i have these flowers that my boyfreind gave to me that are beautiful. I want to save them but i cant afford to buy silica n i dont want to dry them i want them to look the way they looki right now.
i was wondering if i caould freeze wm using liquid nitrogen or lik that Warts compound W stuff... would that work?
Can i preserve flowers using liquid nitrogen?
hi. that must be one beautiful bouquet of flowers!
the silica will dry them, yes. and that is the only way to preserve them (short of hanging them to dry) where they will look half decent (depending on what type of flowers, ofcourse... some aren't suitable for even silica) .
liquid nitrogen will (obviously) freeze them but you'd have to leave them submerged for as long as you want them to be just like that.
that's one of the beauty of fresh flowers: they are delicate and special and alive for a short time.
your memories are the lasting part of this. remember them in your mind and through photos.
enjoy.
Reply:you're welcome!
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Reply:anything short of a camera won't work
perhaps you can try a rooting hormone don't get me wrong "the flowers will eventually die" but depending on what they are, they may take root and produce many many flowers
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Reply:Liquid N2 is out of the question. It starts to boil at minus 350 degrees below zero. Better to take pictures for the lasting memory.
Reply:All liquid nitrogen would do would freeze them for a little while and then they would thaw and look nasty. Not to mention that it would be completely dangerous for you. There are several other ways of preserving flowers. You can go to a florist who specialize in freeze drying bouquets or you could use silica sand or silica gel to dry them yourself.
Info. on preserving flowers:
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/lan...
http://d21c.com/Sherry727/seasonal/pgs/p...
http://www.dotcomwomen.com/crafts/nature...
Good Luck
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