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Everlasting Garden Bells of Ireland – Moluccella laevis Grows to a height of 18”. Cut the stems after the leaves have fallen, late summer or early fall. Stand the stems in tall container, in 2” of water. When water evaporates, hand upside down, individually. Bells are great for fresh cuts, but they are geo-tropic responding to the effects of gravity, meaning whether they are arranged diagonally or vertically, the tips of the flowers will curve upwards. Artemesia – A.albula, A.absinthium Compositae This genus includes the herbs tarragon and wormwood. Silver King and Silver Queen are the most available varieties. It is an extremely hardy perennial. This attractive spire is great for arrangements, and excellent for wreath base. Pick in late August, strip off only the bottom soiled leaves, hang to air dry. Amaranthus - Amaranthus caudatus, A.tricolor The very look of this plant speaks of Victorian gardens and parlors. It is a tropical plant and should be started inside, but also does well planting seeds after danger of frost. Pick the stalks when about half the blossoms are open and half are still tightly closed and hand to dry. Dry in a vase for curved shapes. Celosia – C.argentea var. cristata, plumosa: Amaranthaceae Coxcomb variety is a great focal flower. Plumosa varieties are tall and feathery. Both types are tender annuals and can be grown from seeds; start early indoors. Cut the stem when they are just coming into full bloom. Do not strip off leaves. Stand alone or in uncrowded bunches in a container with no water, when the stems are no longer moist, hang upside down. It is important to see that the stems are completely free of moisture before hanging or the damp will damage the blooms. Everlasting Sand Flower, Winged everlasting, or Amobium – Amobium alatum Grows to 18” to 24”. Stems are stiff, flowers are silvery white, often with yellow center, blooms profusely from July to October. Flowers must be picked before the yellow centers are visible, but after the buds have started to open. Immature buds do not open. These flowers are excellent for glue work. They can be used as fresh cuts. Gomphrena – G.globosa: Amaranthacea Also known as Globe Amaranth resembles a brilliant purple, pink, orange or red clover. Dry well on natural stems, but sometimes need to be wired for support. Gypsophilia – G. paniculata; Caryophyllaceae Pretty plant – in the garden, bouquets and arrangements. Bristol Fairy is one of the most familiar varieties. Easily air dries upside down or in a vase. This is a perennial and needs lots of room in the garden and adds a soft airy feel. Helichrysum – H.bracteatum; Compositae Strawflower, probably the best-known of the everlastings. It easy to grow from seed, but not grown for it’s beauty in the garden. The strawflower is great for “glue work” using only the heads. Many sizes and colors. Leaves must be removed and hung in bunches to dry. Stems in most cases are strong enough to be used, but some florists like to wire before drying for extra support. Larkspur – Consolida ambigua, C.regalis, C. orientalis Air dries very well, either hanging or standing if picked when about half of florets are fully open. Limonium – L.sinuatum, L. suworowii, L.latifolium; Plumbaginaceae Many different types – perennial varieties; German Statice, Caspia, Sea Lavender, annual statice. All are easy to grow and are a must for designing with everlastings. Perennial varieties should be cut and hung when flowers are fully open. Statice sinuatum harvest when most of the blooms are at least three quarters open. Hang upside down until stems are dry. Love in a Mist – Nigella damascene Beautiful old fashioned garden annual. Name is derived from the appearance of the delicate flower surrounded by the mist of the fine-cut filmy foliage. The flower, usually blue or white, is an intricate composition of petals, stamens and styles, followed by an even more wonderful inflated pod. The pods of the dark blue flowers are often streaked with red or purple. Pick when capsules have started to open at the top and scatter seeds freely. Grows best when self-sown. Salvia – S.superba, S. farinaceae With over 700 species of salvia to choose from, it’s hard to pick the best for drying. There are annuals, bienniels and perennials. Most are great to air dry. A favorite is Salvia Victoria. Solidago – S. Canadensis Commonly known as Goldenrod. Excellent for wreath bases. Air dry when one third of the flowers are open, the rest will open while drying. Remove all leaves. Yarrow – Achillea filipendulina Achillea filipendulina is the best yellow yarrow. Also varieties now with reds, purples and rose pinks. Great for drying and use as focal flowers. Great as fresh cuts.