Cutting garden recommendations?

Question

Each summer I plant a cutting garden to fill my home with flowers all season. Zinnias are the only plants that seem to thrive in the heat and produce long lasting cut flowers. My cone flowers have lots of blooms but wither quickly after cutting. What plants do you recommend for a cutting garden?

360 Sod (Donna Dixson) · Answer

Some good annuals for cut flower gardens are Snapdragons, Straw flower, mini sunflowers, statice, calendula Amaranths and Celosia

There are shrubs that can give a good back bone for cut flower vases, Quince, Butterfly bush, Vitex.

Irish53 · Answer

Carnations are my favorite. Lots of colors to choose from.

L. Duclos · Answer

I recommend Dahlias.

Diane @ home sweet homemade · Answer

thanks very much for the great suggestions!

Douglas Hunt · Answer

Cosmos make a great cut flower and pair wonderfully with zinnias.

Diane @ home sweet homemade · Answer

thank you - I'll give cosmos another try! I planted cosmos seeds this year in the flower patch, but probably a little too late. The plants haven't become as strong as the zinnias and cone flowers quite yet. The bachelor buttons grew like weeds but didn't produce any blooms. I had to cut them back - still holding out hope for them :)

V Valencia · Answer

Roses are my favorite...along with yarrow. I planted sweet pea this summer and love, love, love the fragrance. I have recently been using small leaf ivy as filler...it is so pretty and gives the arrangement some shape.

Judy Johnson Wilson · Answer

I have some galardia planted in a few spots. They look just like small sunflowers, and bloom from late spring till late summer, Very bright colors.

Diane Finley · Answer

I love lantanas - they are super tough in hot weather and have lots of blooms, plus butterflies and bees love them!

Diane @ home sweet homemade · Answer

wow - so many great ideas! thank you everyone :)

Isamenton · Answer

How about lilies? And if you do not know which ones, here is a helpful article: https://www.jardins-sans-secret.com/detail/3400/How-to-Choose-Lilies.html

Carol · Answer

We are in the middle of downsizing and I wasn't going to do any planting this summer, but after all the suggestions I must put in some seeds.

Lynn Sorrell · Answer

Don't know where you live in the world but most of these should work--Freesia bulbs most fragrant flowers ever (get these for sure!)Daffodils,Lavender,Balsam,Stock,Calendula,Snapdragons,Lilies(many,many kinds),Mums,Daisies,Roses,Sunflowers,Gladiolus,Liliac,Dahlias,Salvia,Phlox,Liatris,Delphiniums,Candle Flower,Crocosmia,Hydrangeas,Tuberose.Peony,Iris,Calla lily,Lupines,Bee Balm,Carnations,Begonias

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