Dried Flowers

I have started drying flowers from the garden to keep as decoration around our home. I've been picking seed heads of aliums, poppies, honesty, hydrangeas, thistles, love in the mist, bears breeches and cardoons. Anyone got any tips or hints on other flowers that are reasonably easy to dry.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner @Meadowlands
I was hoping to dry some flowers this year too but due to the bad weather I haven't got around to it. I bought the seeds of Teasels because they're good for drying, but I never got around to sowing them.
Astilbe flowers dry well, and I like to have the seed heads of Francoa too, they're nice dried.
I was hoping to press some flowers too ... ah well, maybe next year.

I see you have a cactus on your avatar, me too

 

Teasels are good, I'd also look at Echiums and Eryngiums. There are also some varieties of Papaver somniferum that have been selected for their decorative seed heads such as "Hens and Chickens". Chiltern seeds had a good selection and I believe there was actually a section in their catalogue titled "Flowers for Drying" their website throws up https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk//flowers/flowers-for-drying#start-144 also have a look at Helichrysum that they recommend for drying.

 

Thank you for the welcome. I'd never have thought of drying Astilbe flowers will have to give them a try. Yes I like cactus.

 

I grew mixed strawflowers several years ago. Once dried (just remove leaves and hang upside down for three weeks) they made super indoor decorations and lasted several years.

 

Ooo I used to grow straw flowers they used to be all the rage, completely forgot about them.

 

I bought some strawflowers this year - love them!

I dry lavender - well I just cut it and pop in a vase.

I like dried hydrangea heads too - but I find they are best if left to go over and dry on the plant then cut in Autumn to further dry.