Perfect Pleasing Potpourri

You will love this recipe as the star of this potpourri is Hibiscus flowers which has a faint sweet, soft, musky fragrance and a beautiful deep red color which is so pleasing to the eye.

Here is what you will need:

2 cups of Hibiscus flowers

½ cup Angelica root

½ cup Roses, Petals and Pink Buds

½ Orange Peel C/S (cut and sifted)

½ Lemon Peel C/S (cut and sifted)

½ cup Feverfew

½ cup Lavender Flowers

¼ Linden Flowers

¼ Calamus Root

¼ Uva Ursi Leaf

1 tablespoon Whole Allspice

1/8 cup of Myrrh Gum Powder or you can use Orris Root Powder

1 teaspoon of Lavender Oil

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients together except for the lavender oil. Sprinkle the oil last and then toss the mixture/ Place the mixture in a glass jars that are covered and store them in cool, dark and dry place for 3 weeks. 

Smell the mixture and if it needs more essential oil, add a few drops of the lavender oil. Place in your favorite potpourri jars or glass bowls.

Enjoy!

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