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Suitable Flower Types
for Preserving

Flowers that press the best

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Although there are plenty of flowers and plants that press well, here's a short list of the flowers that we've found to press the most successfully:​​

  • Anemones

  • Astilbe

  • Astrantia

  • Baby’s Breath

  • Billy Balls

  • Blushing Bride Protea

  • Butterfly Ranunculus

  • Caspia

  • Clematis

  • Cosmos

  • Delphinium

  • Dusty Miller

  • Eucalyptus

  • Ferns

  • Freesias

  • Hellebores

  • Hydrangeas

  • Lavender

  • Mountain Mint

  • Pampas Grass

  • Phlox

  • Peonies

  • Queen Annes Lace

  • Quick sand roses

  • Ranunculus

  • Rice Flower

  • Salvia

  • Scabiosa

  • Sweet Peas

  • Spray Roses

  • Orlaya

When preserving any flowers, the fresher the better!

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The fresher your flowers are when you send them in, the better.

 

With fresher flowers, there's less chance for browning and a higher chance of colour retention. Please note all white flowers have the highest chance of browning.

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Arrangements of only one type or colour of flower are often less effective, so please send as much floral and foliage variety as you can.

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Flowers that don't press well

Unfortunately there are certain flowers that don't press as well with our traditional, hand-created methods. Any thicker flowers will also not fit in our thin frames.

 

Flower types that don't preserve well include:

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  • Calla lilies

  • Gerberas

  • Lilies

  • Protea

  • Tulips

  • Orchids

  • Tropical varieties

  • Succulents

  • Sunflowers

  • Berries

A note on colour change

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It's important to keep in mind that due to the organic and natural process, flowers will not press out and retain colour exactly as they were when they were fresh.

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Pale pink roses especially have a high chance of colour change in the preservation process. Pale pink flowers often leave the presses a shade of cream.

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However, even flowers that are typically reliable, will not press nicely if they are not in great shape.

 

All of the colours will eventually fade a bit over the years but that’s the beauty of it! As a sustainable business, we don't use glues and resins in our natural processes. 

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