| Plants Suitable for Drying |
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| Flower |
Color |
Harvest |
Plant Type |
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| Acroclinium, Swan River
everlasting (Helipterum) |
Pink, rose, or white |
Just before flowers are fully open |
A |
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| Artichoke (Cynara) |
Purple |
When buds just open |
P |
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| Baby's breath (Gypsophila |
White, pink |
Just when fully open |
A or P |
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| Chinese lantern (Physalis
alkekengi) |
Bright orange red |
When lanterns color up |
P |
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| Cloud grass (Agrostis
nebulosa) |
Tannish |
When heads form but before seeds mature |
A |
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| Cockscomb (Celosia |
Jewel tone colors |
When heads reach full color |
A |
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| Cupid's dart (Catananche
caerulea) |
Lavender blue |
In the morning when fully open |
P |
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| Drumstick (Craspedia globosa) |
Golden |
When fully colored |
P |
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| Feverfew (Chrysanthemum
parthenium) |
Yellow or white |
When flowers have just opened |
P |
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| German statice (Goniolimon
tartaricum) |
Silvery white |
When fully open |
P |
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| Globe amaranth (Gophrena
globosa) |
Pink, purple, red, white |
When color is intense |
A |
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| Globe thistle (Echinops) |
Steel blue |
Just before flowers open |
P |
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| Goldenrod (Solidago) |
Golden yellow |
At peak color |
P |
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| Hare's tail (Lagurus ovatus) |
Tan |
When heads are fully open but before seeds mature |
A |
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| Immortelle, (Xeranthemum
annuum) |
Mixed colors |
When fully open and at peak color |
A |
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| Lamb's ears (Stachys
byzantina) |
Pink with gray leaves |
Just before full bloom, lay leaves on screens |
P |
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| Larkspur (Consolida ambigua) |
Blue, pink, purple, white |
When flowers are open 2/3 up stem |
A |
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| Love-in-a-mist (Nigella
damascena) |
Pale brown |
When pods are mature |
A |
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| Money plant (Lunaria annua) |
Silvery white |
When pods begin to dry but before seeds turn yellow |
B |
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| Onion family (Allium) |
Pink, purple, yellow, white |
When fully open |
P bulbs |
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| Pink pokers (Psylliostachys
suworowii) |
Lavender pink |
When all flowers are fully open |
A |
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| Poppy (Papaver) |
Light brown |
When pod is well formed |
P |
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| Quaking Grass (Briza maxima,
B. minima) |
Brownish green |
When heads form but before seeds mature |
A |
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| Safflower (Carthamus
tinctorius) |
Yellow-orange |
In bud or just at peak color |
A |
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| Sea holly (Eryngium) |
Light to dark metallic blue |
When flowers turn blue |
P |
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| Starflower (Scabiosa stelllata |
Greenish to bronze |
As soon as petals drop |
A |
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| Statice (Limonium) |
Many colors many forms |
When fully open |
A P |
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| Strawflower (Helichrysum) |
Many vibrant colors |
Before yellow centers are visible or in bud; wire stems |
A |
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| Winged everlasting (Ammobium
alatum) |
White, yellow |
When buds start to open, before yellow centers show |
A |
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| Yarrow (Achillea) |
Yellow, white or pastels |
At peak size and color |
P |
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