When you grow your own cutting garden, you’ll always have fresh flowers on hand for creating bouquets.
Varieties range in height from 6 to 30 inches tall.
Thisannual also grows well in containersand benefits from regular doses of general-purpose fertilizer.
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Calendula does best in cool conditions and will have even more flowers if youdeadhead the plant regularly.
Blooming in early summer to midsummer and intermittently to early frost, it’sexcellent for cutting and drying.
Taller annual varieties such as ‘Ideal Violet’ are excellent for cutting.
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This native plant isgrown for its beautiful flowers and edible seeds.
Longer-stemmed types are classic annual cut flowers.
Double flower types form solid spires of blossoms, while single forms are wispy.
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Dwarf types grow just 8 to 15 inches and are more heat-tolerant.
Their bright colors work perfectly for creating cheerful, late-summer bouquets.
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