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NewGirl · #1 (**permalink**) 19-05-2007, 07:47 PM

Hi there,
Am student at college and brought some Sunflowers today which looked fab in shop. Brought them home and they have drooped beyond belief. Am hoping to use them for college work on a modern line design so they need to be a bit straighter? Thanks for any ideas. Can you wire them like Gerbera, they are not the great big ones, sort of medium
Cheers :

Rocky Racoon · #2 (**permalink**) 19-05-2007, 07:56 PM

I had this problem a few weeks ago. Got 20 stems from the wholesalers, brought them home, conditioned them and the next day they were gone, drooping all over the place. It's really put me off sunflowers now.

lisaboo · #3 (**permalink**) 19-05-2007, 09:20 PM

i have wired them before, you need thick wires tho, it depends how big the sunflowers are, if they are huge then wiring them may not work, i find sometimes when i have got them from the wholesaler they can look a bit sad and wilted but sometimes they just need a drink,and yes i would wire them like a gerbera,someone else may come along and suggest something else so watch this space

orchidlover · #4 (**permalink**) 19-05-2007, 09:32 PM

Hi, just checked a few of my books and they all state 'remove all foliage' before conditioning. Try next time and see what happens?

breezy · #5 (**permalink**) 20-05-2007, 09:21 PM

Cut with sharp knife on a slant then put them in quite hot water that should perk the little darlings up. They like really clean water too so change often and add flower food or a tiny, tiny drop of cheap bleach.

fly2hi · #6 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 04:45 PM

Think you would need something like fencing wire if you really needed to stop them moving

tony · #7 (**permalink**) 21-05-2007, 05:05 PM

wrap with paper into upright position

re cut with sharp knife

put in about 4cm of near boiling water

after about 1 min top up with cold water

add flower food if u feel like it

should be nicely errect about 12 hours later

great shame this does not work for other things