{"id":22813,"date":"2023-06-02T16:42:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=24294"},"modified":"2023-06-06T12:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T10:37:00","slug":"the-best-cut-flowers-to-grow-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/the-best-cut-flowers-to-grow-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"The best cut flowers to grow in the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Flower farmer James Rowe picks his selection of the best cut flowers to grow from his beautiful medieval priory. Words Caroline Beck, photographs Anna\u00efck Guitteny <\/p>

By Daisy Bowie-Sell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 02 June 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Whether you\u2019re thinking of beginning as a flower farmer<\/a> professionally, want a few cut flowers<\/a> for your own use, or would like to have a go at making a boutonniere<\/a> or buttonhole flowers, having a selection of blooms that will look perfect in a cut flower arrangement can be a satisfying way of lifting the mood and bringing the outside in to your house.<\/p>\n

The below selection all come from James Rowe\u2019s flower farm<\/a>, which grows cut flowers in the grounds of a medieval priory in North Yorkshire. With approximately two acres, the farm has excellent loam which has been well-worked over decades. The climate can be affected by a cold sea-fret as the farm is only five miles from the North Sea, but below\u2019s selection are a few that work very well in the farm. James is the third generation of growers at the priory, his father Eddy sows seeds directly into the ground in mid-April in long rows for ease of picking.<\/p>\n

Everyone\u2019s plot is different, so you need to pick the right cut flowers for you. But below is a good starting point, with a selection of cut flowers that will have your friends and family asking who your florist is.<\/p>\n

Daunted by sowing seeds? Read our expert guide to planting seeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The best cut flowers to grow in the garden<\/h2>\n
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Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Porcelain\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
\u00a9 Anna\u00efck Guitteny<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nA waterlily-type dahlia<\/a> with ivory petals that show a tinge of violet as they develop, and which grows to more than a metre in height. Keep deadheading<\/a> them to keep the flowers coming. To keep them coming back every year, lift and store tubers over winter. 1.2m. RHS H3, USDA 7a-10b.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s more about how to grow dahlias<\/a><\/p>\n
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Helianthus<\/em> \u2018Ruby Eclipse\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
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With bi-coloured flowers in shades of cream, dusty-rose and ruby-red, this is an exceptionally easy sunflower to grow and perfect for your cut flower collection. When the central flower starts to form, cut it out and then many side shoots form with smaller flowers. Cut when first petals appear and strip off lower leaves. 1.8m. USDA 2a-11.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything you need to grow sunflowers<\/a><\/p>\n
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Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Hillcrest Kismet\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Offers large salmon-bronze flowers on strong stems that grow to over a metre in height. Pinch out early flower buds, which then produce flowers on longer stems: good for cut flowers. 1.25m. USDA 7a-10b.<\/p>\n
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Rudbeckia hirta<\/em> \u2018Sahara\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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A half-hardy annual that is best started off with gentle heat in April, and will then bloom from late July onwards. Deadhead regularly to encourage flowering and for cut flower use for longer. 30cm. USDA 3a-7b.<\/p>\n
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Gladiolus<\/em> \u2018Priscilla\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Tri-coloured gladioli with white and rose pink petals with a creamy throat. Needs fertile, well-drained soil in full sun but lift\u00a0 and store the corms overwinter as they dislike winter wet. 1m. USDA 7a-10b.<\/p>\n
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Scabiosa atropurpurea<\/em> \u2018Beaujolais Bonnets\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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A reliable, hardy perennial scabious, grown easily from seed and flowering in its first year. Known as a pincushion flower, it has ruffles of dark-pink petals laced with cream. This cut flower likes well-drained soil. 60cm.<\/p>\n
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Rudbeckia hirta<\/em> \u2018Cherry Brandy\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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A deep, velvety red, glamorous rudbeckia<\/a> with long stalks and a vase life of around ten days. Get your order for seeds<\/a> in early, as they sell out very quickly. 60cm. RHS H3, USDA 3a-7b.<\/p>\n
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Panicum virgatum<\/em> \u2018Fontaine\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
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An annual grass that is excellent as a bouquet filler in your cut flower arrangement. Beware though, as mice love this grass as much as you, so protect the seeds when you sow them in mid-March. 60-80cm.<\/p>\n
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Scabiosa atropurpurea<\/em> \u2018Black Knight\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
\u00a9 Anna\u00efck Guitteny<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nA half-hardy cut flower annual<\/a>, but will overwinter in milder parts of the country. Very dramatic long-lasting flowers in deep blackcurrant with contrasting white stigmas. 90cm. USDA 9a-11.<\/p>\n
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Scabiosa stellata<\/em> \u2018Ping Pong\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
\u00a9 Anna\u00efck Guitteny<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nA hardy annual grown mainly as a cut flower for its dramatic, papery and long-lasting seedheads<\/a>. Can be set from seed in either September or early March. Quick to germinate. 60cm.<\/p>\n
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Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Labyrinth\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
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A real show-stopping cut flower looking like a hat designed by Gertrude Shilling. A vigorous grower that is very easy to take root cuttings from in early February. Store tubers over winter. 1m. USDA 7a-10b.<\/p>\n
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Helianthus annuus<\/em> \u2018Sunrich Lemon\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n $\""Cut\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
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An F1 hybrid, so a little more expensive for the seed, but a very reliable cut flower with a huge sturdy stem and flowers that don\u2019t shed pollen. 1.5m.<\/p>\n
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Discover the Old Priory<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Early autumn in the picking garden with Zinnia \u2018Benary\u2019s Giant Mixed\u2019, Scabiosa atropurpurea \u2018Salmon Queen\u2019 and foxtail millet (Setaria italica \u2018Red Jewel\u2019). All of these are annual flowers and need to be\u00a0 sown in March and they begin\u00a0 to flower in late summer all the way through to October.<\/p>\n
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The dahlia<\/a> fields in front of the medieval barn, which is now used for drying flowers from July onwards. The dahlias are planted out into the soil in mid-May,\ndisbudded until mid July, and then flower until the first frosts in late October.<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n
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