How Do You Preserve Pampas Grass Flowers For Decorating?
Pampas grass produces large flowers, or plumes. The plumes of pampas grass can be several inches long and often appear feathery. If you have pampas grass tussocks growing in your yard, your enjoyment of the texture difference does not have to be limited to the flowering season of summer to fall. At the end of fall, before your plumes start dying, you can grab as many plumes as you want and preserve them for use in decorations and floral arrangements throughout the entire year. Cut your pampas flowers from the plant tussock. Use your garden shears to cut the stem of each flower you want to preserve at the lengths you desire. Wrap rubber bands around groups of the pampas flowers at the stems. Since the flowers are fairly large and fluffy, you should limit your grouping to four flowers for optimal drying. Lightly spray the pampas flowers with the aerosol hair spray. Allow it to dry and then spray it again. This keeps the fuzzy parts from falling off while drying progresses. Tie two groups
