Ms. Nguyen Oanh – who is called “the dahlia saint” by the flower-loving community because the vases of dahlias she arranges have a natural, enchanting beauty. Photo: NVCC
And if you also have a love for this vibrant flower, please refer to the flower care experience below of Ms. Nguyen Oanh (37 years old) – a Hanoi woman who loves flowers, her skillful hands have “captured the hearts” of many women. The women in the flower-loving group have vases of beautiful dahlias. Some people even exclaimed: “The beautiful flower vases that Ms. Oanh arranges are unrivaled”, “Holy dahlias”…
How to choose and prepare dahlias
Ms. Oanh’s latest vase of dahlias makes many women flutter and lose their rhythm. Photo: NVCC
When choosing dahlias, you should choose fresh flowers with long branches and flower branches must have enough large flowers, flower buds, old leaves, and young leaves. In particular, you should choose flowers with evenly green leaves, not crushed, and flowers with layers of petals and flower stalks that are long, hard, and do not have a bad smell.
When buying flowers, remove the string, remove the wrapping bag and place the flower stem in a bucket full of water for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Avoid contact with water on the flower’s surface so that the flower can recover after transportation.
After the flowers have recovered, pluck all the leaves that come into contact with water. Absolutely do not leave the leaves in water because it will damage the flowers very quickly.
How to care for dahlias
A vase of vibrant dahlias of each color, with a few accent violet branches, will brighten up the house with a bustling Tet atmosphere. Photo: NVCC
Add flower lotion or a little sugar to the water for flower arrangements. Place dahlias in enough water to contact the flower stem because of its hollow stem. Dahlia will be most durable if placed in foam because the stem is hollow, so the longevity of the dahlia will not be as high as in foam. If you plant with water, each time you change the water, cut off the waterlogged roots.
According to Ms. Oanh, yellow dahlias have the highest durability, white dahlia will fade faster. Photo: NVCC
There are many colors of dahlias and all colors are beautiful, but according to many experiences in flower arrangements, Ms. Oanh found that the top durability is the yellow dahlias, and the fastest fading white flowers, while other colors are similar. depending on the flower supply. If you use foam and carefully nurture the flowers, the flowers can last up to 7-8 days.
How to arrange flowers
A vase of dahlias combined with many colors brings a joyful mood to family members. Photo: NVCC
Dahlia does not like much water, so it is best to put half a vase of water if you plant it straight. If you keep the branches, make sure to submerge the vase so that the flower attached to the branches can come into contact with water. If you plant the branches in a vase, the longevity of the flower will not be as high as if you plant it straight.
Each time you change perfume, trim the petals that are drooping on the outer edges, and cut the tip of the base to bevelled so that the flower’s ability to absorb water is better.
Let’s admire some more vases of dahlias that Ms. Nguyen Oanh arranged with all her love for the flowers that call Tet home:
