The flowers that press and dry best

Written By Joanna Davis

When you’re thinking about what flowers you’d like for your wedding, you don’t necessarily think about how they might dry. However, if you want to preserve your flowers after your wedding and enjoy them for as long as possible, it is worth considering the flowers that dry/press the best. If you’re thinking about preserving your flowers with JoCo Candles, your flowers will need to be similar to the ones listed below. This is not an exhaustive list so if you’re unsure, please get in touch.

Flowers that press and/or dry well

  • Alyssum Saxatile (Basket of Gold)

  • Astrantia

  • Bistort

  • Calendulas

  • Carnations (small)

  • Cherry Blossom

  • Cosmos

  • Crocosmia

  • Daisies (including English Daisies and Shasta Daisies)

  • Delphinium / Larkspur

  • Erysimum (Wallflower)

  • Foliage e.g. eucalyptus, fern and other small leaves

  • Forget-me-nots

  • Freesias

  • Geraniums

  • Gerbera Daisy (mini)

  • Godetia

  • Gypsophelia/Baby’s breath

  • Helleborus

  • Hydrangea (the individual flowers)

  • Jasmine

  • Lavender

  • Lepto

  • Lisianthus

  • Lobelia

  • Nigella/Love-in-a-Mist

  • Pansies/violas

  • Peruvian Lily

  • Primroses

  • Rananunculus

  • Scilla

  • Shrub roses / single petal roses

  • Speedwell (Georgia Blue)

  • Spray roses (smaller the better)

  • Starflowers

  • Statice

  • Tete a Tete Daffodils

  • Tulips (small)

  • Veronica

  • Windflowers

  • Yarrow

Flowers that don’t press or dry well

  • Calla Lilies

  • Chrysanthemums

  • Dahlias

  • Large white Lillies

  • Large roses (however the individual petals can be dried or pressed)

  • Peonies (however the individual petals can be dried or pressed)

  • Succulents

  • Sunflowers

  • White flowers in general – some white flowers can often brown/yellow slightly when they are dried and they also don’t show up in the wax as well for the pressed flower candles, however some white flowers can still work

Please note that all flowers will change colour slightly when they are dry, some may darken while others may lighten in colour. Some white flowers may also turn to an off-white colour.

Don’t worry, if the flowers you want to use aren’t on this list, please get in touch to discuss possible options of preserving your flowers.

Find out more about what you can do with your flowers and the custom order options available here.

Joanna Davis
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