What’s better than going out your back door and cutting fresh flowers from your own garden?
We’ve compiled a list of The Five Best Flowers for a Cutting Garden.
Foxglove, ‘Dalmatian Peach’
This bi-ennial (perennial that blooms every other year) self seeds. Each plant can produce 5-7 cut flowers throughout their growing season. The more you cut, the more they bloom.
From Floret’s website: The towering stems boast soft peachy-apricot blooms that glow from the inside out. An excellent addition to bouquets and wedding work, this salmony beauty is a must-have in any cutting garden. While most foxgloves are biennials, this new hybrid flowers the first year from an early sowing of seed and will also produce the second year if left in place.
Poppy, ‘Princess Victoria Louise’
This perennial has large crepe-paper like blooms in salmon pink with a dark center. Papavers are easy to grow, long lived and virtually care free, it is also deer and rabbit tolerant.
After you’ve determined the correct length of the stem for your vase, sear the bottom of each stem with a flame. Searing the end of each stem will keep the sap from escaping and allow the flower to drink water.
Peony, ‘Bowl of Beauty’, ‘Krinkled White’ or ‘Sarah Bernhardt’
There’s a reason why Peonies are loved my so many people. They’re an easy perennial to grow and they only get better with time. It’s best for the plant to cut only 1/3 of the blooms each season. For longer lasting flowers, cut the stems when the heads are still closed, but squishy to the touch.
Sweet Pea, ‘Windsor’ or ‘Jacqueline Ann’
This perennial is easy to grow and are loved by many for their large, deep purple blooms. This plant loves to climb and is an excellent choice for a trellis, wall, fence or arbor.
Clematis ‘Jackmanii’
This annual can be grown from seed and should be planted beneath a strong trellis to support their vines. For the longest vase life, cut stems that have at least 2 unopened blooms at the tip.
From Floret’s website: Stunning in the garden, this richly hued beauty has warm chocolaty-maroon blooms that make a real statement. Blooms are quite fragrant and ride atop long strong stems, making it a fantastic variety for cutting. Every cutting garden deserves a row of fragrant, nostalgic sweet peas. A fistful of these demure little blooms are how Floret was born and they continue to spellbind us each season.
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