
Annual Cut Flower Plant Information
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Sun Ball (Craspedia)
-Plant that produces a beautiful quarter sized, perfectly round, yellow ball. Needs full sun, 12” plant spacing, gets 24-30” tall, and is great fresh or dried.
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Perennial Sage
Plant needs full sun, 12” plant spacing, 16-30” tall, Grows well in containers, edible, great fresh cut or dried.
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Victoria Blue Salvia
Plant needs full sun, 12” plant spacing, 18-24” tall, blooms summer till fall, grows well in containers, great cut flower fresh or dry.
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Strawberry Fields Gomphrena
Plant needs full sun, can plant on last frost date, 6-8” plant spacing, 12-22” tall, good fresh or for drying. This variety has a red blossom.
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QIS Orange Gomphrena
Plant needs full sun, can plant on last frost date, 6-8” plant spacing, 12-22” tall, good fresh or for drying. This variety has a orange blossom.
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QIS Formula Mix Gomphrena
Plant needs full sun, can plant on last frost date, 6-8” plant spacing, 12-22” tall, good fresh or for drying. This variety is a mixture of purple, pink and white blossoms. There is no way of knowing which color you will get.
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Coco Yellow Marigold
Plant needs full sun, 8-18” plant spacing, 36-56” tall, plant out one week after last frost date, long lasting cut flower, harvest when blossom is still tight in the center.
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Sahara Rudbeckia
Plant needs full sun, 12” spacing, 18-28” tall, plant out one week after last frost date, harvest as soon as flower is fully opened and stem is stiff. Keep dead headed to encourage blooming.
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Cherokee Sunset Rudbeckia
Plant needs full sun, 12” spacing, 18-28” tall, plant out one week after last frost date, harvest as soon as flower is fully opened and stem is stiff. Keep dead headed to encourage blooming.
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Salmon Rose Scabiosa
Plant needs full Sun, 9-15” plant spacing, 24-36” tall, cold tolerant. Keep dead headed to encourage continuous blooms. Does well in containers.
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Snowmaiden Scabiosa
Plant needs full Sun, 9-15” plant spacing, 24-36” tall, cold tolerant. Keep dead headed to encourage continuous blooms. Does well in containers.
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QIS Yellow Statice
Plant needs full Sun, 12” plant spacing, 18-36” tall, long vase life, harvest when fully open, great fresh cut or dried.
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Seeker Blue Statice
Plant needs full Sun, 12” plant spacing, 18-36” tall, long vase life, harvest when fully open, great fresh cut or dried.
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Seeker Rose Shades Statice
Plant needs full Sun, 12” plant spacing, 18-36” tall, long vase life, harvest when fully open, great fresh cut or dried.
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Forever Happy Statice
Plant needs full Sun, 12” plant spacing, 18-36” tall, long vase life, harvest when fully open, great fresh cut or dried.
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Pastel Mix Statice
Plant needs full Sun, 12” plant spacing, 18-36” tall, long vase life, harvest when fully open, great fresh cut or dried.
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Copper Red Strawflower
Needs full sun, can plant on last frost date, 10-12” plant spacing, 36-56” Tall, good fresh or for drying. Harvest when 3 rows of petals are open on the flower. Blooms open and shut at night, if you harvest blooms that have been fully open more than one day they will fall apart.
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Mahogany Splendor Hibiscus
Plant needs full sun, 24-36” plant spacing, 48-70” tall, very drought and heat tolerant. Since hibiscus flower their second year and this is an annual plant, you will not get flowers in our area, but this hibiscus is used for it’s beautiful foliage. Does great in a container.
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Rocket Mix Snapdragon
Plant needs full sun, 4-12” plant spacing, 18-36” tall, plant on last frost date, harvest when 2/3rds of the floret is opened.
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Celway Mix Celosia
Needs light of at least 16 hours/day and 65+ degrees or will start premature flowering. If this happens, pinch off the blooms but you can only do this so many times. Plant out 1 week after last frost. Needs Full sun, moderately well drained soil, plant spacing is 6-12”, 20-36” tall. Has a long vase life. Great fresh or dried flower.
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Ruby Parfait Celosia
Needs light of at least 16 hours/day and 65+ degrees or will start premature flowering. If this happens, pinch off the blooms but you can only do this so many times. Plant out 1 week after last frost. Needs Full sun, moderately well drained soil, plant spacing is 6-12”, 24-26” tall. Has a long vase life. Great fresh or dried flower.