Many people enjoy growing flowers for drying. Some have a personal favorite flower or several that they enjoy growing. Others enjoy growing flowers that can be sent as gifts. Whatever your preference, the process of drying flowers is simple and takes only a few hours of your time. With some basic information, you can dry flowers and send them as well.

Drying flowers is much like growing them. The quality of each piece depends on how early you start with the dry flower growing process. Most dried flowers should be harvested for drying only a few hours before they are completely dry.

Make small to medium size bundles tied with a strong rubber band (can be made from barbed wire) and hang for dryness to dry. If your flower has many stems and leaves, you can separate the stems and leaves from each other and carefully store them for later use. If you plan to use many stems, you can tie them together at the base of each stem so they will dry separately. If you plan to self sow the seeds from the flower, there are two methods to choose from.

Growing Short Stems and Long Stems: In order to grow roses properly, you must first know the different types of rose plants that exist in the world today. The most popular rose plant types are: lilies (rose, tulips and begonias), crocus, hydrangeas, and roses. All of these have different methods of growth (flowering/stem growing, leaf growing or flower popping) and require different drying methods. If you choose to try growing short stems and long stems for making your own potpourri, you should keep some things in mind. Short stems usually take less time to bloom than their longer stemmed cousins.

Growing Flowers For Drying Potpourri: You can create beautiful arrangements by using short stems and long stems for making your own potpourri. You can also make your own flower bouquets by using long stems and long roots of all the flowers you are growing. A simple way to organize your arrangements is by keeping a little basket in your kitchen cupboard containing three or four small flower bunches (four if you have more than four flowers), a small pile of dry straw, a handful of dry pebbles or broken flower petals and some dirt or dust. By placing all of these items in your kitchen, you are creating a simple structure that will allow you to easily and professionally dry all of your flowers at home.

Growing Flowers for Drying: When it comes to growing flowers for drying, you will need to keep your flower buds stems short to encourage fast flowering. You will also want to prune your plants regularly to keep them from becoming too woody. Fertilize your plants every few weeks with a low nitrogen fertilizer. Keep your plant healthy by checking frequently for splotches, scars and discoloration on the leaves and stems of your plants.

Growing Flowers For Drying: There are many wonderful flowers that you can dry and make into beautiful arrangements such as the famous yarrow leaf bouquet. These flowers come ready to be dried in autumn or winter and then made into a lovely vase or gift. Yarrow is very forgiving when it comes to growing conditions and will grow well in almost any type of environment. Some types of this perennial are particularly hearty, while others don’t do so well in this climate. The flowers are quite large and the leaves are dark green. There are annual statice varieties that will grow nicely for drying in summer and winter and then turn brown and die back once the warm weather comes back around.

Growing Perennial flowers for drying can also take advantage of those varieties that are not available in your garden and are not restricted to the formal flower garden setting. Spring bulbs like the poppies and bluebells are an excellent choice for drying in fall. Bulbs like these are very easy to start growing yourself if you buy them in late summer. Some of these bulbs are quite compact, yet still very colorful, with large and uniform stems. These can be grown in any soil types and should be watered just slightly more often than the annual varieties.