BEST Cut Flower Perennials & Shrubs for Zone 8 🌸 | Top Picks for a Thriving Cutting Garden

[@harbourheightsja2383]

I like them all and have most of them

[@dianehoffman3508]

Great video! I wish you would talk more about part shade plants. Thanks

[@shesamadgardener]

I can do some of that, I don’t have a lot of experience with part shade as most of my garden is full sun.

[@michellefrance1165]

Good morning 😊 great video!! I love my Mock orange for early Spring blooms.

[@shesamadgardener]

It's such a beautiful bloom!

[@tammywinter9268]

I’m in Illinois zone 6, great list. I have pow wow white echinacea seed this year, guara, Shasta daisy, geum, yarrow, several of the flowers on your list…made me happy!

[@shesamadgardener]

Let me know how your Geum does!

[@tammywinter9268]

@ the seed packet says 21-30 days to germinate, it’s been 12 days so far 1. Seeds are from swallowtail, I’ll be patient

[@kristinepeterson6761]

Great list! I’m excited for the one on greenery!

[@shesamadgardener]

I can't wait to do that one!

[@jeanannpowers9335]

Great list. Looking forward to the shrub list. I started working on adding shrubs last year.

[@shesamadgardener]

Will do!

[@berthagaray-ii5xd]

Great info. Will be planting these perennials.

[@shesamadgardener]

I'm so glad this was helpful!

[@eldridschafer7155]

Oh I’m in north tx

[@litaapreston9605]

🌷 ooo I will need to watch this a few times and take some notes. The pro tips are so helpful! Thank you Amanda ❤

[@shesamadgardener]

You are welcome! I am glad you are enjoying the tips!

[@Guitarandgarden]

Love this video! I totally agree with you on everything!

[@shesamadgardener]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@serenacarrillo9]

What a great list! All of these plants work so well for me in New Mexico 7b desert.

[@shesamadgardener]

It's great to hear they work for you in the desert!

[@JennAmano-o3l]

This was a great list! I am going to add some shasta daisies this year. I am also in a zone 8a, and I really enjoyed growing celosia last summer.

[@shesamadgardener]

Celosia is a great choice! I love the feathery plumes.

[@vickiwalker725]

Love watching you. Very informative. 💐

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for watching!

[@alicehihn3250]

Just picked up black eye Susan and Daisy seeds yesterday for my 6a/7b PA garden. 🌷🌷🌷

[@shesamadgardener]

Yay!!!

[@agnescarbone8257]

Another great video Thank You

[@shesamadgardener]

You're welcome!

[@patboyle267]

Loved the video such great information! Thank you 😊 I have dusty miller new look and the leaves are great for flower arrangements and wreaths. Zone 8b Texas

[@shesamadgardener]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Dusty Miller is a great addition to any cutting garden!

[@sherylbrimer3664]

Did great.😊

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks!

[@kerry-579]

My Gaura does so well but sometimes they succumb to aphids. Taller varieties do better away from foot traffic as they can almost trip you. Pink muhly grass same thing. Those strappy stems can get in the way but the way they move in the wind is a favorite of my husband.

[@shesamadgardener]

Aphids can be a pain!

[@amyshowalter2306]

I loved this video and took so many notes. I’m in Austin and I’ve been wanting to grow hydrangeas, but I’ve heard that they don’t do well here because of all the limestone. I’m hoping to try out one of the ones you suggested to see if I can have some success.

[@shesamadgardener]

Good luck! Hydrangeas can be finicky, but there are some that can tolerate our Texas climate. Also consider growing one in a container if you want to control the soil!

[@bonniejackson7476]

I’m not sure why but I have struggled with Shasta daisy. I’m zone 8a NC. The salvia is a definite to grow here in the heat of NC.

[@3CandiesInTX]

I have the same experience with Shasta daisies, and I am in the same area with Amanda.

[@shesamadgardener]

Shasta daisies will need full sun and well draining soil … they can struggle if the soil doesn’t drain away well.

[@judyandrews1605]

Also very interested in everything you have to say about heirloom chrysanthemums! I definitely want to give those a try. Looking like Bluestone is a good place to order…?

[@LilyValmonte]

🌷Love the flowers you talked about!! I try to plant perennials--Zone 5 garden....echinacea, yarrow, shasta daisies, columbines, phlox, lilies.. so hard to choose!! I hope you plant persian shield again. I can't seem to find the right spot for it here and def not perennial.

[@shesamadgardener]

Hoping to plant Persian Shield again … love it last year!

[@marygautreaux2431]

Hi Amanda! Another great video!

[@shesamadgardener]

I'm so glad you liked it!

[@judyandrews1605]

Managed to note all these down. Hoping your zone 8 in TX is same as my zone 8 in AL. Do you buy plants or seeds? Moving away from annuals (seeds)to perennials (would prefer plants) so this is perfect timing. Thank you!

[@kerry-579]

I’m still digging out my knockout roses. I had 15. Ten are gone, roots and all. They got the Red Rose Rosette disease. And I am working on removing the other 5. At $35 each - that’s a devastating loss. I bought them from various places. They were less than 4 years old. And now my cottage looking garden has big empty spaces. But now I can plant newer things and in another 6 months replant roses.

[@shesamadgardener]

I am so sorry to hear about your rose bushes. Hopefully, you can get those spaces filled quickly with new plants but I know that can also take some time budget wise.

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[@danilincks5809]

Hi Amanda! Good morning! Have you gone to Home Grown lately to see if they have any spring inventory out? It’s a bit a hike for me to go there so I wanted to make the trip worth it

[@shesamadgardener]

Not yet! I need to swing out there this week and pick up some soil and herbs so I’ll check it out!

[@juneramirez8580]

Another great video. Does yarrow have to be cold stratified? I have tried twice to grow this from seed but nothing germinated! I grew them indoors under lights. I live in the low AZ desert

[@serenacarrillo9]

I’m in the low NM desert and had the most luck with winter sowing Colorado mix and flowerburst fruitbowl yarrow from Baker Creek. After the first year, mine self seeded quite a bit.

[@shesamadgardener]

You can cold stratify yarrow for up to a month, but they don’t require it … but you might get better germination!

[@annsmith5625]

Some really great items for arranging! Does something like babies breath do well in your area? ⚾️

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ve never tried it! But I should!

[@eldridschafer7155]

I’m looking for a vine that blooms no hassle. My never has wild vines growing crazy on a fence which is fine covers his junk but no blooms I’d like to add blooms fast growing

[@shesamadgardener]

For something like that I would consider mixing a couple of vines … I have a Don Juan rose and a Jackmanii Clematis that grow together. Or you consider something like a cross vine.

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[@sonalpatil3469]

When to plant roses? Is time this yr?

[@shesamadgardener]

My zone is 8 and we can plant now!

[@thepleatedpetal]

So question for you…my daughter lives is Frisco and most of her land is shade, any good cut flowers that grow in shade😬🙃

[@shesamadgardener]

Not as many but there are some … hellebores, foxglove, astilbe, columbine, Solomon’s seal, Japanese anemone.

[@kerry-579]

Oh I forgot, my Belinda’s dream appeared to have been spared Rose Rosette disease but sadly my Belinda’s dream also showed signs.

[@shesamadgardener]

You listed Belinda’s Dream twice?

[@terigreen8649]

I have found yarrow reseeds and goes everywhere. Having trouble growing phlox even in sun

[@shesamadgardener]

My yarrow has traveled a little bit but they have been easy to pull up and remove:

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