Is freeze drying the best method to dry flowers?
Yes, almost all flower varieties can be freeze dried with excellent drying results producing very alive looking dried flowers. Flowers are dried while frozen in a vacuum chamber, they are not dried in outside air at room temperature as with other methods of drying. As a result the flowers do not shrink, shrivel, loose their shape and are amazingly beautiful when dry. Yes, the freeze-drying method is the ultimate in floral drying. Actual results may vary due to flower condition.