how do i dye a rose properly?
2007-12-07 17:17:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Depending on what colour it is to begin with is how dark you would be able to dye it. For example, you can't go from white to black, just like you can't go from black to white in one step with hair when you dye it.
Firstly, don't use a rose from your garden, go buy a single one from a florist or a grocery store, they usually last longer than normal, and depending on where you get it, it should have a packet of mixture to make it last longer. If it doesn't have this mixture, dissolve an asprin or two in the water your rose will be in, the dye process could take a day or two. Go get the proper color food coloring and put enough to make the water a dark color, so that you know there's alot in there and sit the rose in it. As the rose sucks up the water, you will be able to see the dye. This usually only works on red roses to turn them black with black dye or blue dye.
I hope this helps, and remember, be patient, the results might look funny at first, but it can take time.
2007-12-07 17:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a lot of blue food dye in a vase of water. I used to do it to carnations. The only problem is the stem will pick up some of the color. However, the petals will soak up the blue water and the food dye is safe enough that it won't kill the roses.
2016-05-22 03:09:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean a cut rose, I take a white rose and put it in water that has food coloring in it. As the flower takes up the water it absorbs the color too.
2007-12-07 17:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is fresh you can add food coloring to the water and cut about 1/2 an inch off the stem and giving fresh water/color daily. If it is dried you can go to a craft shop and buy flower paint (usually a mist type paint) that you basically spray paint the flower with.
2007-12-07 17:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by SBN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut the tip at an angle then stick in water with food coloring.
2007-12-07 17:21:17 · answer #5 · answered by Der Namenlos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
food coloring in the water.
2007-12-07 17:20:17 · answer #6 · answered by raininggreenbug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
food coloring
2007-12-07 17:20:08 · answer #7 · answered by lukewarm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all right except the last one, we do not use spray color!!! we know all the names and order the colors we need.
2007-12-07 18:09:49 · answer #8 · answered by tiffany 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i thought i'd be clever saying food colouring but everybody got there 1st!
2007-12-07 17:22:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The florists do it with spray color.
2007-12-07 17:31:19 · answer #10 · answered by fuzzykitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋