Drying Flowers Face-up

Drying Flowers Face-up

Many flowers dry best face-up, their stems hanging straight down. To accomplish this we give the following directions.

Silica gel (face-up)

Obtain a 50 lb. lard tin from your hardware store. Cut a strip of corrugated cardboard seven or eight inches wide to fit inside and around the lower part. Place on top of this a circular piece of two-inch Styrofoam that has been cut one fourth of an inch smaller than circumference of the can.

Place the flowers into the can, put the cotton around the stems and the head of the flowers left on top are not touching. Gently pour the silica gel under, around and between the petals until the flowers are lightly but completely covered.

You will find that when this medium is used the stems do not always dry as quickly as the heads of the flowers, therefore it is wise to hang them until they are thoroughly dry, before using.

Other mediums (face-up)

Use a heavy cardboard or corrugated box about three inches in depth propped over a carton eight or more inches high. Punch holes in the shallow box far enough apart for heads of the flowers not to touch and large enough for the stems to go through. Proceed in the same manner as that described for covering with silica gel, only it is necessary to cover the box.

 

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