Top Tips For Arranging Sunflowers
Sunflowers have the amazing ability to make it seem like the sun is shining right inside our own home. While it’s great to have these beauties beaming their happiness at us, they can be a little bit tricky to arrange, so here are a few tips to help.
Basic tips for arranging sunflowers:
First, make sure you follow the routine for basic flower care. You can find that in my article ‘My Top Tips for Flower Care’.
Choose the right size vase. Sunflowers tend to be top heavy so you need a vase that won’t tip over from the weight. Choose vases with a wider base and a cinched neck. Pitchers are a good choice.
When arranging sunflowers stagger the stem heights. This will allow you to see the face of each flower better.
As the leaves and petals fade, remove them. This will extend vase life.
Four ways to arrange sunflowers:
On their own: Add marbles to the bottom of the vase to help hold the stems in place.
Mix with greenery: Choose sturdy greenery to add support to the sunflowers. Salal and eucalyptus work well.
Make a monochromatic arrangement: Choose flowers in various shades of yellow. Good choices are snapdragons, gerberas, chrysanthemums, lilies, and goldenrod.
Mix sunflowers with other coloured flowers: White and blue flowers work especially well. Try delphiniums, hydrangeas, lisianthus, and lilies.
Now a few interesting things about sunflowers:
Sunflowers are the flower for the zodiac sign Leo.
A single sunflower can yield up to 1,000 seeds.
When growing, the sunflower’s face follows the sun throughout the day from east to west.
The meaning for sunflower in the language of flowers is adoration.
