Over 100 varieties of flowers are grown as “specialty” cut flowers.
Heather Kirk Ballard explains on this edition of Get It Growing, the beautiful colors are not the only advantage of adding these to your rows of vegetables.
(05/28/21) Nothing brightens a room like a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Have you ever considered dedicating a spot in your garden just for cut flowers?
Many woody plants and natives can make good cut flowers.
Perennials have particular flowering requirements but may be cut for long periods.
Annuals are the most widely grown of the cut flower crops. Topics covered include: Bachelor Buttons, Larkspur, Snapdragon, Stock, Sweet Peas, Ageratum, Aster, Lisianthus, Queen Anne’s Lace, Annual Statice, Caryopteris, Celosia, Broom corn and Colored Corn, Cosmos, Gomphrena, Marigold, Sunflower, Zinnia.
Cut flowers can be a profitable crop in the Southern U.S. This manual provides basic information on the production of specialty cut flowers.
Cut flowers are selected for stem length, vase life and especially for suitability for the climate in which they will be grown.