Topic: What cut flowers???

[PIXIEWITCH]

Hi,
if anyone has any suggestions for cut and come again type cut flowers i would appreciate them. i tried calendula last year, they were nice but all a bit orange and yellow... thank you all  :)

[Suzanne]

I am trying to do a cut flower bed on the lottie as well this year - so all tips useful. So far gone for the easy stuff - dahlia's, gladioli, lillies & sweet peas. I have bought some seeds as well which say good for flowers - but I admit to being a complete novice at this so recommendations would be helpful.  :)

[saddad]

A few early Chrysants are good for the end of the season...  :)

[PIXIEWITCH]

yeah i have gone for the easy stuff, dahlias,gladioli,asters(from seed this year got a few plants last year) miniture sunflowers are my new thing this year...i think they will look lovely in a vase! maybe im being a little too optimistic, i gotta grow em first??
But still looking for a replacement for the calendula.

Also, has anyone grown gypsophilia from seed? i fancy trying that too??
thanks  :)

[hellohelenhere]

I'm going to try gypsophila from seed - I got that and some other flower seeds, from moreveg.co.uk, where you can buy the seed in small quantities so it's much cheaper. Thanks to whoever it was that mentioned them the other day!
Agastache Liquorice Blue, Bupleurum Graffiti, and Bells of Ireland are some of the others I chose, they're recommended for cutting. Haven't tried them before, though.

[simon404]

My favourites are snapdragons and carnations  :)

http://simonsallotment.blogspot.com/search/label/Snapdragons

http://simonsallotment.blogspot.com/search/label/Carnations

Oh and cosmos

http://simonsallotment.blogspot.com/search/label/Cosmos

[caroline7758]

I'd second Cosmos-easy to grow and they go on and on.

I cut the flowers from Jerusalem Arichokes- they are lovely, part of the sunflower family, with the bonus of edible roots!

For inspiration, lok atSarah raven's catalogue- great pics, but expensive!

http://www.sarahraven.com/catalog/seeds/cat_flower-seeds.html

[kt.]

This will be a first year for me with cut flowers.  The daughter wants a flower bed so I have a few seed varieties to try:

Simplicity - T&M - (supposedly just scatter the seed in your garden ::) ::))
Petunia Confetti Mixed F2 - Mr Fothergills
Livingstone Daisy (Tapestry Mixed)

My 2 which look favourites are both from kingsseeds.
Gaillardia (Arizona Sun),
http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/2/61704.htm

and Zinnia (Oklahoma),
http://www.kingsseeds.com/kolist/1/2/76505.htm

[manicscousers]

we do echinacea, nice dried  :)

[shirlton]

Amongst the many flowers I grow inspite of ower Tone are Larkspur. I do prefer them dried as they dont make so much mess when they die. They keep their lovely colours for almost a year as well

[zigzig]

Sweet peas thrive on being cut and coming again. You could fill the house with fresh bunches every day for a constant lovely spell.

Asters make nice cut flowers and are easy to grow from seed.

Dahlias have a nasty habit of bringing earwigs in with them when cut.

[tim]

I like Spray Chrysanths - used to grow them for market.

[sunloving]

Hi
I grow lots of flowers for cutting and i can really recomend :-
helicrysums the strawflowers, they are gorgeous fresh cut and fabulous for drying.

Cornflowers even one plantwill give you some fabulous blue to pick with your sweet peas (they last ages in a vase to),

acheillia (i grow the cassis mix pinks and purples) again last ages in a vase and look so delicate brilliant for drying

Stocks are brilliant if you can get them going fab for fragrance and last ages in the vase, rudbeckias especially the rustic dwarves last for ages and are late flowering and gorgeous.

Honesty and poppys for lovely green seed pods that make a lovely contrast in a bunch and

dahlias are brilliant especially the dark orange tarahiti ruby , the spiky orange cheyenne,

and finally chrysanths the gompie and beppie mixes give you great colour from august to december in a sheltered spot. last for more than a month in a cool room, wonderful

Oh and of course sweet william, easy to get going basically perennial in a dryish spot, fabulous colours and wonderful scent.

good luck
x sunloving ;D

[Suzanne]

My favourites are snapdragons and carnations  :)

My OH bought me a packet of snapdragons for Christmas - the little darling has decided its my new nickname. Goodness nows why, I am an extremely placid individual as long as I am not crossed, vexed or denied my lottie fix.  ;D

[Pesky Wabbit]

Dahlias have a nasty habit of bringing earwigs in with them when cut.

Dunk them in a bowl of ice cold water, the beasties come out gagging for air.
I do this for all garden plants that I bring inside. At the moment I'm doing it for daffs.