GROWING GUIDE: Cut Flowers & Foliage
Tips for longer lasting cut flowers & foliage from your garden.
Select flowers that are just beginning to open up. Cut flowers in the evening or early morning. Trim off any foliage that would be under water. Immediately submerge stems in slightly warm water. Change water in container every 1-2 days.
Annuals & Biennials
| Ageratum | Cosmos | Nasturtium |
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Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) |
Gerbera | Salvia (Sage) |
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Calendula |
Helianthus (Sunflower) | Senecio (Dusty Miller) |
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Celosia (Crested and Plume) |
Helichrysum (Strawflower) | Solenostemon (Coleus) |
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Centaurea (Bachelor Buttons) |
Lathyrus (Sweet Pea) | Tagetes (Marigold) |
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Cleome (Spider Flower) |
Pelargonium (Scented Geranium) | Zinnia |
Perennials & Bulbs
| Acanthus (Bear’s Breeches) | Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) | Origanum (Kent Beauty) |
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Achillea (Yarrow) |
Ferns | Paeonia (Peony) |
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Agastache (Hyssop) |
Filipendula (Queen of The Prairie) | Penstemon (Beard Tongue) |
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Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile) |
Freesia | Perovskia (Russian Sage) |
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Alchemilla (Lady’s Mantle) |
Gaura (Wand Flower) | Phlomis (Jerusalem Sage) |
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Allium (Ornamental Onion) |
Geum | Phlox (Tall Phlox) |
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Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily) |
Gladiolus | Phormium (New Zealand Flax) |
| Amaryllis | Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath) | Phygelius (Cape Fuchsia) |
| Anemone (Japanese) | Helenium (Helen’s Flower) | Physostegia (Obedient Plant) |
| Aquilegia (Columbine) | Helleborus (Lenten Rose) | Platycodon (Balloon Flower) |
| Artemesia (Wormwood) | Helleborus (Lenten Rose) | Polianthes (Tuberose) |
| Asclepias (Butterfly Weed) | Heliopsis (False Sunflower) | Polygonatum (Solomon’s Seal) |
| Aster | Heuchera (Coral Bells) | Ranunculus |
| Astilbe | Heuchera (Coral Bells) | Rosmarinus (Rosemary) |
| Astrantia (Masterwort) | Hosta (Foliage & Flowers) | Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan) |
| Campanula (Bellflower) | Hyacinth | Salvia |
| Canna | Iris | Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower) |
| Chrysanthemum | Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) | Sedum |
| Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) | Lavandula (Lavender) | Solidago (Goldenrod) |
| Coreopsis (Tickseed) | Lavandula (Lavender) | Stachys (Lamb’s Ears) |
| Dahlia | Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) | Stokesia (Stoke’s Aster) |
| Delphinium | Liatris (Gayfeather) | Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) |
| Dianthus (Carnations & Pinks) | Lilium (Asiatic & Oriental Lily) | Tradescantia (Spiderwort) |
| Digitalis (Foxglove) | Liriope (Lily Turf) | Tricyrtis (Toad Lily) |
| Echinacea (Coneflower) | Lychnis (Maltese Cross) | Tulipa (Tulip) |
| Echinops (Globe Thistle) | Monarda (Bee Balm) | Veronica (Speedwell) |
| Eryngium (Sea Holly) | Muscari (Grape Hyacinth) | Zantedeschia (Calla) |
| Eucomis (Pineapple Lily) | Narcissus (Daffodil) |
Ornamental Grasses
| Calamagrostis (Feather Reed Grass) | Juncus (Rush) | Pennisetum (Fountain Grass) |
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Chasmanthium (Northern Sea Oats) |
Panicum (Red Switchgrass) | Stipa gigantea (Giant Feather Grass) |
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Deschampsia (Hair Grass) |
Shrubs, Foliage & Branches
| Abelia | Forsythia | Pittosporum |
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Aucuba |
Gautheria (Salal) | Rosa (Rose) |
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Buxus (Boxwood) |
Hammamelis (Witchhazel) | Salix Discolor (Pussy Willow) |
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Callicarpa (Beautyberry) |
Hydrangea | Salix Matsudana (Corkscrew Willow) |
| Camellia | Hypericum | Sarcococca (Sweet Box) |
| Chaenomales (Flowering Quince) | Ilex (Holly) | Skimmia |
| Cornus (Red & Yellow Dogwood) | Kerria (Japanese Rose) | Hypericum |
| Corylus Contorta (Contorted Filbert) | Leucothoe | Spiraea |
| Daphne | Nandina (Heavenly Bamboo) | Symphoricarpos (Snowberry) |
| Erica (Heather) | Ole Europaea (Olive Tree) | Syringa (Lilac) |
| Euonymus (Foliage) | Physocarpus (Ninebark) | Vaccinium (Evergreen Huckleberry) |
| Fatsia (Japanese Aralia) | Pieris (Andromeda) | Viburnum |