Can you put real hydrangeas on a wedding cake?

A friend of mine will be doing my cake and I want it to be less work for her, so she doesn't have to make them. Are they poisonous or would it be ok to put them on the cake?

Can you put real hydrangeas on a wedding cake?
You can put them on but make sure you smash the stem ends and have the little plastic tips with water in them for the ends. It will keep them from wilting.





Hmm... I just saw the post above and sure enough a quick search says they are poisonous. Who knew?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrangea (it says they are moderately toxic if ingested)


Here is an alternative. This website sells cake decorations and they have pre-made gumpaste flowers you can purchase. They have all kinds of flowers including some hydrangea.


http://www.cakedeco.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi...
Reply:Yes, they are fine and look lovely.
Reply:I'm having hydrenageas placed on top of my cake, so I hope they aren't poisenous, haha!
Reply:Yes you can put them on there- they will look nice and they last long too- won't wilt like roses.
Reply:sure you can put them on the cake, but i wouldnt do it til RIGHT before the cake is brought out or right before everyone walks in to see the cake so they dont droop. but theyre beautiful, come in so many colors, and its a great idea!
Reply:It would probably work but I did fake ones on mine and it looked real cute.
Reply:I had them on the top of my cake. I love hydrangeas!!!
Reply:Yes, you can put them on there. Just be careful to put them on later in the day so they don't wilt.
Reply:I was pretty sure Hydrangea's were poisonus, they are


"General poisoning notes:


Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla) is an outdoor ornamental that is grown in the warmer parts of Canada. This plant has poisoned humans after they ingested the flower buds. Sensitive individuals can develop dermatitis after exposure to hydrangea. Older case reports of poisoning of horses and cattle appear in the literature, but no recent reports are available (Apted 1973, Bruynzeel 1986, Fuller and McClintock 1986





I wouldn't risk it
Reply:You can but you would need a bud vase to put the stems in so they don't wilt.





Just get silks, especially if she isn't a professional baker.

larry