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Ready to start the Ranunculus?
It’s time to start the ranunculus here in Zone 5b/6a. This will be my third year growing these flowers, and I can say it has been a learning curve. First of all, those of you who follow a lot of Instagram, YouTube, … Continue reading
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Let’s talk Lisianthus
The lisianthus seeds are already sown, sprouted and growing down in the basement under lights. They are always the very first seeds planted for the upcoming year because they are such slow growers. Since I wrote so much about these wonderful flowers … Continue reading
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Tagged bouquets, cutting flowers, flower farm, Growing indoors, Indiana gardening, lisianthus, Seeding
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Top Ten Performers: #10 Shasta “May Queen”
This is the final, long-awaited installment of the Top Ten Cut Flower Performers. This one may come as a surprise, because it is not well-known and not a flashy color, but daisies are well-loved by many and this one deserves a place … Continue reading
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Top Ten Performers: #9 Daffodils
In evaluating the Top Ten Performers of the 2022’s bouquet project, we’ve focused on those flowers that have a very long bloom period, provide a lot of bulk & visual interest in bouquets, play well with others, and are versatile. … Continue reading
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Top Ten Performers: #8 Sweet Peas
I wish I could grow luscious sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) with 10″ or more stems and huge flowers like they do in the Pacific Northwest or in high tunnels in cooler climates. I can’t (or at least I haven’t yet!) … Continue reading
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Top Ten Performer #7: Annual Phlox
I might not have chosen Annual Phlox as #7 even though I love its wide range of color and romantic clusters of small flowers, but numbers don’t lie. When I checked the records and found that the bouquets delivered for … Continue reading
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Top Ten Performers: #6 China Asters
Admittedly, I knew very little about asters when I began researching flowers for cutting. I was very familiar with perennial asters, those often bushy plants with tiny 1″ or less flowers with narrow ray-like petals often sold in pots in … Continue reading
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Tagged asters, cutting flowers, dried flowers, flower farmer, Indiana gardening
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Minding the Gap
In many growing areas, including my Zone 5 gardens, there is a “gap” in cut flower production in May. Depending upon the area, the weather, and when seeds were sown that gap can be one to three weeks. That’s not … Continue reading
Top 10 Performer #5: Rudbeckia
It was a close call between #5 and #6 because both are essential, but rudbeckia finally won the debate because it is SO much easier to grow. Here in my Zone 5 gardens, rudbeckia is usually a perennial, sometimes a … Continue reading
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Top Ten Performer # 3: Agastaches
This one may surprise a few people! Some may not even recognize the scientific name “agastache” and only know a member of this family by its common name, “Anise Hyssop.” I started growing this plant way back in the late … Continue reading
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