A vase for artificial and silk flowers

Why a closed vase for artificial flowers?

In a glass vase you see everything below the flowers: plastic stems, wire and the places where they were cut. A vase with a closed, coloured wall keeps that out of sight, and an artificial bouquet immediately looks more real. All vases on this page have such a closed wall. With openwork vases you can see through the wall; better not to choose one of those if you want to hide the stems.

A few stems or one branch: a narrow opening

For a few loose artificial flowers or a single artificial branch, a narrow opening works best: the stems lean against the rim and stay upright. The Modern Ribbed Vase, egg-shaped and narrow at the opening, asks for little: a few stems are enough. It costs 12.95 euro. The Shizu Japandi Vase suits a single branch, the Minimal Vase is slender with subtle ribs, and the Nordic Vase also comes as a small fuzzy vase for 5.50 euro.

Modern Ribbed Vase · Shizu Japandi Vase · Minimal Vase · Nordic Vase

A bouquet: a round vase with a short neck

An artificial bouquet stays neatly together in a vase with a wide body and a narrower neck: the neck bundles the stems, the body gives them room at the bottom. That is how the Neki Japandi Vases are shaped, with a round body and a short, narrow neck. On the Tayo Japandi Vase the ribs run from the wide body to the slender neck. And the Hiku has a jar shape with a short neck, as a large vase, a small vase or a set of both.

Neki Japandi Vases · Tayo Japandi Vase · Hiku Japandi Vases

A loose bunch or something airy: a wide opening

If you want the flowers to fall loosely, choose a wide opening. The Luna is round with rounded shoulders; its wide opening takes a bunch. The Shell Vase is flat and wide, like a shell standing upright; something airy looks best in it, such as a few grasses or a small bouquet.

Luna Vase · Shell Vase

A large or a narrow vase with artificial flowers?

How tall the vase needs to be is decided by the bouquet, not by the room. Use the same rule of thumb as for dried flowers: the vase is roughly a third to half the height of the artificial flowers standing in it. So a sixty centimetre bouquet looks best in a vase of twenty to thirty centimetres. Cut the stems to length only once the vase is in place, then you can see straight away how much has to come off.

If you want a large vase with artificial flowers, the Hiku comes as a large version, a small one and a set of both. If you are after a narrow vase, the Minimal Vase with its slender shape holds a few stems neatly together for 21.50 euro, and the Modern Ribbed Vase tapers towards the opening for 12.95 euro. For a single flower or a short sprig the Nordic comes as a small vase at 5.50 euro.

Hiku Japandi Vases · Minimal Vase · Modern Ribbed Vase · Nordic Vase

How to make an artificial bouquet stand firmly

Artificial flowers with long stems or large blooms can make a vase top-heavy. So fill the bottom of the vase with sand or pebbles, or fix the stems in dry floral foam. The flowers then stay where you put them and the vase stands more firmly. No water is added, so the filling can stay in until you change the bouquet.

Getting the stems to length: bend or cut

Most artificial flower stems have wire inside. If a stem is too long, bend it rather than cut it: that way you can make it longer again later for another vase. If a piece really has to come off, use wire cutters. For proportions the same rule of thumb applies as with dried flowers: the vase is roughly a third to half the height of the whole bouquet.

How to choose a vase for dried flowers

Two vases side by side

An artificial bouquet in one vase and a loose branch in the other: two vases from the same series side by side look calm. The Japandi Vase is a duo: large in natural beige, small in green, together 51.00 euro. The two Tama Japandi Vases, one with ribs at the top and the other with ribs at the bottom, can be ordered together for 29.95 euro; the colours are olive green, sand, beige and terracotta.

Japandi Vase · Tama Japandi Vases · Japandi vases

Dust and sun

Artificial flowers collect dust. Blow them clean with a hairdryer on the cold setting or wipe them with a feather duster. Clean the vase itself with a damp cloth and lukewarm water, not in the dishwasher. Preferably keep the whole thing out of full afternoon sun: plastic can deform slightly in heat, and the colours of many artificial flowers fade in bright light.