Hydrangea in Lisbon: bouquets, baskets and keeping the heads fresh
Hydrangea in Lisbon comes in as many containers as wrapped bunches: among the container options are "4 Baskets of 15 Hydrangeas", "7 Hydrangeas in a Basket" and "5 Jute Pots with Hydrangeas". Buyers first choose the form and the number of heads, then the colour, and how the flower is cared for afterwards depends on whether it stands in a vase or in soaked foam.
Why hydrangea needs more water than other cut flowers
The word hydrangea comes from Greek and means roughly "water vessel". Carl Linnaeus gave the plant that name in 1753, describing the cup-shaped seed capsule rather than the flower's thirst. The name turned out fitting anyway, since hydrangea really does drink more than most cut flowers, and it takes in water through its petals as well as its stem. For anyone buying hydrangea in Lisbon, the practical point is simple: plenty of water, topped up every day, keeps the heads from drooping.
The range covers white, cream, pink, bright pink and rosé hydrangea, plus a mixed option, "5 White and Pink Hydrangeas", for anyone who wants both shades in one bunch. Hydrangea carries large, dense heads, so a handful of stems already reads as a full bouquet rather than a sparse one. The section's own scale runs from a single head, through five, seven and nine stems, up to a full bunch for a bigger, fuller look. Which point on that scale suits an address is more a matter of taste than of any fixed rule.
Wrapped, in a basket or in jute pots
A wrapped hydrangea, listed as "Hydrangea in a Pink Jacket" or "Hydrangea Bouquet with Jacket", is the simplest way to send a single shade. A basket, such as "7 Hydrangeas in a Basket" or the larger "4 Baskets of 15 Hydrangeas", needs no vase at all. The stems sit in floral foam soaked with water, and the foam is watered daily across its whole open surface. Once it dries out, it barely takes water back. "5 Jute Pots with Hydrangeas" is a container option in its own right within the section. A few designs put hydrangea together with other flowers by name alone, among them "Yin-Yang", "Lux" and the numbered "Hydrangea Bouquet No. 3" and "No. 5", while the "Cream Hydrangea Bouquet" keeps to a single shade.
In the northern hemisphere's cutting calendar hydrangea is a summer flower, unlike chrysanthemums, gerberas and lilies, which come from greenhouses and stay in the catalogue all year. Every bouquet is put together to order, and the flowers are bought only once the order is paid. Before the courier leaves, the sender gets a photo of the finished bouquet and can still ask for changes. If the exact shade of hydrangea in Lisbon is not available, the florist substitutes a close shade at a comparable price, and that swap is visible on the photo too. How long delivery takes is shown on the bouquet's own page, and most orders go out on the day they are placed; the delivery page sets out the rest. The card is free to add and can be left unsigned.
Reviving a drooping hydrangea and caring for it at home
A hydrangea head that has gone limp can be revived whole: submerge it in cool water for an hour or two, never longer than four or five. After that the routine is the same as for any cut flower. The stems are recut at an angle with a sharp knife as soon as the bouquet arrives, any leaf that would sit under water comes off, and the water is changed every day or two. The vase is kept away from radiators, direct sun and ripe fruit. A basket asks for a thinner stream of water poured straight onto the foam, and it should never be tilted.
Anyone unsure where to start can look at the other single-flower bouquets in the same section, check roses as another option, or browse the full flower range for other seasonal options. The delivery terms cover zones, timing and how the card and the photo work.