Annuals for cut flowers are generally easy to grow even for beginner gardeners. Here in Nashville, Tn, landscaping with annuals is a great way to increase your homes’ curb appeal.
If you have the space, it’s nice to have a section in your yard designated as a cutting garden. This way, you don’t have to worry about ruining the look of your perennial beds by cutting a bundle of flowers.
However, if you don’t have that much room, incorporating annuals directly into your existing landscape is the perfect way to go. Adding annuals will give you that added punch of color that enhances the longevity and beauty of your garden.
Annuals for Cut Flower Arrangements
The annual flowers below are easy to grow from seed, but you may wish to purchase 4 inch pots in order to get a better start.
Tip: Planting on a cloudy day right before a rain is ideal.
- Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta ‘Gloriosa Daisy’)
- Scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
- Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
- Medallion plant (Melampodium paludosum)
- Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
- Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)
- Snow-on-mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
- Klondike (Cosmos sulphureus)
- Bachelor’s-button (Centaurea Cyanus)
- Celosia
Please don’t stop with this list. Visit your local garden center or co-op for more varieties and ask what they suggest you plant if you want annuals for cut flowers in your garden.
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Growing Tip: If you are planting in a designated cut flower garden, rather than incorporating your annuals into an existing landscape, space one foot apart to make them easy to cultivate. As the growing season progresses, the rows will merge into one solid mass of color which will discourage weeds.
Another tip is to plant tall flowers such as sunflowers, amaranth, and broom corn in the back of the bed. In the front of the bed plant zinnias, cockscomb, and globe amaranth.
Check the seed packet for mature height before you plant.
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