Conditioning Plant Materials

Guide compiled by Midori Tanimune

Hot water treatment

Amaranthus
Balloon Flower
Bamboo
Baby’s Breath (in winter)
Castor Bean
Cosmos
Dahlia
Dogwood
Fox Glove
Hollyhock
Lady’s Mantle
Patrinia
Peony
Scabiosa
Scotch Broom
Stock
Sunflower

Splitting

Japanese Mahonia
Camellia
Hydrangea
Quince
Maple
Wllow
Azalea

Salt*

Agapanthus
Caladium
Geranium
Balloon Flower
Sunflower
Bamboo
Calla Lily
Coxcomb
Most wildflowers

*Crush stem end before
applying salt

Charring

Clematis
Croton
Euphorbia
Gardenia*
Hellebore
Hypericum
Peony
Poinsettia
Poppy
Rose
 *Wrap material leaving 2-3″ stem;
flowers can be in water. Can float in water

Bark scraping

Most branches

Vinegar

Grasses
Foxtail
Begonia
Aster
Lilac
Bamboo (narrow stem)
Wheat
Cyclamen

Crushing

Spirea
Balloon Flower
Maple
Clematis
Chrysanthemum
Mimosa
Poppy*

*Steep in alcohol after crushing

Water immersion upside down

Tropical foliage

Alcohol

Wisteria
Maple

Alum

Hydrangea
Maple
Wisteria