What are Good Flowers for Cutting Garden?
Good plants for a cutting garden generally have a few special characteristics, such as stiff, strong stems and a long blooming period. They are also usually flowers that hold their form well after cutting and can be dried for floral crafts. Cutting garden plants can be annuals, perennials, shrubs, and even trees. Using a combination of all four can give your cutting garden plenty of variety throughout the seasons. While people usually just think of fragrant, brightly-colored flowers as cutting garden plants, don’t forget accent plants as well. The foliage of plants, such as ferns, Japanese maple, ivy, and holly, make excellent accents in vases or dried floral crafts. When choosing cut flower garden plants, include a variety of plants that bloom in different seasons so you always have fresh flowers in your garden, ready to be picked.
Cut Flower Garden Plants
Below I have listed some of the most popular plants for a cut flower garden:
Trees and Shrubs
Hydrangea Lilac Japanese Maple Rose Viburnum Pussy Willow Forsythia Ohio Buckeye Caryopteris Elderberry Dogwood Crape Myrtle Azalea Rhododendron Holly Tree Peony Rose of Sharon
Annuals and Perennials
Allium Tulip Daffodil Iris Lily Coneflower Rudbeckia Sunflower Bells of Ireland Zinnia Statice Baby’s Breath Shasta Daisy Dianthus/Carnation Scabiosa Peony Sweet Potato Vine Salvia Gaillardia Delphinium Liatris Gerbera Daisy Cosmos Geranium Bird of Paradise Dahlia Alstroemeria Love in a Mist Yarrow Foxglove Strawflower Lavender Hollyhock Ornamental Grasses Chinese Lantern Money Plant Dill Queen Anne’s Lace Lady’s Mantle Astilbe Caladium
