{"id":5766,"date":"2018-04-04T09:32:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T08:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niv.estorly.com\/?p=5766"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:41:18","slug":"priprava-susenje-cvetja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/2018\/04\/04\/priprava-susenje-cvetja\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing and drying flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"translation-block\">Drying flowers is simple. <strong>Pick them in dry weather<\/strong>, before they are fully open, as this helps retain their colour. Avoid damaged or poorly developed blooms.<\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Dried flowers should not be confused with flowers preserved using a special process, such as <a href=\"\/en\/?product_cat=vecne-vrtnice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Forever Roses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Flowers suitable for hanging to dry<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hydrangeas, early spring grasses and flowers such as strawflowers, statice and winged everlasting are suitable for this method.<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Hang the flowers upside down<\/strong> in a warm, dry and well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight.<\/li>\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Remove the lower leaves<\/strong>, as they wrinkle and slow the drying process.<\/li>\n<li>If the stems are weak, support the flower heads with wire while they are still fresh.<\/li>\n<li>Tie the flowers into small bunches so that the stems in the middle can dry as well.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Flowers hanging upside down to dry\" class=\"nv-recovered-image\" height=\"226\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/old-archive-20260913\/d4b0a971412c-sucenje-cvetja.jpg\" width=\"204\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Drying with moisture-absorbing materials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To help dried flowers retain a fresh appearance, use moisture-absorbing materials that preserve their colour and shape. Suitable flowers include yellow and white narcissi, hellebores, mimosa, primroses, tulips, carnations, peonies, clematis, calendula, roses, dahlias and zinnias.<\/p>\n<p>To dry delicate flowers, choose a drying agent specifically intended for this purpose. Before use, read the manufacturer's instructions, including the safety warnings and recommended drying time.<\/p>\n<p>If using sand, rinse it thoroughly several times and allow it to dry in the sun first.<\/p>\n<p>Reuse a drying agent only if the manufacturer permits it. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for regeneration and storage; do not heat drying agents using a generic method.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Su\u0161enje cvetja je enostavno! Nabiramo ga v suhem vremenu. Izberemo tako, ki \u0161e ni popolnoma razcveteno, ker bolje ohrani barvo. Ne nabirajmo po\u0161kodovanih ali slabo razvitih cvetov. Ne smemo pa zamenjati suhega cvetja s takim, ki je obdelan na poseben na\u010din &#8211; preparirane vrtnice. Cvetlice, ki jih su\u0161imo obe\u0161ene Za tako su\u0161enje so primerne hortenzije, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":5752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nasveti-o-cvetju"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ninainvalentin.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}