A COLLECTION OF PRESSED FLOWERS

Since I was a young girl, flower pressing has been a passion of

mine. I learned it from my grandmother, as she learned it from her
mother. The act of drying these flowers is not just for the purpose of
collecing and hoarding them. This is a collection of memories, his-
tory, and beauty. This site showcases some of my most treasured
flowers, pressed by my grandmother and inherited by me. Use the
navigation along the bottom of the page to view the whole collec-
tion, as well as individual flowers with revealing information.

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght growth season
diameter
 A DEDICATION TO SUZAN PYPER
My grandmother was the one who introduced me to the world of
flowers, gardening, and pressing. If it were not for her and her
daughters, this site would not be in existance! But more than that, I
treasure the time that I got to spend with my grandmother, whether
it was learning to press or just sitting in her garden with a nice
glass of ice tea. Therefore, this is a shout out to Suzan Pyper; while
she may no longer be with us, she preserved a little bit of herself in
every flower she planted or pressed.

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght diameter
growth season
 A BIT ABOUT THE PRESSING PROCESS
Flower pressing is a process that came about in the Victorian era,
and has been pretty popular since. The technical process pretty
simple; place a flower inbetween two absorbent piece of paper, and
then somehow seal the flower “sandwich” between two heavy
forces, keeping the flower from light and moisture. This results in a
very flat, dry flower which can then be used for many things, most
often crafts or formal arrangements.

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght diameter
growth season
 SILVER RAGW
HEATHER 1.4 CM ORT
0.4 CM
NGEA
YARRM OW HYDRA
0.3 C 3.5 CM
NA
VERBE
1.9 CM
RKS
2.4 CM PUR

CHINESE 
3.7 CM NTERN
HE
7.3 CLLEBO
EL M RE COLUMBINE
NIGCM PANSY 8.5 CM
4.5 4.4 CM

CROCUS
3.7 CM

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght diameter
growth season
 VERBE HEATHER
CROCUS 30 CM NA 45 CM NIGE
PANSY HELLEBORE 45 CM L
8 CM 20 CM 30 CM

SILVE
60 CMR RAGWO RKSPUR
RT 100 CM
NGEA CHINESE
HYDRA 300 CM NTERN
YARRO COLUMBINE 150 CM
60 CM W 75 CM

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght diameter
growth season
 V E R R AGWORT
SIL
VERBE mid spring
all year NA CROCUS
early spring

COLUMBIN
early summer E
YARRO
HEATHER mid summW
er
mid summer

CHINESE
NIG
NGEA mid winter NTERN
late suEmL HYDRAmer
mer
late sum HELLEBORE
PANSY late winter
late fall

RKS
late fall PUR

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght diameter
growth season
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bine nig ea
colum heather ella

bena
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JUL

AP
gwort

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A
BLOOMING

MAR
SEASON

SEP
FE

T
B

OC
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JAN
OV
DEC N

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ksp
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pansy
chines
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rn

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght growth season
diameter
 YARROW used for tonics, diaphoretics, stimulants, etc.

MEDIC
CHINESE LANTERN used as a diuretic

NIGELLA seeds are crushed to make cumin

INAL T
SILVER RAGWORT protects land against fire

HEATHER edible and used to make honey

O MAL
PANSY edible, colorful garnish added to salads

VERBENA purely ornamental, edible but lacks taste

CROCUS slightly toxic, causes stomache pain

ICIOU
HYDRANGEA contains cyanide, causes illness/death

LARKSPUR causes vomiting when eaten, death in large quantities

S
COLUMBINE roots and seeds deadly

HELLEBORE slow and painful death

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght growth season
diameter
 SPREAD
OF
P

LA
NT
HYDRANGEA 200 CM PANSY 30 CM
CHINESE LANTERN 90 CM LARKSPUR 35 CM
COLUMBINE 60 CM CROCUS 8 CM
SILVER RAGWORT 60 CM HELLEBORE 30 CM
HEATHER 50 CM NIGELLA 23 CM
DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS: YARROW 50 CM VERBENA 15 CM

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght growth season
diameter
 BOTANY DIAGRAM
PISTIL
STAMIN

BLADE

SEPAL

SPUR

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
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diameter
 GRANDMA’S GARDEN

FLOWER KEY

PANSY YARROW HELLEBORE CROCUS

HEATHER HYDRANGEA LARKSPUR SILVER RAGWORT

NIGELLA COLUMBINE VERBENA CHINESE LANTERN

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
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diameter
 ESS
R PR N
WE OW
O
FL REAKD SECURING BOLTS

B
WOODEN SQUARES

CARDBOARD PADDING

ABSORPTION PAPER

TIGHTENING NUTS

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght growth season
diameter
 LS
VE
LE
RE
SU
PO
EX
N
FULL SUN

SU
PARTIAL SUN
SHADE

DEDICATION SORT FLOWERS:

ABOUT PRESSING
hieght growth season
diameter