Key to Decorator Colors
Although the color of most flowers remains about the same after
drying, the shades of the colors often vary. Sometimes they will turn
lighter, but frequently they will deepen. Occasionally the color itself
changes. A cerise zinnia, for instance, turns purpl e, a royal purple
larkspur becomes almost a true blue, and a bright yellow coreopsis will
change to beautiful orange. A color which seldom dries
successfully is bright red or scarlet. Do not attempt to dry shaded
flowers, or those of bronze and rust hues, as they turn a rather muddy
and unattractive color.
Some varieties of the same flower dry better than others as to
color.
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Do experiment with the different varieties that you grow.
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most satisfactory material in various colors
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Crimson: Hollyhocks, roses, strawflowers, cockscomb
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Rose and pink: Peonies, hollyhocks, roses, strawflowers,
larkspur, delphinium, zinnias, cockscomb, globe amaranth.
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Red: Bittersweet, nandina, and other berries. Chinese lantern
pods.
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Fall foliage, especially maple and sumac
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Dark red: strawflowers.
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Orange: Marigolds, strawflowers, Mexican sunflowers, zinnias.
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Yellow: yarrow, statice, zinnias, chrysanthemums, marigolds,
goldenrod, strawflowers, daffodils.
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Green: Sprays of caryopteris pods, hydrangea flowers, globe
thisstle buds, ferns and foliage.
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Blue: larkspur, delphinium, blue hydrangea, salvia.
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Lavender: Statice, xeranthemums, larkspur, delphiniums.
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White: Statice, baby's breath, larkspur, delphiniums, Christmas
roses, strawflowers, Queen Anne's lace, pearly everlasting, honesty,
dahlias, Japanese anemones.
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