Recommended Positions for Drying Flowers

This chart shows the recommended positions for drying various flowers.
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Flower Name
Hanging Bundles
Flat on a Screen
Upright Bundles
African Daisy
X
 
 
Agastache
X
 
 
Alchemilla
X
 
 
Anise Hysop              
X
X
 
Annual Statice
X
 
 
Artichoke
X
 
X
Baby’s Breath
X
 
 
Cardoon
X
 
 
Carline Thistle
X
 
 
Chinese Lantern or
Cape Gooseberry
 
 
X
Cockscomb
X
X
 
Cornflower
X
 
 
Delphihnium
X
 
 
Drumstick
X
X
X
Gay Feathers
X
 
X
German Statice
X
 
 
Giant Knapweed
X
 
 
Globe Thistle
X
 
 
Golden Rod
X
 
X
Golden Yarrow
X
 
 
Gomphrena
 
X
 
Helichrysum
 
X
 
Hen and Chickens
X
 
 
Honesty
X
X
X
Hops
X in situ
 
 
Hydrangea
X
X
 
Immortelle
X
 
 
Lady's Mantle
X
 
 
Larkspur
X
 
 
Lavender
X
 
 
Leeks and Ornamental
Onions
X
 
 
Linseed or Flax
X
 
 
Love-In-A-Mist
X
 
 
Love-Lies-Bleeding
X
 
 
Mop Head Hydrangia
X
 
 
Opium Poppy
X
 
 
Orach
X
 
 
Pearl Everlasting
 
X
 
Peony
X
 
 
Poker Statice
X
 
 
Rose
X
 
 
Safflower/False Saffron
X
 
 
Sea Holly
X
 
X
Sea Lavender or
Dumosa
X
 
 
Silver King
X
 
X
Sneezewort
X
 
 
Statice
X
 
X
Statice Latifolia
X
 
 
Strawflower
X
 
 
Sunflower / Sun Flower
X
 
 
Sweet Annie
X
 
X
Sweet or Knotted
Marjoram, Oregano
X
 
 
Sweet William
X
 
 
Tansy
X
 
 
Teasel
X
 
 
Thyme
X
 
 
Transformer
X
 
 
Wild Marjoram
X
 
 
Winged Everlasting
X
 
 
Yarrow
X
 
 
Drying Flowers
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