Great cut flowers for drying!

[@fzleadventures173]

I’m getting married in September and I’m growing echinops for decor and I’ll have it in my bridal bouquet 😍💙

[@Blossomandbranch]

I LOVE them for a pop of "something blue" in a bouquet!

[@ElahehDaisy]

I just LOVE LOVE your way of farming, I am learning so much, thank you ❤

[@diieold]

So interesting! So many nuggets of information. Thanks for making this video

[@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812]

Great picks

[@RychaardRyder]

Thank you for giving me ideas! I'm trying to grow flowers right now actually! I don't need to worry about frost or winter weather because I'm along the equator, so as long as the birds or bugs don't eat the seedlings I'm able to grow at any time! I'll dig up my back lawn to turn into a garden bed I hope my parents wont be too mad hahahaha

[@llllllllllilillii]

Great to see your smiling face!!!!

[@CherylBelczak]

Great suggestions! Thank you. I also love gomphrena for dried flowers that hold their color well.

[@Blossomandbranch]

That is a great one!!

[@stephaniebetthauser]

Thank you for sharing beautiful, native flowers! I’m always trying my best to include native flowers, and echinops have been on my list to plant for a long while. So knowing that that also dry well is just another great reason to plant them!

[@Blossomandbranch]

Thank you, yes that one is a great dried option! Especially because it holds the blue color so well!

[@Undine532]

never heard about Anaphalis triplinervis before , seeds on order now many thanks for sharing

[@UnderAPileOfScrap]

You always have such great topics! I like that you didn’t overwhelm us with a ton of flower choices in one video, even though I’m sure there are more to choose. All of these flowers sound intriguing for me to try. I have dry sandy soil, but in zone 5, so I’ll need to check for hardiness.

[@Blossomandbranch]

We are zone 5/6 and all are hardy here (except the scabiosa of course being an annual) ☺️

[@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow]

I grew the blue echinops for the first time this year from roots. It seems to be a very slow grower for me, but I have 6 small plants at this point. Thanks for your info, you're always a fountain of good knowledge.

[@Blossomandbranch]

They will be bigger and blooming in year two!! ☺️☺️ they are a bit slow to start!

[@sunnybizz4857]

​@Blossomandbranch should you cut to dry before the flowers start to open to keep the most intense color?

[@akLeanne]

Love those❤

[@charlesbale8376]

Enjoyed the video, appreciated the information.

[@joelalexander4513]

Baby's Breath for a white museum-like supporting cast, mixed with witch grass (ducks from tomatoe throws) for a transluscent veil decor, and a star of the show, dead red stilleto hybrid damascus rose with a small cacophony of pink gomphrena globosa, a peppering on the outer edges with beige disc honesty seed heads, and a co-star near the outer center ring,...drum rolll.....Larkspur of the light blue variety....that's a vase I would never throw away.

[@katrinarussell2765]

I love all of these. I also am a huge fan of echinacea pods, almost iridescent - it’s a shame they don’t stay that way dried

[@fraukeg.facchini2691]

I love dried hydrangeas, especially panicle hydrangeas.

[@Blossomandbranch]

They dry so romantically, love them too!

[@isabellentxawm6773]

Hi, that pearl everlasting looks so beautiful, and I am tempting to try it out. But when you mentioned that it is a host to caterpillars, I am too scared 😆

[@lorrainecourtney4589]

Great tips 😁

[@Blossomandbranch]

Thanks! 😊

[@wendygonzalez2532]

Hi, love your garden. I know we are not in the same zone (8a TX) I am in the process of doing a flower garden and you have been 1 of my topp views along with Floret. I love Daliahs. I would like to ask where you purchase your seeds? Please and thank you in advance.

[@Blossomandbranch]

We grow from tuber instead of from seed! Because our space is limited, I need to make sure they’ll be good for cutting, and seed growing is very uncertain when it comes to what you get!

[@neiphrenuosoliezuo4172]

Hello first of all i love love love your videos. I am a new cut flower gardener here and trying echinops and eryngium for the first time. I wanted to ask whether i should cover the seeds or keep them on top of my potting mix. Thank you so much ❤

[@barbaracole4314]

I thought the echinops were a CA native plant, I have some growing in a pot, bought it at a local native plant nursery

[@sheilapetite6629]

I am looking for the transcript

[@trinawilliams1395]

I love this video! I'm growing echinops and eryngium (both bluez) in a newly established bed , along with lavender and aliums (blue and white). I have been really concerned because the echinops/eryngium are growing sooooooooo slowly. I started most of them in soil blocks and ordered some as bareroot. Can you give me any pointers or advice on growing these two plants? There is not a lot info on the web except that tgey prefer drought conditions and they like poor soil. Thank you Briana!

[@Blossomandbranch]

The echinops and eryngium are both notoriously slow growing in year one! Year two they'll take off, definitely make sure they're in a drier spot, more well draining--and be sure to not fertilize!

[@darlenethompson1438]

Curious, what gardening zone are you gardening in? I want to start my own cut flowers garden on less than acre and need some advice. Zone 7b Great video ❤

[@birdladyWanda]

Thx! The pearly everlasting seed packet I just got,, tiny specks that I am supposed to start in the fall or spring. 😊 can they be put in a winter sowing set up for culture? Thx again.

[@jenniferwolford4646]

Do you not have mountains where you are? Our mountains do a fine job keeping our wild flowers abundant!!

[@Blossomandbranch]

We have mountains, not sure how that helps with wild flowers? Overdevelopment is rampant everywhere, and disturbed land regrows invasive plants, not native unfortunately. Also, the plants that grow in the mountainous regions are accustomed to different elevations and don’t do well at my altitude. Maybe I’m confused by your comment?

[@soniag4516]

You aren't alone.

[@jenniferwolford4646]

Oh i think straw flowers are the best! By far!!

[@Blossomandbranch]

Straw flowers are great but not my favorite because the heads pop off so easily after drying :)

[@ljudmilabem1098]

Love natives

[@Brightwatereq]

Where can you buy echinops from?

[@CouldUBeTheOne]

What is the brand of white scissors that you use in this video?

[@kristymarsh960]

Where do I find pearly everlasting seeds?

[@Carol-sr8my]

How do you stop globe thistles from dropping flowers when in a vase after drying?

[@heatherbright7214]

How many plants do you recommend for a flower farm to have of the echinops? I want a huge amount so I can use then in my market bouquets and for drying.

[@Blossomandbranch]

I honestly can't grow enough. I have an 8' by 3' section and need to add on!

[@HouseWifeGardenINJapan]

Is it possible to buy seeds even here in Japan?

[@ulla.umlaut]

I don't know if it dries down without browning like echinops, but have you tried eryngium yuccifolium/rattlesnake master as a native flower with a similar thistle-y look? I started some from seed this year, and I think it's going to take a while to establish since I placed it in an awkward spot, but I'm also really excited about native planting, especially when things can look so cool!

[@Blossomandbranch]

Yes! We used some in a bouquet this week, it has a bit of an odd smell but it is quite pretty and the blue dries well though the white browns when dried!

[@frahmfarm4196]

How about statice? Mine, so far is holding color nicely

[@Blossomandbranch]

I am not a personal fan of statice mostly because of how sharp it can be after drying and I don’t like the tediousness of harvesting, but it is a great dried flower-just not a personal favorite! ❤️

[@frahmfarm4196]

@@Blossomandbranch makes sense! Thank you 😊

[@heatherbright7214]

Where do you get the pearly everlasting seed? I can not find it.

[@Blossomandbranch]

Try prairie moon nursery :)

[@ECole-le7we]

Beautiful. What about Billy Buttons: Pycnosorus globosus? Have you grown them?

[@Blossomandbranch]

I have grown them and failed miserably! Two years in a row, planted 100 plants and got maybe 4-5 sad looking sticks! But I love them!

[@sadovodlybitel]

👍🙏🏻🌸🇬🇪

[@vvv4101]

Turn on subtitles. I do not understand you

[@Blossomandbranch]

There is no option to “turn on” subtitles on KZbin on the creator end.

[@billcarter4670]

great video