Dried flowers are one of the decorative items to decorate or decorate a room in addition to using fresh cut flowers.

In addition, dried flowers can also be used for rooms that do not receive sunlight. However, there are people who still do not know how to dry flowers.

How to dry flowers is very simple, and you can do it at home. However, before that, choose flowers with not fully opened petals and not yet fully bloomed.

Because the petals that are open and ripe will open when the flower withers.

There are three flower drying methods you can try as follows

Dried naturally

To dry most types of flowers, you can let them dry naturally. Flowers with strong stems, such as hydrangeas and sea echinops, can be left in an empty vase in a cool, low-humidity environment.

However, it’s best to hang the flowers upside down so they don’t fall off when dry.

Using a microwave oven

As with natural drying flowers, choose flowers that are not too wide open or not ripe enough.

Then place the flowers in a microwave safe container. Cover the flowers with an equal part of quartz sand or a mixture of borax and cornmeal.

For tubular or cupped flowers, fill them with silica sand or any of the above mixtures to help them keep their shape.

After that, put the open container in the microwave. Turn on the high temperature setting for one minute. Check if the flowers are completely dry.

If not, turn the microwave back on for another 30 seconds and check again. Flowers with thick petals take longer to dry, after drying. Leave the flowers in the mixture for a day so that they dry out even more.

Use silica gel

Hang dry flowers for iced tea, If they have silica gel in them, they can be used to dry flowers. The trick is to soak the flowers in the gel.

The gel retains the shape and color of flowers better than drying flowers naturally or in the microwave.

Once the flowers are dry, group them into small bunches or leave them alone. Use twine to hang it in a cool, cool, dry place.

To prevent mold, the space between the flowers allows air to circulate properly. Alternatively, turn the fan on low speed.

When dry, the flowers will be difficult to touch. This process can take days, even weeks, depending on flower type and conditions.