Oof! Not how I thought my plants would press. I like my Beardtongue pressing a lot more but definitely gave me insight on how I want to better press plants in the future. I used some wooden blocks, my nail polish box, and my tons of books for extra spice. The parchment like paper I used kinda liked my Sunflower a bit too much haha.
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Nice work, please remember to add the author of the scientific name to your labels, so if it is Helianthus annuus, it would be Helianthus annuus L., I am not sure that this is Helianthus annuus though, as the head would be much larger 🙂
I definitely agree! It was hard for me to find this particular kind of sunflower that grows in Colorado. I’ll be sure to take a deeper look even post class so I can edit it in my plant journal! Thank you.