Suitable drying techniques of rose flower: Rosa hybrida L.

Abstract

Dry flowers are naturals, dried and preserved with an everlasting value that can be cherished for longer period. Basically, it is a method of preservation of flowers by removing moisture from the flowers. Dried and preserved ornamental products offer a wide range of qualities like novelty, longevity, aesthetic properties, flexibility and year around availability. The dried or dehydrated flowers or plant parts are natural, comparatively inexpensive and have everlasting value with year around availability. Drying means mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. Since flowers and foliage consists of more water, dehydration is necessary for getting dry flowers. There different types of method for drying like Air drying, Sun drying, Press drying, Oven drying, Microwave drying, Embedded drying. Air drying is a cheapest method of drying in which flowers are hanged for the drying. The flower of rose has 5 petals. Flowers are usually white or pink but in a few species are yellow or red.