Everlasting Flowers

Plant: Dusty Miller

Term: Sahara Oasis

Dusty MillerSenecio• Availability: varies • Color: gray• Leaves are gray and hirsute and work well as a

pressed foliage; can also be useful as a cut foliage.

• Small accent: Uniquely gray leaf adds interest to designs, especially in combination with bold colors.

• Plant works well in container gardens.• Longevity: varies

Sahara Oasis

• Floral foam that is designed to be used in dried or silk arrangements

Greening arrangement

• Covering mechanics is more important and more difficult in everlasting arrangements

• Moss is frequently used

2 kinds of Moss

• Sheet Moss– Dried or fresh– Can be used on potted

plants or arrangements

• Spanish Moss– Dried

Greening Pins

• Used to attach the moss to the dry foam

Drying flowers

• Desiccant

• Glycerin

• Air drying