Results not very natural with roses. Flowers last a little longer than with the air-dried method. Pressed Flowers Flowers with flat faces like pansies, petunias, violas and daisies press well. Thick flowers like roses must be pressed petal by petal and then the look of the flower recreated. To press your own flowers, place flowers between sheets of blotting paper and put into a flower press or make a press with two boards and weights.
Flowers take two weeks to totally dry.
If you want to reproduce a bouquet, use a company to press your flowers since it is a real art to recreate you bouquet. You can do this yourself or select a company to do it for you. Flowers do not always retain the original color but can be color enhanced with paint. Flowers can last a lifetime. The method that results in the most natural looking flower is freeze-drying.