Fragrant dried flowers

PastMidnight · Jun 10, 2007

Aside from obvious ones like lavender and rose, what other flowers and herbs remain very fragrant when dried? I'm looking for things that a person might use to scent clothes in a drawer or wardrobe.

Thanks!

wyntermoon · Jun 10, 2007

Chamomile, peppermint, cloves, orange peel when properly dried

Do you need a recipe for a sachet? I'll PM you some.

Chumplet · Jun 10, 2007

Eucalyptus!

Jersey Chick · Jun 10, 2007

Damn! Chumplet stole mine!

Does potpourri count? I found some really nice magnolia potpourri once and it held the scent for a loooong time...

PastMidnight · Jun 11, 2007

Thanks for the ideas (and for the PM, wyntermoon). Which of these might grow wild? My character doesn't have a cultivated flower garden, but I'm envisioning her picking a handful of flowers or herbs whilst out on a walk and drying them to scent her clothes drawers.

alleycat · Jun 11, 2007

Dried heather. Heaths?

That should certainly grow wild in Scotland.

wyntermoon · Jun 11, 2007

Where is she located?

Azure Skye · Jun 11, 2007

Basil, rosemary.

pdr · Jun 11, 2007

Wild?

Lady's bedstraw, pennyroyal, wild mint and thyme, honeysuckle, wild hops, briar rose petals, and red clover.

PastMidnight · Jun 13, 2007

Thanks for the ideas! I know the flowers in the area where she lives, but Ive never dried any, so wasn't sure which were still potent when dried.

wyntermoon said:
Where is she located?

She's in western Scotland. Heather is unquestionably abundant.

Both honeysuckle and lady's bedstraw can be found by her, as well as many of the herbs mentioned. This helps a lot!

Puma · Jun 14, 2007

Thought I'd throw this in even if it's not a dried flower. In the "old days", people pushed whole cloves into oranges to make pomanders which were used in drawers to create a pleasant aroma. It takes several hundred cloves to completely cover one orange. They have to be dried for a while before they can be put in drawers. It's a wonderful smell. Puma

Fragrant dried flowers

PastMidnight

Oponionated

wyntermoon

Chumplet

This hat is getting too hot

Jersey Chick

Up all night to get Loki

PastMidnight

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alleycat

Still around

wyntermoon

Azure Skye

Huh?

pdr

PastMidnight

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Puma

Retired and loving it!