Have you ever seen the boxes for Corsage and Stephanotis stems and wondered what they were? I did a little digging and found out both the function and how to use them.

Corsage stems are meant to be used with roses, mini carnations, daisies, dendrobium orchids, and any other hard calyx flowers. They help extend the life of flowers through a water reservoir that helps to keep them hydrated. You can also more effectively design using the wire in the stem. This helps placement and allows you the flexibility of bending the wire in whatever direction you would like.

To use a Corsage stem:

1. Cut flower stem off at calyx.
2. Dip moisture reservoir in water for ten seconds.
3. Squeeze flocked wire stem between fingers at base of moisture reservoir and insert into flower.

Stephanotis stems use a unique feature of a stephanotis stem. If you break off the stem of the stephanotis, you are left with a hollow tube leading up into the flower. Poke out the flower seed and you have a hollow tube. A stephanotis stem can lengthen the life of the flower because of its water reservoir. Just like the Corsage stem, you can use the wire in the stephanotis stem to bend the flower to your maximum benefit.

To use a Stephanotis stem:

1. Remove entire stephanotis stem.
2. Poke out flower seed with stem end.
3. Dip moisture reservoir in water for ten seconds.
4. Insert into stephanotis with twisting motion.

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Hope this helps!