Tried storing ranunculus in the cooler overnight and they all drooped

Joseph Adams · 2026-05-05T11:15:05.939076+00:00

I had a big wedding order last Friday so I prepped about 40 stems of ranunculus the night before. Threw them in the walk-in cooler at 38 degrees like I do with roses and hydrangeas. Woke up to every single one of them completely limp, stems bent over like they were dead. Turns out ranunculus hate temps below 40 and need to stay at 45-50 instead. Has anyone else killed a batch this way or found a better trick for keeping them fresh overnight?

ryan6534mo ago

Wait are you serious? I always thought colder was better for everything but now I gotta rethink my whole storage game lol.

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matthew_baker3mo ago

Moved mine to the garage at 50 degrees and they perked right up.

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cole_mitchell84mo ago

My neighbor keeps his ranunculus in a paper bag with a damp paper towel, works weirdly well.

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