Dried Grasses

Bunny tails, foxtail barley and wheat — the movement in a dried arrangement
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  • A close-up of Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd's Bunny Tails Dried (Long), beige and fluffy with long stems, arranged against a dark wooden background.
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    Bunny Tails Dried (Long)

    Bunny Tails Dried (Long)
    £10.00
  • Hordeum Jubatum Dried | Foxtail Barley | Norfolk Grown

    Hordeum Jubatum Dried | Foxtail Barley | Norfolk Grown

    Hordeum Jubatum Dried | Foxtail Barley | Norfolk Grown
    £9.99
  • Dried Wheat Bunch | Norfolk Grown | 12 Stems

    Dried Wheat Bunch | Norfolk Grown | 12 Stems

    Dried Wheat Bunch | Norfolk Grown | 12 Stems
    £6.50
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Dried grasses — your questions answered

Do dried grasses shed?

Some do. Bunny tails and wheat hold together well. Foxtail barley is the one to watch — the awns loosen as it dries out and will drop over a season. Shake a bunch outdoors before you arrange it and you lose most of what was going to fall anyway.
How long will they last?

Two or three years indoors, kept out of direct sun. They do not collapse so much as fade: greens go to straw, then to pale biscuit. Plenty of people prefer the later stage to the first one.
Can I mix grasses with fresh flowers?

Not in water. Dried stems draw it up, go limp and rot at the base within days. Keep them dry, or use a flower frog in a shallow dish and set the grasses clear of the water line.
Can I dry my own?

Most ornamental grasses dry with nothing more than a dark, airy space and a few weeks hanging upside down. Cut before the seed head is fully ripe or it will shatter as it dries. Bunny tails and quaking grass are the forgiving ones to start with.