Commercial Floriculture

Air drying/Drying under shade

• Flowers are hung in an inverted position or kept in an erect manner in a well ventilated, warm and shaded place. Protection from direct sunlight, dry atmosphere and plenty of ventilation are necessary.

Advantage:
Simple and Cheaper method
No special equipment involved.

Disadvantage:
Time consuming

Weather dependant

Shrinkage of petals

Unnatural straight stems



Ex.,---- Helipterum, Helichrysum, Limonium, Strawflower, Baby’s breath, Statice, Thistles, Yarrow, Golden rod, Baby’s breath, Celosia, Globe amaranth, Golden rod, Salvia, Hydrangeas, Xeranthemum, Strawflowers, Hydrangeas, Celosia, Queen Anne’s Lace, Millet, Astilbe, Baptisia, Blackberry-lily, Cat tail, Chinese lantern, Clover, Cock’s comb, Dusty miller, False-dragonhead, Fennel, Globe thistle, Grains Grasses, Lilac, Marigold, Milk weed, Okra, Polygonum, Rose, Smoke tree, Pansy, Bachelor’s button, Bells-of- Ireland, Scarlet sage, Blue sage, Sea lavender, Acacia, Acanthus (Bear’s breeches) Acer (Sycamore), Love- lies-bleeding, Amaryllis, Anethum (Dill), Artemisia, Arundinaria (Bamboo), Atriplex (Dock), Avena (Blue grass), Birch, Calendula, Callistemon, Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), Corn flower, Clematis, Artichoke (Cynara scolymus), Dahlia, Larkspur (Delphinium ajacis), Digitalis (Foxglove), Fennel, Kochia (Silver Cypress), Lavender, Liatris, Love–in-a-mist, Poppy, Chinese lantern (Physalis), Mignonette (Reseda lutea), Reed mace, Zea mays, Rose buds, Lavender, Hydrangea, Zinnia, Artemesia, Astilbeetc,.

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