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Why do cornflowers fade when you dry them?

Posted on by Ruth

I had a go at drying some cornflower stems in my workshop this summer

drying cornflowers
Fresh cornflowers hung up to dry

They were all a lovely intense uniform royal blue when I hung them up to dry, but the results were very mixed! Some of the dried cornflowers colour stayed true, some faded to a pretty pale blue, and some cornflower petals bleached right out. I would guess it might be due to the effect of light as they weren’t in 100% darkness.
If anyone knows the trick to drying cornflowers, please let me know – I tried googling the answer but no luck!

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Dried cornflowers royal blue and faded pale blue
faded cornflower petals
These dried cornflower petals have faded almost to white but kept a blue centre

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Don’t worry – these are not the ones we sell in our shop! We buy in expertly grown and dried pure royal blue cornflower petals. They are relatively expensive, and now I understand why!
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2 thoughts on “Why do cornflowers fade when you dry them?”

  1. Kristen says:
    at 1:30 am

    I put mine in the oven for about 30 to 45 mins on the lowest possible setting the colour looks perfect! Did not fade at all

    Reply
    1. Ruth says:
      at 10:28 am

      Thanks I’ll have to try that!

      Reply

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