There is just something special about having fresh flowers in your house. You can’t help but smile every time you see them in a room. Including statement flowers, filler flowers and more, these are my top picks for growing cut flowers.
Flower Recommendations for a Cutting Garden
Amaranth (Love Lies Bleeding) – Unbelievable trailing lengths of flower rope to add depth and contrast to perfectly finish off your arrangements.
Ammi (Dara) – Stunning discs of delicate burgundy blooms.
Ammi (Green Mist) -A great delicate filler flower that can add a lot of green.
Basil (Aramato) – Unique filler coloring for interesting arrangements.
Basil (Green) – Add the wonderful smell of basil along with an extra dose of bright green (white when blooming) to your arrangements.
Bells of Ireland – Bright green beauties that smell like mint with very long vase life.
Celosia – There are so many different kinds of celosia but these are definitely a MUST if you have the patience for their tiny seeds.
Cosmos (Double Click) – A new favorite of mine this year. Cosmos make a great foundation for all arrangements and can help add nice structure.
Dahlias – Unbelievable show-stopping dahlias are a TOP cut flower on my list.
Gladiolus – Add height to your arrangements with these piercing stems.
Globe Amaranth – Add extra detail in your arrangements with Globe Amaranth.
Love in a Mist – These can be used in both flower and pod form in arranging. They have out of this world blooms!
Queen Anne’s Lace – Add texture to your arrangements with Queen Anne’s Lace.
Peonies – Who doesn’t love peonies? They can stand on their own in a vase.
Snapdragons – Dependable and easy to grow, snapdragons add to any arrangement.
Statice – Great as both a fresh cut flower and dried.
Sunflowers – You can’t help but smile when you see a sunflower. Grow from seed or pick from your neighbors fields, they add sunshine to any bouquet.
Zinnias – Easy to grow, lots of bang for your buck, Zinnias are fun for everyone.
What are your favorite cut flowers to grow?
My favourite would have to be roses, but these are all lovely especially the snapdragons.
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I don’t think I could limit myself to ten! 😀
Question: do you have to dig and store your dahlias or can they overwinter there?
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I have to dig them up each year.
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Wow, lots of work and storage space. But I imagine worth it – some of your varieties are truly stunning.
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