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Bouquet with hydrangeas in Lisbon: why five stems are already a bouquet
Bouquet with hydrangeas in Lisbon starts small: "5 Pink Hydrangeas" is sold here as a finished bouquet. A small-flowered stem needs a crowd, roughly two dozen, before it looks full, but a large-headed hydrangea gets there in a handful of stems. What decides which one suits you is the companion flowers, the colour and how the head is kept fresh.
Why five hydrangea stems already make a bouquet
A single hydrangea head holds dozens of small florets packed tight, which is why florists treat large-headed flowers such as hydrangea, lily and sunflower differently from the rest: a handful of stems already reads as a full bouquet. Thinner, small-flowered stems need something closer to two dozen to fill the same space, and that count is a guideline, not a fixed rule.
Single stems such as "Pink Hydrangea" and "'Jasmine' Hydrangea" stand on their own, a "Bunch of Pink Hydrangea" groups a few together, and "5 Pink Hydrangeas" is where the same flower becomes a complete, rounded bouquet. In the northern hemisphere hydrangea is cut in summer, the same season as peony and sunflower in the full flower range. Every bouquet is put together to order, and the flowers for it are bought only once the order is paid.
Most names in this part of the range pair hydrangea with roses: "Tiamo", "Navola" and "Blue Hydrangea and Rose Bouquet" build the same combination in different colours. A spray rose changes the texture rather than the palette, since one stem carries several small heads instead of a single bloom, the idea behind "Spray Roses and Hydrangea Bouquet". Where the roses are white, as in "Hydrangea and White French Rose Bouquet", "French" describes a florist's trick: the outer petals are turned back by hand to open the flower wider.
"Duo: Dianthus and Hydrangea" brings in the carnation, which stays in the vase for two to three weeks against roughly a week for a rose, so the pairing outlasts the hydrangea itself. "Giant Mixed Basket with Lilies" is worth a second look for a home with a cat: every part of a lily, including the pollen and the vase water, is toxic to cats.
Pink, white or blue: choosing the colour of a hydrangea bouquet
"5 Pink Hydrangeas" and "Hydrangea in a Pink Jacket" both work a monochrome scheme, keeping every stem in shades of one colour. "5 White and Pink Hydrangeas" softens that into a gradient, letting white and pink sit side by side.
Blue hydrangea reads differently. "Blue Field" keeps the colour on its own, while "Blue Hydrangea and Rose Bouquet" sets it against warmer roses, either as an analogous pairing close on the colour wheel or as a sharper contrast, depending on the rose chosen.
How to keep hydrangeas fresh and revive a drooping head
Hydrangea drinks more water than most cut flowers and takes some of it in through the petals as well as the stem, which is why a head can droop even in a full vase. The fix is to submerge the whole head in cool water for an hour or two; longer than four or five hours does not help.
The rest of the care matches any bouquet: cut the stems at an angle, strip any leaf that would sit below the waterline, and change the water every day or two, since it clouds fast. Keep the vase away from radiators, direct sun and ripe fruit. A basket built on soaked foam is watered daily in a thin stream over the whole surface and should never be tilted.
A photo of the finished bouquet goes out before the courier leaves, and it is the last chance to ask for a change to the flowers or the wrap. If a stem in the design is not available on the day, the florist swaps it for one close in shade and price, and that swap shows in the same photo.
The card is free and can stay unsigned, and the recipient only needs a phone number for delivery to go ahead. In the city centre delivery costs nothing extra, and most orders are handed over on the day they are placed; the exact window shows on the bouquet's own page, and zones and rates are on the delivery page. Payment by Visa or Mastercard is taken upfront, and the total in the cart is what is charged.
For something outside hydrangea alone, the bouquets with other flowers range mixes it with more of the catalogue, all bouquets covers every shape and size, and the full flower range starts from the stems themselves.