Lots of perennial flowers dry really well, but here are six to get started with that will give you a variety of shapes, textures and colours.

Today I’m sharing five easy-to-dry flowers. These are great to start with if you’re new to flower drying, and they’re all annuals which means you can go from seed to dried flower in one growing season.

I love the look of crinkly dried Rudbeckia flowers … here’s how I dry them to use in everlasting flower arrangements.