best flowers for cutting AND drying??

13 years ago

I'm wondering if anyone could recommend good flowers for cutting and drying. We're wanting to add a flower component to our Upick this summer, but I'm also wanting to dry some flowers to experiment w/ wreath making as well. I'd like the flowers that we grow to be able to be both good cuts AND dried as I'm getting limited on space.

I know many of the herbs I'll be growing are good for drying and using in wreaths, but would like to add a few flowers as well.

Thanks a bunch!

Comments (5)

tommyk
13 years ago
Yarrow, Helichrysum, Anise Hyssop, Delphinium, Gomphrena, Echinops, Poppy seed heads, Celosia, Helipterum, Statice, Baby's Breath . . . there are many others.
teresa_b
13 years ago
Great ideas tommyk. The first that comes to mind for me is lavender, of course, it is a perennial; however, I like having some perennials with which to work.

Teresa
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grannymarsh
13 years ago
Pods, ie; crocosmia, daylily scapes
gardenerwannabe6
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you all for the suggestions....I really appreciate your response!
spogarden
13 years ago
Lavender hands down is one of the best crops. Perennial means it is low maint. I just love it and it was one of the first things I planted all over my landscape when I first moved here. It blends in so well and the smell is wonderful. It even looks good now, during the 'crappy winter' months.