Amber Hour Dried Flower Bouquet (1 bunch)

Amber Hour

1 Bouquet - Approx. 12 in wide × 20 in tall · one-sided (flat-backed)

The harvest, held still.

Safflower blooms flare orange over a field of oats, broom corn and bronze grains — an entire late-summer harvest, held still at its warmest hour. Poppy pods rise on long stems, dried oregano brings a deep herbal green, and apricot strawflowers glow at the center. This is the one-sided composition of the collection: flat-backed and fan-shaped, made to rest against a wall, on a mantel or a sideboard, where it reads like a small standing landscape.

Featured Botanicals
Safflower (Carthamus) — Flame-orange tufts over sculptural buds — the focal note.
Poppy pods (Papaver) — Quiet grey-green urns on tall stems.
Broom corn & mixed grains — Bronze and caramel textures with real weight and movement.
Strawflower 'Apricot' — Soft sunset tones that never fade to grey.
Oregano — An ornamental herb, dried green — it keeps a faint savory scent.

Where the Flowers Come From
The oregano, oats and grasses were grown in season and dried on a regenerative family farm at the foot of Mt. Pisgah in Oregon; the apricot strawflowers come from a one-acre prairie farm in Illinois where two friends grow over seventy varieties of flowers. The grains and pods are curated from small specialty growers across the U.S.

Longevity & Care
These are lasting decorative pieces — delicate, made to be admired, not tended. Kept well, they hold their beauty for one to three years and often longer, mellowing into softer, antique tones. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from moisture (never add water); dust now and then with a soft brush or a cool hair dryer on its lowest setting.

Composed by hand in Aspen, Colorado in an edition of two. No two pieces are ever identical — the second bouquet is a sibling, not a copy.