Annuals for Cutting
Use annuals in a cutting garden, and you'll have a steady source for beautiful bouquets. Annual flowers make great "cuts" because they are so productive. The flowers you cut for bouquets will soon be replaced by new flower growth.
Zinnias are a good choice for a cutting garden.
If you have a choice, plant long-stem types for bouquets. Harvest in the morning, removing lower foliage on stems and putting them in deep room-temperature water in a bucket for several hours. Here are some annuals that look great in a vase:
- basil
- calendula
- capsicum
- cleome
- coleus
- cornflower
- cosmos
- dahlia
- lantana
- larkspur
- lisianthus
- love-in-a-mist
- nasturtium
- nicotiana
- perilla
- petunia
- poppy
- salvia
- snapdragon
- sunflower
- sweet pea
- tithonia
- verbena
- zinnia
Annual flowers can please the nose as well as the eyes -- many annuals are prized for their fragrance. Keep reading to learn about growing annuals for fragrance.
Want more information about gardening with annuals? Try these:
- Annual Flowers: Plant these beauties for flowers all summer long.
- Annuals: Learn about all the different types of annual plants.
- Garden Design: Design your garden for beauty and practicality.
- Annuals Garden Design: Learn to combine color, texture, shape, and scale for a beautiful annuals garden.
- Tips for Growing Annuals and Biennials: Use our helpful tips to grow healthy annual and biennial plants.
- Gardening: Learn the basics of successful gardening.
