Long-Lasting Flowers for Cutting Gardens
These flowers last a long time when cut and used in flower arrangements. Choose from this list when designing your cut-flower garden.
PERENNIALS FOR CUTTING
SPRING
Dicentra spectabilis (common
bleeding heart)
Helleborus spp. (Christmas and Lenten roses)
SUMMER
Achillea filipendulina
(fern-leaf yarrow)
Alstroemeria aurantiaca (Peruvian lily)
Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed)
Astilbe x arendsii (astilbe)
Chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew, matricaria)
Chrysanthemum x superbum (shasta daisy)
Coreopsis grandiflora (coreopsis, tickseed)
Delphinium x elatum (delphinium)
Dianthus barbatus (sweet William)
Digitalis purpurea
(foxglove)
Echinops ritro (globe-thistle)
Gypsophila paniculata (baby's breath)
Iris hybrida (bearded iris)
Lupinus hybrids (lupine)
Paeonia lactiflora (Chinese peony)
Phlox paniculata (garden phlox, summer phlox)
LATE SUMMER AND FALL
Aconitum carmichaelii
(azure monkshood)
Aster novi-belgii x novae-angliae (Michaelmas daisy, fall aster)
Chrysanthemum x morifolium
(garden mum)
Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
Limonium latifolium (sea lavender, statice)
Rudbeckia fulgida (orange coneflower)
BULBS FOR CUTTING
SPRING
Allium aflatunense (Persian onion)
Convallaria majalis (lily-of-the-valley)
Narcissus hybrids (trumpet and large-cup daffodils)
Tulipa x hybrida (hybrid tulips)
Zantedeschia aethiopica (calla lily)
SUMMER
Freesia hybrids (freesia)
Gladiolus x hortulanus (gladiolus)
Lilium hybrids (lilies)
Polianthes tuberosa (tuberose)
Zantedeschia aethiopica (calla lily)
LATE SUMMER AND FALL
Amaryllis belladona (belladona
lily, naked lady)
Dahlia x pinnata (dahlia)
ANNUALS FOR CUTTING
Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon)
Calendula officinalis (pot marigold)
Callistephus chinensis (China aster, annual aster)
Celosia cristata (cockscomb)
Centaurea cyanus (bachelor's button, cornflower)
Cleome basslerana (spider flower)
Consolida ambigua (rocket larkspur)
Cosmos bipinnatus (cosmos)
Eustoma grandiflora (prairie gentian, lisianthus)
Gaillardia pulchella (annual blanket-flower)
Gerbera jamesonii (gerbera daisy, transvaal daisy)
Heliotropium arborescens (heliotrope)
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea)
Matthiola incana (stock)
Nigella damascena (love-in-a-mist)
Papaver spp. (poppies)
Pelargonium x hortorum (zonal geranium)
Petunia x hybrida (petunia)
Salvia farinacea (mealy-cup sage)
Schizanthus pinnatus (butterfly flower, poor man's orchid)
Tagetes spp. (marigolds)
Viola x wittrockiana (pansy)
Zinnia elegans (zinnia)
ROSES FOR CUTTING
HYBRID TEA
Bewitched
Color Magic
Duet
Mr. Lincoln
New Day
Olympiad
Paradise
Pascali
Peace
Touch of Class
Tropicana
Voodoo
GRANDIFLORA
Ole
Pink Parfait
Queen Elizabeth
Sonia
Viva
FLORIBUNDA
Cherish
Deep Purple
Iceberg
Intrigue
Playboy
