Canopy flows are of significant interest across various natural and industrial applications, since several elongated slender objects clamped on a wall or a surface can be addressed to as canopies. Modern world issues, such as river pollution mitigation and urban heat cooling, can benefit from a deeper understanding of the flow behavior around such structures. Although extensive research has already been conducted on rigid canopies through experimental and numerical studies, flexible canopies are more commonly encountered in many fields, highlighting the need to investigate not only the fluid behavior around flexible structures, but also the dynamics of these flexible elements and their interactions with the surrounding flow.