Preserving Flowers
Title: Preserving Flowers
Category: /Society & Culture/Environment
Details: Words: 368 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Preserving Flowers
Category: /Society & Culture/Environment
Details: Words: 368 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
As evidenced by the discovery of preserved flowers in ancient
Egyptian tombs, people have for centuries engaged in the art of preserving
flowers. Today, a large variety of annuals, biennials and perennials are
successfully preserved. Because properly dried flowers can persist for
years after harvesting, they are often referred to as everlastings or
immortelles.
To ascertain the optimum growing conditions and harvesting time for
a particular species, one should not rely solely on books or
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likely they are to become moldy and the more
vivid their colors remain. The drying process can be further accelerated by
placing the container in a microwave oven or by applying heat. Depending on
the method chosen and the particular plant material being preserved, drying
time may take between one and four weeks.
The uses of preserved flowers are limited only by one's
imagination. They are popular in floral arrangements, wreaths, bouquets,
potpourri and corsages.