Use silica gel to preserve once-in-a-lifetime memories or create home décor accents and holiday decorations. Designed for all types of conventional flower drying art, this easy-to-handle, granulated powder safely and beautifully preserves your flowers with minimal shrinkage and fading. Preserve the natural blooms of roses, asters, carnations, dahlias, zinnias, chrysanthemums and more with this nontoxic solution.Details:5 lb. (2.27 kg) net weight8 packsNontoxicMost flowers dry in 36 to 48 hoursMicrowavable and reusableIncludes instructions