Flowers that dry the best (for the dried flower bottle candle holder)

• Alyssum Saxatile (Basket of Gold)

• Astilbe

• Astrantia

• Bistort

• Bunny tails 

• Carnations (small)

• Cherry Blossom 

• Cornflower

• Crocosmia

• Curry plant 

• Delphinium/Larkspur

• Eucalyptus (small)

• Fern and other foliage/small leaves

• Freesias

• Globe Amaranth

• Godetia

• Grasses 

• Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath)

• Herbs (e.g. Rosemary)

• Jasmine

• Lavender

• Lisianthus

• Lepto

• Nigella pods

• Pampas grass

• Rananculus 

• Ruscus (dried)

• Scabious pods (small)

• Sea holly 

• Shrub roses/single petal roses (small)

• Spray roses (small)

• Statice

• Strawflower (Helichrysum) 

• Thistle 

• Yarrow

• Veronica

Flowers that don’t press or dry as well

• Calla Lilies

• Chrysanthemums

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

• 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.