Feverfew. A volunteer in my garden, but one I’m always happy to see. This is a very long-lasting cut flower — it lasts for weeks in a vase. The centers get a little brown over time, but it still looks charming.
It doesn’t dry well pressed in a book — it just gets shriveled and dry. I want to try microwave pressing and desiccating, see if it responds better to either of those approaches.
“Feverfew has been considered a medicinal plant for some time. It has been used to reduce fever and inflammation, and also to treat migraine headaches. There is some scientific evidence that it is useful for some of these purposes, especially for treatment of migraine headaches (Palevitch et al., 1997).” —
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/…/plants/feverfew.html
