How To Dry Zinnia Flowers. To press complex or rounded flowers such as roses carnations and mums begin by dismantling the. Then carefully check the flowers to see if they are dry.
Watering your zinnias or any other plant in the night is a terrible idea. Prepare flowers by removing leaves. Now as the last ones are blooming Im desperately clipping and drying.
Do not disturb the box for at least one week.
Take a shallow cardboard box and dust the bottom of the box with a layer of silica gel. You want to keep them one flower head deep so they can dry. Jun 21 2018 In this video we will compare Zinnias that have been pinched to zinnias that were allowed to grow normally. Place a sheet of blotting paper over the petals.