How to dry Hyacinth flowers

The hyacinths in my garden are coming to the end of their life so now is the perfect time to dry them. If left in the ground the flowers will turn brown and rot which is not the look I'm going for.

To successfully dry Hyacinth flowers cut the stem of the plant when the flowers are in full bloom. Put them in a vase or jar or any other thing you have hanging around and add enough water (preferably rainwater if you can, but tap water will do if you can't) to submerge the end of the stem. Leave the flowers somewhere with indirect light for a week or two and they will start dry out.

Two vases of drying Hyacinth flowers

Don't top up the water, just leave the flowers to dry out on their own. They will look gorgeous in the vase for a few weeks and the colours of the flowers will deepen and intensify as they dry.

If, like me, you plan to use the flowers rather than just admire them, wait until the stems have dried out too. The stems take a few weeks longer to dry than the flowers, but they will darken as they dry out. You want the stems to be dark brown or black with no hint of green, like those below.

Dried hyacinth flowers

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