50 Best Cut Flowers for Cutting Garden | Types of Cut Flowers

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Growing a Cut Flower Garden? Learn about the 50 Best Cut Flowers for Cutting Garden that you can grow in pots or garden beds!

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Best Cut Flowers for Cutting Garden

1. Ageratum

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Botanical Name: Ageratum houstonianum

Also known as the Floss flower, its fine-haired velvety and lavender to purple colored flowers are show stealers.

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2. Allium

 

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Botanical Name: Allium

Although onions, shallots, and garlic are members of the allium family, it also includes many ornamental flowering varieties that can be grown as cut flowers. Find their names here.

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3. Aster

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Botanical Name: Astereae

This daisy-like perennial has star-shaped flower heads. This beautiful cut flower blooms in summer and fall in colors of blue, purple, white, red, and pink.

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4. Bird of Paradise

 

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Botanical Name: Strelitzia reginae

The name does justice to it with the striking colors and unusual shape of flowers that look like a bird is about to take flight.

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5. Black-Eyed Susan

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Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta

You can commonly find these golden yellow beauties in open fields of North America from June to October.

6. Blazing Stars

 

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Botanical Name: Liatris spicata

The long sturdy flower stems make it one of the best cut flowers.

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7. Ranunculus

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Botanical Name: Ranunculus

Ranunculus are popular among florists and wedding bouquet designers.

8. Carnations

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Botanical Name: Dianthus caryophyllus

These flowers have long been used to express feelings for loved ones and are especially in demand for Valentine’s day.

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9. Chinese Lantern

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Botanical Name: Physalis alkekengi

The green-colored papery pods turn to a pretty shade of bright orange and look like a lantern.

10. Cosmos

 

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Botanical Name: Cosmos bipinnatus

The evenly spaced petals with pink, red, white, lavender, orange, or chocolate colors give it an elegant appearance.

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11. Daffodil

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Botanical Name: Narcissus

This flower has many legends, and it usually blooms in early spring and spring.

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12. Dahlia

 

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Botanical Name: Dahlia

If you thought we could miss ‘glorious‘ Dahlias in this list of cutting flowers–Here we are!

13. Gladiolus

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Botanical Name: Gladiolus

Mounted over tall flowering stalks reaching over 3 feet tall, the flower head range from garnet red, hot pink, yellow, cream, and coral to green in color.

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14. Heather

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Botanical Name: Calluna vulgaris

Protection, good luck, and solitude are some of the qualities that heather symbolizes. Traditionally the flowers were used in Swedish herbal medicine.

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15. Lace Flower

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Botanical Name: Ammi majus

Clusters of small white flowers cover up the green when it blooms. It looks glorious as a cut flower with a vase life of around 10 days.

16. Larkspur

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Botanical Name: Delphinium

It’s a favorite among florists because of the vertical arrangement of showy violet-to-blue flowers on the stalks.

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17. Lavender

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Botanical Name: Lavandula

The sweet-smelling flowers present a wide range of use in the craft, culinary, and medicinal fields. Learn how to grow lavender.

18. Large-flowered Tickseed

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Botanical Name: Coreopsis Grandiflora

If the size matters to you, go for this large-sized daisy-like flower which will brighten your mood with its bright color.

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19. Lily

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Botanical Name: Lilium

There are many lily varieties you can grow to add to your flower arrangements, but oriental lilies are best for fragrance.

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20. Lily of the Incas

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Botanical Name: Alstroemeria

Also known as the Parrot lily, it symbolizes wealth, prosperity, and fortune and has a long vase life of around two weeks.

21. Lisianthus

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Botanical Name:  Eustoma

These rose-like blooms rise grandly to special occasions and are used mainly in bridal bouquets.

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22. Love in a Mist

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Botanical Name: Nigella damascena

A web of bracts encases the papery textured flower with petals in the charming shade of blue, white, pink, and lavender.

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23. Love Lies Bleeding

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Botanical Name: Amaranthus caudatus

It’s large, and it’s showy! What with the long tail of the flower head drooping down from the top and covered entirely with crimson-colored blooms?

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24. Peony

 

Botanical Name: Paeonia

With a hint of sweet citrus-like fragrance and fluffy blooms, it’s a lovely flowering shrub that can live up to 100 years.

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25. Poppy

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Botanical Name: Papaver

Poppies are ephemeral flowers; they fade away soon, too, mostly in just two days in vases. You can use them as cut flowers if you’re growing them in your home.

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26. Purple Coneflower

 

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Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a low-maintenance flowering plant than this one. Both bees and butterflies feast on the nectar-rich coneflower blooms.

27. Rose

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Botanical Name: Rosa

Rose needs no introduction! It’s a flower loved and grown by everyone.

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28. Chrysanthemum

 

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Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum

Mums are reminiscent of fall, and do you know they’re the second most popular flowers in the world, after the roses? Learn how to grow mums in pots.

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29. Sunflower

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Botanical Name: Helianthus

When growing sunflowers for cut flowers, you can choose single-stem or branching varieties. There are dwarf cultivars available as well for limited-space gardeners.

30. Sweet Pea

 

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Botanical Name: Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet peas are excellent for cut flowers; you can grow annual or perennial varieties. Annual sweet peas are more fragrant!

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31. Gerbera Daisy

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Botanical Name: Gerbera jamesonii

Gerbera daisy is a florist’s favorite, and you can even grow it indoors. Learn more here!

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32. Tulip

 

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Botanical Name: Tulipa

Tulip flowers in the spring are a sight to see, and you can grow them in garden beds and pots.

33. Veronica

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Botanical Name: Veronica

Tall veronica varieties make good cut flowers, and they’re low maintenance as well. They come in blue, pink, white, and purple colors.

34. Yarrow

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Botanical Name: Achillea filipendulina

You can grow fern-leaf yarrow to add bright yellow color to your flower arrangements.

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35. Zinnia

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Botanical Name: Zinnia

One of the most productive and easy-to-grow flowering plants–Zinnias, are awesome, and they don’t fade soon!

36. Lobster-Claws

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Botanical Name: Heliconia

You can grow heliconias in your cutting garden to give a tropical touch and get unique blooms as a reward. Keep them smiling on the plant but trim them before they fade to use as cut flowers.

37. Orchid

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Botanical Name: Orchidaceae

If roses and tulips are gold, orchids are types of diamonds in the cut flower business.

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38. Anthurium

 

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Botanical Name: Anthurium

You can grow anthuriums for their attractive heart-shaped bracts. Add them to your flower arrangements. Also, they become successful indoor plants.

39. Hyacinth

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Botanical Name: Hyacinthus

You can grow both hyacinths and grape hyacinths (Muscari) as cut flowers. Growing them is somewhat similar.

40. Hydrangea

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Botanical Name: Hydrangea

Hydrangeas are becoming popular cut flowers, but they don’t last long and wilt. These tips at wikiHow will help.

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41. Snapdragon

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Botanical Name: Antirrhinum majus

Snapdragons grow best in the warm climate. They make a wonderful addition to bouquets and vases.

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42. Scabiosa

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Botanical Name: Scabiosa

There are some awesome scabiosa varieties like Scabiosa atropurpurea, Scabiosa stellata, and Scabiosa caucasica that have been cut flower staples for years.

43. Geranium

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Botanical Name: Pelargonium

Keep the geranium flower clusters in glasses, mason jars, or beautiful vases. They can be lovely tabletop decor pieces. Learn how to grow geranium indoors!

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44. Celosia

 

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Botanical Names: Celosia

Celosia has three types–Celosia cristata (Cockscomb), Celosia plumosa (Plume type), and Celosia spicata (Wheat type). All look great in glass vases.

45. Marigold

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Botanical Names: Tagetes species

Marigolds are most valued for their fragrant, deep orange and yellow flowers. They make for beautiful cut flowers.

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46. Bee Balm 

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Botanical Name: Monarda punctate

All Bee Balm flowers make a gorgeous cut for citrus fragrance and beauty.

47. Goldenrod

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Botanical Name: Solidago

48. Strawflower

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Botanical Name: Xerochrysum bracteatum

Strawflower, with its warm tones of orange, yellow, red, and pink, looks like the perfect cut flower in any fall or summer bouquet.

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49. Jupiter’s Beard

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Botanical Name: Centranthus ruber

Jupiter’s Beard is an everblooming Old World wildflower with clusters of tiny dark red flowers held over deep green foliage.

50. Geum

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Botanical Name: Geum coccineum

Pretty and delicate, Geums provide color throughout the summer and make for interesting cut flowers.

Which one is your favorite? Or we missed your favorite cut flowers in this list? Let us know in the comments!

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