Dried Flower Garden Plan
This guide features regional native plants for the Great Lakes that are highly
attractive to pollinators and are great for creating a garden for creating dried
flower arrangements.
Drying flowers means you can preserve the abundance from your garden to be
enjoyed later, when nothing is blooming. There are so many ways to use dried
flowers, seed pods, and grasses. In late autumn arrangements, adorning fresh
holiday wreaths, or even mixed with fresh blooms.
Collecting flowers, leaves, stems, and pods from the garden now will give you a
treasure trove of beautiful dried plants to craft with all year long. You’ll be pleasantly
surprised when you see how much beauty is left behind once the blooms fade.
Here is a catalog of 16 sure-fire winners to provide you with lovely dried flowers and
4 books to get you started on techniques for preserving and drying flowers.
See the KEY at the bottom for details on the 'Soil' and 'Moisture' codes.
The Book of Dried Flowers : A Complete Guide to Growing, Drying, and Arranging
Bloom: Growing, Harvesting, and Arranging Homegrown Flowers All Year Round
Dried Flowers: Techniques and ideas for the modern home
Dried Fresh Flowers: When to Pick and How to Dry
American Boneset
|
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
White |
3-4' |
|
C,L,S |
M,O,W |
Bergamot
| Monarda fistula |
Lavender |
2-3' |
|
C,L,S |
D,M,O |
Big Bluestem
|
Andropogon gerardii |
Bronze |
5-8' |
|
C,L,S |
D,M,O |
Blue False Indigo
| Baptisia australis |
Blue |
3-4' |
|
L |
D,M |
Canada Wild Rye
|
Elymus canadensis |
Straw |
4-5' |
|
C,L,S |
D,M,O |
Dense Blazing Star
|
Liatris spicata |
Pink, Purple |
6-12" |
|
C,L,S |
M,O |
Cream Wild Indigo
|
Baptisia bracteata |
White, Cream |
18-24" |
|
L |
D,M |
Indian Grass
|
Sorghastrum nutans |
Straw, Gold |
5-7' |
|
C,L,S |
D,M,O |
Joe Pye Weed
|
Eutrochium fistulosum |
Pink, Purple |
5-8' |
|
C,L,S |
M,O |
Orange Coneflower
|
Rudbeckia fulgida |
Yellow, Orange |
2-4' |
|
C,L |
M |
Pearly Everlasting
|
Anaphalis margaritacea |
White |
1-2' |
|
C,L,S |
D,M,O |
Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes
|
Antennaria plantaginifolia |
White |
6" |
|
C,L,R |
D,M |
Pussy Willow
|
Salix discolor |
White |
10-20' |
|
L,S,C |
O,W |
Pale Purple Coneflower
|
Echinacea pallida |
Purple |
3-5' |
|
C,L,S |
D,M |
Sideoats Grama
|
Bouteloua curtipendula |
Straw |
2-3' |
|
L,S |
D,M |
Wild Quinine
|
Parthenium integrifolium |
White |
2-4' |
|
L,R |
D,M |
SOIL:
L = Loam
C = Clay
S = Sandy
R = Rocky
MOISTURE:
D = Dry
M = Medium
O = Moist
W = Wet