Pressed flower
A flower flattened and dried between absorbent sheets so that it keeps its shape and much of its colour.
Also: oshibana
To press a flower, lay it between sheets of plain paper and put it under weight, in a heavy book or a screw-down press, for two weeks or more. Thin flowers work best: pansies, violas, cosmos, ferns, single petals. Pressed flowers are used for cards, pictures, bookmarks and candles. In Japan, the craft of making whole pictures from pressed plants is called oshibana. Botanists press plants for a different purpose, as specimens for a herbarium.