Plants for Cut-Flowers

Flowers that are attractive and long-lasting are good candidates for use in floral arrangements, but flowers aren't the only thing to consider if you're planning to harvest from your landscape for decor.  Many grasses also have plumes of seed-heads that can be striking additions to arrangements or in standalone displays.  

Flowers

• Achillea millefolium - common yarrow
• Alcea rosea - hollyhocks
• Antirrhinum majus - snapdragon
• Asclepias curassavica - butterfly milkweed
• Chrysanthemum x morifolium - hardy chrysanthemum
• Cotinus coggygria - smoketree
• Cynara cardunculus - cardoon
• Dahlia x hybrida - garden dahlia
• Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum - bluebells
• Gaillardia pulchella - Indian blanket
• Gerbera jamesonii - Gerber daisy
• Gomphrena globosa - globe amaranth
• Helianthus annuus - sunflower
• Hemerocallis sp. - daylily
• Hippeastrum sp. - amaryllis
• Iris x germanica - German iris
• Lathyrus odoratus - sweet pea
• Leucanthemum x superbum - shasta daisy
• Lilium sp. - lily
• Narcissus papyraceus - paperwhites
• Narcissus pseudonarcissus - daffodil
• Paeonia hybrid - European peony
• Platycodon grandiflorus - balloon flower
• Salvia farinacea - mealy blue sage
• Scabiosa atropurpurea - pincushion
• Tulipa sp. - tulip
• Verbena bonariensis - purpletop verbena
• Zinnia violacea - zinnia

Grasses

• Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' - Karl Foerster feather reed grass
• Chasmanthium latifolium - inland sea oats
• Cortaderia selloana - pampas grass
• Miscanthus sinensis - Chinese silver grass
• Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' - variegated Chinese silver grass
• Miscanthus sinensis zebrinus - zebra grass
• Pennisetum alopecuroides - perennial fountain grass
• Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' - purple fountain grass
• Saccharum ravennae - ravenna grass

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