The ultimate guide to eucalyptus

​Greenery is known as the basis of any type of flower arrangement art project. Take a view of a canvas that is designed to make some flowers standing out. all of the green tends to shift the eye focus to the vibrant colors of sola wood flowers that you have made. These types of plants are also utilized to offer shape, color, and even texture to your sola wood flower projects. Centerpieces that are spillover and some form of cascading bouquets are quite challenging to be shaped which are not simply achieved without using foliage.
As now, we are talking about greenery, it is not possible to talk about this particular topic and omit everyone’s preferred foliage that is the eucalyptus. It is considered as one of the most recognizable and preferred greenery in art and craft stores as well as in florist shops. It has a slight minty scent and functions best for relaxing. Even, it is found to lower down the stress hormone. Also, it is widely used as filler for both centerpieces and bouquets and even gradually dominating the rustic wedding due to versatility and beautiful look. For these reasons, it is nearly impossible to not get attracted to the eucalyptus.

Use of eucalyptus for crafting
Eucalyptus is a sort of hardy bush. Stems of the fresh plan have leaves that die after being still wilt. The average lifetime of its stem out of water is around 3 to 4 days. for sure, this duration is good enough to last for your whole day of celebration. But, if you want to send the flowers home with some of your guests, try to use the preserved plant to keep it longer.

Crafts with preserved eucalyptus
There are two varieties of eucalyptus foliage:

• Dried eucalyptus
• Faux eucalyptus

Both of these options bear a wide range of choices like baby blue, silver dollar, or willow eucalyptus.

• The dried form of eucalyptus to craft

As you know that eucalyptus is already a low Maintenance type of hard bush to initiate, using the dried form of eucalyptus for crafting is adequate and pairs well along with sola wood flowers. This is the combination that is known to last a long time. There is no need to mix flower food in the vase containing water or trimming its stems every time to stop bacterial growth. You can keep this for months and it will not lose any of its leaves while being indoor.
It is very perfect for those people who are busy in their lives yet want to keep their home spruced without the hustle of taking care of this living plant in their homes. They are perfect for making backdrops.

• Faux eucalyptus 

It is made up of artificial materials but still, it closely looks like the real ones. Artificial foliage just like other synthetic flowers has traveled a very long route since its introduction in the ’90s. They are aimed to give realistic look and feel always.
You can contrast sola wood flowers with the dark eucalyptus by adding on colorful sola wood flowers to your casual arrangement.

Try to use preserved eucalyptus for bouquets
Eucalyptus is used in designing separate parts throughout an event. It can also be used effectively to give an overall aesthetic look. Combination of various eucalyptus species along with a bunch of dainty flowers on the wedding arch.
Try not to spend so much on expansive flowers. You can get the designs by focusing on the usage of the same type of foliage in your art. The preserved form of eucalyptus is preferred because they stay together and will bear all kinds of weather as well. there are various routes if you want to go for preserving the flowers and foliage. Two of the most employed methods used:

• glycerin
• silica gel
• Preservation through Glycerin

In this process, you can preserve flowers as well as the plants by using glycerin. It carries so many advantages which include soft sepals and leaves even after it has wholly been preserved.
if you want to preserve the plant using glycerin, follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. Mix a single part of glycerin to two parts hot water.
2. When the glycerin and water mixture cools, pour into a container
3. Add the eucalyptus branches to it.
4. Make sure that there is sufficient water to cover almost 4 inches of the stems of eucalyptus.
5. Soak it for around a week or more in the glycerin mixture.
6. Check them for turning slightly whitish.
7. Once the stems become fully saturated, they will not absorb the glycerin
8. Hang them upside down to let them dry for about 2 to 3 days
9. They are all set to be used in your bouquet and other art projects.

• Use of silica gel to preserve the plant

Preserving by using silica gel is very easy and simple. Still, there are few techniques which you must know before you initiate to make sure that they look perfect once you are done.
Follow the below-mentioned steps:

1. Cut down the eucalyptus stems to fix them into the container where you shall place them
2. As per the species of eucalyptus you are trying to preserve, you may place them on the container or maybe upright.
3. Start to add silica gel all over the entire surface of eucalyptus unless the leaves are wholly covered under the gel
4. After 5 to 7 days, the plant will get preserved in silica.
5. Silica gel retains the 3D structure of the leaves.
6. Furthermore, it also retains the color and hence known as the best secret of the craft person

Cutting the long story short
Eucalyptus plant is widely used in craftwork. It is one of the most preferred flowers when it comes to decoration. You will find it on several occasions and events getting involve beautifully in every part of décor. Moreover, people also preserve it and use it whenever needed.
As people are getting inclined to this, they even like to grab them whenever they need a combination with sola wood flowers. This perfect duo is highly preferred throughout the world.

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