How To Open A Peony Head Quickly

So long story short — I needed a beautiful bouquet of peonies for a photoshoot but when the flower truck dropped off my order all the heads of the peonies were closed!!

Not only were they closed, they were tightly closed! I needed to open these peonies and fast.

I had a little over three hours until it would be dark and I wanted to shoot in the best light possible so I got to work right away.

Here are the steps I took:

1. Cut about 1 – 2 inches off the ends of the peonies. Make sure you cut on an angle.
2.  Fill a jug or bucket with hot water from the tap
3. Plunge the peony ends into the jug or bucket
4. Immediately take them to a hot car, place them in the car, and shut all the doors.
5. Leave them in the car for about 3 hours
6. Check on them every once in a while
7. You can gently use your hands to help guide them open if need be after the three hours

I put together a quick little video for my Tangi profile. Watch it here:

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