cut flowers recomendations

[adamhartree]

hi,i am new to flower growing and i want to grow some cut flowers that will flower next year, has anyone got and recomendations for me, is there any i can sow now. i have a greenhouse aswell if that helps. thanks all

[Two_Sheds]

Oh, there are older threads on this subject, but I'll weigh in with my favourites from this year (I've been able to give several big bouquets as gifts, that would've cost me over £20 in the shops) :

- sunflowers
- roses
- cosmos
- cornflowers
- scabious
- calla lily
- camellia
- verbena bonariensis
- buddleja
- Japanese anemones
- lily

Chuck in a bit of foliage too

(btw, I hate sweet peas, they only last a day in the house)

[chris]

Rudbeckia and sea Holly are nice choices, for a bit of something different. I'm growing green wizard rudbeckia for this purpose. Quite often on the back of seed packets it'll mention they make good cut flowers if you have a gander around a garden centre

[VirginVegGrower]

My faves are herbaceous but they don't necessarily translate all that well to cut flower arranging, nor long lasting attributes. Depends on whether you are looking to run a viable business or whether they are for the home. If business, modern roses, dahlias, gladioli, lillies, alstromeria, chrysanthemums and such like but they are bleugh in my opinion (save the lillies). For the home I like to cut old english roses with foliage such as orlaya grandiflora, lupins, delphiniums, sweet peas, peonies, alchemilla molis, larkspur, herbs and scented foliage. They make for much nicer posies. But that's just my taste and we all like different things.

[T8Ter]

I would add Gladioli, Dahlia and Chrysanthemum to the list.