Even if they have kept their flexibility, the preserved flowers are quite fragile. It is therefore important to handle them with delicacy. The least abrupt method to get rid of dirt on your preserved flowers is The use of a hair dryer.
To do this, pay it to the lowest level and hold it about 15 cm from the flower. Move the hair dryer around the flower in a circular movement to eliminate dust and dirt that have accumulated.
If you don't have a hair dryer available, you can also use compressed air. Another way to clean your preserved flowers is to use a very soft brush or feather. This method is particularly useful for eliminating dust that has been deposited in the petals or leaves of your preserved flowers.
Keep your flowers preserved away from light
The second tip to maintain the Preserved bouquets of flowers is to keep them away from direct sunlight. Although preserved flowers are designed for a long service life, they can nevertheless be damaged by the ultra-violet rays of the sun.
Sometimes during preservation process, food colours are used to strengthen the colours of the plants. It would therefore be a shame if the colours of these preserved plants and flowers tarnish because of the sun.
If you opt for a Bouquet of preserved flowers, it’s certainly for a purely decorative goal. So put your bouquet on the coffee table in the living room or in the middle of the dining table, but provided that they are safe from the sun. The windows of the windows, the terrace are absolutely to be avoided.
If you still do not find a space in height and out of light, there is a very simple tip in decoration to adopt. It's about putting your flowers in a raffia or wicker and placing them on the ground, in a place that the sun will not reach. This bohemian decoration style is very aesthetic and original.
Preserved flowers do not need water
What makes the interest of preserved plants is precisely the fact that they do not need water. Unlike fresh flowers, preserved flowers do not need to be watered. This is due to the fact that the glycerin solution replaces the natural sap of the plant. It is the latter that allows the flowers to be kept for a long time. An investment that is profitable.
It is thanks to this lack of water need that these flowers give life to many creations. With a good dose of creativity, our florist experts offer multiple creations as beautiful as each other.
You will find in Flowrette hair accessories such as crowns, combs and hair pins in dried and preserved flowers, ideal for a bride. Also, discover our Collection of preserved flowers on our e-shop.
Place your preserved flowers in a dry room
Your preserved flowers should be put in a dry room. Since they do not need to be watered, it makes sense that they are in a room whose humidity is very low.
On the other hand, if you should place your preserved flowers in your stay in summer, try to keep them away from any direct source of humidity, such as radiators or humidifiers.
You can always use another device to avoid heat such as the fan. The latter can circulate the air in the room while reducing the amount of humidity in the air.
There are decoration fanatics that also decorate the toilet. This is not a bad idea in itself, but the ideal is not to do too much. So don't think about decorating your bathroom or the toilet with preserved flowers or even dried flowers, because the humidity level is high.
Place the dried flowers in an opaque vase
Finally, the last advice for Keep your preserved flowers is to place them in an opaque vase. The latter will prevent any direct sunlight from the sun from reaching them and will allow your flowers to stay beautiful longer. In addition, an opaque vase is the solution if you do not want to see the stems of your flowers through a transparent vase.
Since the flowers will not receive water, choose a non-porous vase and which can protect them from humidity. Choose a beautiful vase colour for a striking contrast with the flowers. A bouquet of preserved gypsophiles or a bouquet of roses, in different colours, in a white or earth-coloured vase will give a very beautiful rendering.
At Flowrette, you will find a Diversity of preserved flowers For your greatest happiness. After order, delivery will be made in 24 hours to 48 hours. It is possible throughout France and Europe. It is free from € 70 purchase.
You now know everything about the rules to respect to take care of your preserved flowers. If you want to know more about the choice to be made between dried and preserved flowers, discover the article, dried or preserved flowers ? On the other hand, if you want to offer a bouquet of preserved flowers and do not know how to do it, discover our article on the TOP 10 Bunches of dried flowers and preserved flowers.
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J’ai reçu 6 roses rouges stabilisées. elles sont piquées dans du sable coloré, le vase est en cristal transparent. supporte – elles la lumière artificielle? Merci de votre réponse. Ancia Danielle