Instructions and tips for cutting and air-drying ornamental flowers: location for drying, selecting flowers to dry, prepping, and how to know when your dried materials are ready for arrangements and crafting.
Key Growing Information
Helipterum (Paper Daisy / Rhodanthe) | Key Growing Information
Written by our research team, this reference contains the essential information for growing helipterum (Rhodanthe chlorocephala), commonly known as paper daisy, from seed: sowing, germination, transplanting, light/soil preferences, and harvesting for floral design.
Four farmer-florists from across the continent discuss selecting, planning, growing, harvesting, drying, designing, pricing and selling your dried botanical materials.
Join Flower Trial Tech Joy Longfellow for a tutorial on drying flowers, including tips and recommendations for a few of her favorites, from tried-and-true workhorse crops and varieties for drying to flower crops with novel colors, textures, and forms.