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Momala


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Has anyone worked with/grown succulents?

I have a bride who sent me a picture of what she would like for her bouquet, and it has roses, Queen Anne's lace, and succulents.  Very homespun.

How deep does their root extend?  Enough to hold it in a bouquet?  The only succulents I'm familiar with are Hens & Chickens, which grew on the boulders outside my front door back in NY.

 

 



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I'm no expert but I've had a few succulents and the roots are not deep at all. The plant itself is kind of sturdy so maybe you can see it in somehow. Or hot glue.

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Stick a wire down the middle of the succulent and wrap the wire with floral tape from top to bottom. When my mother in law owned a flower shoppe e would use that method for corsages. I've never seen it done with a succulent, but it works with flowers.

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I bet there are youtube videos about it.


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the succulents I have grown did not have deep roots. They are very spongy as they are mostly water. Not sure how to use them in bouquets.

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Here is a how to - tucson.com/thisistucson/tucsonlife/weddingguide/how-to-make-a-succulent-wedding-bouquet-in-easy-steps/article_854175a2-4a43-11e7-b14c-43494c5b4ac6.html

Apparently, you make stems for them out of wire.

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Here is another one with some pretty examples -

lajollamom.com/pinterest-succulent-bouquets/



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Lawyerlady wrote:

Here is another one with some pretty examples -

lajollamom.com/pinterest-succulent-bouquets/

  That is how we did it too! It’s been a long time ago 



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