Dried Flower Arranging 1205787786 If celosia is gathered when damp, stand it upright in a jar for a few days so florets will separate and dry out before you hang stalks upside down. Florets will close again, and you will preserve color. This is lost if stalks are hung while there is moisture on the florets. Celosia can also be dried by putting stems in glycerin, but I prefer upside-down method.

Coleus. Brilliant foliage with varied markings. Press or dry in borax.

Columbine. The five-sepaled calyx only. Store in box.

Coneflower (Rudbeckia). Large yellow and red flowers. Remove all petals; leave centers attached to stems. Hang upside down, or place in empty jar to dry. Pluck out part of the top of the cone. This gives depth, interest, and variety in color and form, or bury the whole flower in borax.

Coral-Bells (Heuchera sanguinea). Preserve leaves in glycerin, or press. Press white or red flowers, or bury in sand or borax.

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus, and other varieties). Blue, pink, red, and white flowers. Borax method.

Cosmos. Rose, pink, white flowers. Borax method.

Cotton. Use bolls fully opened, also flowering bud. Upside-down method. Use borax method for buds.

Cupids-Dart (Catananche caerulea). Silvery blooms surmounted by a tuft of dull blue. Considered one of the best everlastings. Upside-down method.




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January 7, 2009