Jazz & Jasmine

Caring for your Jazz & Jasmine

Keep this arrangement out of direct sun and away from cooling vents, since the Hydrangea wilts first and drinks as much through its petals as its stem; a light misting of those heads revives them faster than a top-up of water alone. Give the Calla Lily clean, shallow water and avoid crushing its smooth hollow stems, which bruise more easily than the firmer blooms around them. The Anthurium and Orchid ask for little and reward a gentle wipe of their waxy faces to keep them looking fresh. Change the water before it clouds and recut every stem at an angle so the whole mix, from the trailing Amaranthus to the woody Eucalyptus, can drink freely.

A note on your specific blooms

• Amaranthus — Recut the stems at an angle and keep the water shallow, as amaranthus drinks heavily and the lower stem softens quickly when submerged too deep.
• Anthurium — Anthurium prefers warmth — keep it away from the cold and wipe the leaf gently.
• Calla Lily — Re-cut the thick, fleshy stems on an angle and keep water shallow, as callas are prone to softening if stood too deep.
• Chrysanthemum — Chrysanthemum is sensitive to murky water — strip the lower leaves and refresh it often.
• Eucalyptus — Strip any lower leaves that would sit below the waterline and re-cut the woody stems on a diagonal to keep them drinking.
• Hydrangea — Hydrangea takes up water through its petals — mist the heads and keep the vase topped up.
• Orchid — Keep orchid stems in cool, clean water away from ripening fruit, whose ethylene gas makes the blooms drop early.