#18 Top 10 Favorite Cut Flowers - Heirloom Leaves and Seeds - Bouquets - Gardening - Flower - Garden

My top 10 favorite cut flowers. After growing cut flowers for our local farmers market last year certain flowers really stood out. These flowers were dependable, easy to grow, and produced a lot of flowers. After trial and error and growing so many different flower varieties, these are my favorites!
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Chas
@heirloomleavesandseeds

[@LongislandnativeSanctuary]

im so glad i found you, same zone 7b! thank you for this video, looking forward to growing with you!

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

It’s so nice to find someone in the same growing zone! Happy growing! ☀️🌸☀️

[@dskpetersen]

So excited to find you! I've been searching for a TN gardener (we';re 7B, to, Cumberland City) so eating up your content right now!

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

Nice to hear from a fellow Tn gardener & welcome to Heirloom Leaves and Seeds! 😊

[@LongislandnativeSanctuary]

Hi! can you please do a video on how to grow dara? I have not been successful yet for some reason, would love to see more videos of it

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

That would be a good video. 😊 Make sure to start indoors in mid-summer and have them in the ground 6 weeks before first fall frost or you can try direct sowing as well. 🌱

[@jeannet9592]

I love Jewel of Opar too!

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

Such an interesting and pretty plant! ☀️🌱😊

[@ambergreen5531]

It’s fun to hear what other people are growing for cut flowers. I grow a lot of cold hardy flowers because I live in zone 8b. My favorites are Nigella, Bells of Ireland, Larkspur, Dara and Carrots. I let my previous year’s carrots flower because they are so strong and last a long time in the vase. For summer flowers I mostly grow Sunflowers, Dahlias and Gomphrena along with some grasses. Unfortunately, the florist I grow for doesn’t love Zinnias because the petals dry out really fast so I only grow a few for fun.

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

I like to hear what others are growing as well. I have added Bells of Ireland and Blue Grama & Feathertop grass to what I am growing this year. I am glad to see they are on your favorites list & I am looking forward to using them in bouquets this year. 🌸

[@dskpetersen]

am very interested in the snapdragon - I ended up with a "freebie" from a bird I guess and it produced SOOO much AND survived our winter so I am looking for more

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

Nice! I have some that produced flowers last year & overwintered. It will be interesting to see how they do this year. Snapdragons are definitely the workhorses of the garden! ☀️

[@bronlynbennett3371]

Do you direct sow most of these?

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

I like to direct sow whenever possible. I definitely direct sow the sunflowers and zinnias. I will start the chocolate lace flower and snapdragons indoors every time. The other varieties it just depends, if it’s early in the year I usually start indoors. 🌸

[@dskpetersen]

where do you source your seeds?

[@Heirloom_Leaves_and_Seeds]

I like to source my seeds from several different seed companies some of my favorites are Rare Seeds, Select Seeds, Redemption Seeds, Fruition Seeds, and Botanical Interests. All have a nice selection of flowers, herbs, and vegetables. 😊