I am zone 7B. Right now I have roses, sunflowers, yarrow, queen Anne’s lace, and lavender. I also have the first of the zinnias and cosmos budding, and bachelors buttons. I have lilies budded up and they will likely be blooming in the next week. My glads overwinter here and tend to bloom in mid to late June, so I think it would be a bit touch and go for you. If you had them in the greenhouse, it is possible that would wake them up sooner. Cosmos and zinnias and bachelors buttons all come in a range of colors including deep purples or cranberry if that is close enough to purple. My English lavender is a lovely grayish purple. Peonies do flower earlier than June, here. We had ours in mid May. They store well in a cooler, but they also take a couple years to grow so you probably would not be able to get any for a wedding next year. Answer from pecanorchard on reddit.com
Bootstrap Farmer
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Top Cut Flowers for Each USDA Zone [Updated for 2026] - Bootstrap Farmer
November 19, 2025 - One of the more challenging concepts for a newer flower farmer is which crops grow best in your growing climate and the nuances of microclimate effects. Today, we will examine the USDA Hardiness Zone to understand this puzzle piece better. We will also share our top cut flowers for each zone and how to grow them!
Perennial Farm Marketplace
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Cut Flowers – Tagged "zone-7"– Perennial Farm Marketplace
Cut flowers are flowers or flower buds (often with some stem and leaf) that have been cut from the plant bearing it.
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Reddit
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r/gardening on Reddit: Favorite plants to grow for cut flowers? (zone 7a, north jersey)
September 21, 2020 -
Would love to hear your recs! Bonus points for easy to grow stuff?
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For easy to gro- sunflowers, zinnias, celosia, cosmos, gladiolus all planted after your last frost.
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Easy to grow and abundant flowers ; My faves; peonies - easy to grow, plant it right the first time and it’s a ‘plant it and forget it ‘ type plant. Will come back every year (think more long term commitment on this one) take about 5 years to mature to abundant flower stage Zinnias - super easy to grow, abundant flowers for months. Dahlias - easy to grow, repeat blooms. Lots of variety (small to large) I also grow; Coneflowers, sunflowers, lavender, black eye Susan, List goes on and on!
Better Homes & Gardens
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19 Perennial Plants for Cut Flowers to Fill Your Vases All Season Long
October 27, 2025 - Popular in florist shops, lilies such as 'Stargazer' are some of the most stunning flowers for a cutting garden. Their star-shaped blooms appear in several shades, from pink and red to orange, yellow, and bi-colors.
Reddit
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r/Cutflowers on Reddit: Suggestions for Zone 7a/7b (I'm on a delineation line) Mid June blooming flowers?
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I'm wanting to grow some cut flowers for my wedding on June 19th next year. I planned to use fake flowers, but I thought I could intersperse some real ones.
This year I planted Gladiolus but they still haven't flowered yet so I'm not sure if they'll be ready next year either. (I could probably plant them a bit earlier? I waited till like early may I think this year)
I'd -REALLY- love some peonies, but they seem to flower early?
I guess I'm just looking for suggestions? Our wedding colors are going to be dark purples, greys, and dark greens with a bit of rose gold.
I'm working on building a small green house for seedlings, but it wont be climate controlled really.
I'm pretty sufficient at growing plants and things, I'm just having a hard time sorting out what -REAL- and what's AI bullshit. I don't mind pulling bulbs or starting seeds.
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I am zone 7B. Right now I have roses, sunflowers, yarrow, queen Anne’s lace, and lavender. I also have the first of the zinnias and cosmos budding, and bachelors buttons. I have lilies budded up and they will likely be blooming in the next week. My glads overwinter here and tend to bloom in mid to late June, so I think it would be a bit touch and go for you. If you had them in the greenhouse, it is possible that would wake them up sooner. Cosmos and zinnias and bachelors buttons all come in a range of colors including deep purples or cranberry if that is close enough to purple. My English lavender is a lovely grayish purple. Peonies do flower earlier than June, here. We had ours in mid May. They store well in a cooler, but they also take a couple years to grow so you probably would not be able to get any for a wedding next year.
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The timing is a little weather dependent - I am zone 7b in Maryland and we have had a very cool and wet spring - one of the coldest/wettest on record. The result being that things are blooming a little later than typical. I love liatris (blazing star) and it is very close to blooming right now - likely would meet your timing needs. Peonies are earlier - but if you get a large plant now you would have blooms next year. This is actually a great time to find them on clearance at the larger stores (Home Depot and Lowes often put them on clearance after they bloom). You can refrigerate the blossoms when they are in a very early stage and they will keep for months, as I understand it. Daisies would likely be in bloom on your time frame. Also consider greens for filler - like ferns, hosta, grasses, etc. Snapdragons will be in bloom in your time frame.
Ferry-Morse
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Grows Best in Zone 7b – tagged "Plant Type_Cut Flowers" – Ferry-Morse
FINAL FROST DATE March 20th — April 3rd FIRST FROST DATE November 1st — November 15th OUTDOOR GROWING WINDOW 239 Days Use your anticipated final frost date as a guide for a number of gardening steps. In knowing this date, you can: Start certain plants from seed indoors 6–8 weeks before this date (tomatoes, peppers, and
Bluestone Perennials
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Plants Good for Cut Flowers | Bluestone Perennials
Oodles of flowers per plant and strong stems make these plants good for cut flowers. Many will even be encouraged to bloom again if flowers are gathered for bouquets. Welcome friends with fresh flowers in foyers, on dinner tables, gracing kitchen counters or perched on coffee tables.
Fine Gardening
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The Best Flowers for Your Cutting Garden - Fine Gardening
July 23, 2024 - I select plants based on their cutting potential, and my absolute favorites—with blooms that are bold to spiky to wispy—look as good in the ground and as they do in a vase. ... Every well-constructed bouquet needs what I call focal flowers. ...
Reddit
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r/gardening on Reddit: Plantings for cut flowers (zone 7/6)
November 22, 2022 -
Mother’s Day is coming up and my wife loves cut flowers. Every week they’re in bloom my wife brings in a fresh hydrangea bouquet. What flowering plants or flowers might I consider purchasing for Mother’s Day. I want to plant them with the kids and have her look forward to them every spring (or fall). We are in New England, around where it goes from zone 7 to 6.
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Liatris, coreopsis, phlox, lilies (if no cats), coneflowers, sunflowers, dahlias, zinnias, peonies, blanket flowers, irises, calendula, cosmos, rudbekia, salvia, asters, poppies, lavender, bachelors button, globe thistle, alliums, daisies, mums... and this could literally go on forever. And then there are bulbs. Visit a nursery and buy stuff- what they have out is largely seasonal, so be sure to visit in various times of the year as new plants come in.
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I'll toss out bleeding heart. It only blooms in spring but the flowers and leaves are nice in a bouquet.
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Kellogg Garden Organics
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10 Best Flowers for Your Zone 7 Cut-Flower Garden - Cultivating Green Spaces
March 2, 2024 - In this article, we will explore the ten best flowers that thrive in Zone 7, offering beauty, fragrance, and longevity for your cutflower garden.
MasterClass
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Zone 7 Plants: 20 Flowers and Plants That Can Thrive in Zone 7 - 2025 - MasterClass
6. Geranium: Geraniums will come back afresh every year after they go dormant in winter. You can sometimes see them as cut flowers in bouquets. 7. Hibiscus: Blooming often as red or yellow flowers, hibiscus flowers aren’t just hardy enough for Zone 7—people also use them in hot herbal teas.
Gurneys
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UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Cut Flower Planting Chart | UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
July 19, 2025 - Varieties were selected for local or online availability of seeds, hardiness, garden or container suitability, appeal to pollinators, and production of good cutting flowers. Key: A=Annual, P=Perennial, Sp=Spring flowers, Su=Summer flowers, F=Fall flowers, W=Winter flowers, SS=Self seeds, D=Deer resistant · USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 8b, 9a, 9b Central CA Climate Zones: 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Monrovia
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Captivating Foliage and Flowers for Your Perennial Cutting Garden | Be Inspired
August 12, 2025 - The huge and lightly fragrant flowers, strong stems, and prolific bloom make them superior cut flowers. Up to 30" tall and wide. Zones 4-8. Sturdy, upright stems hold up long-lasting, colorful flowers on this hardy perennial. The bright green center cone and palette of pink hues add an enchanting visual dimension to arrangements. Up to 20" tall, 18" wide. Zones 4-9. Add the deep chocolate-purple foliage and dark-rose flowers of this dramatic sedum to your vase to make bright blooms pop.
Garden Design
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Zone 7 Plants: Top Perennials, Shrubs & Trees | Garden Design
June 17, 2025 - Indian Hawthorn Year-round interest with glossy evergreen leaves, fragrant flowers, and attractive berries. Juniper Year-round color with versatile evergreens ranging from low groundcovers to towering trees.
the kokoro garden
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How to Start a Beautiful Cut Flower Garden II: Spring Flowers: Hardy Annuals and Biennials — the kokoro garden
February 14, 2021 - USDA 7A-6B / RHS H6: Bachelor Buttons, Daucus/Queen Anne’s Lace, Ammi majus, Ammi visnaga, Annual phlox, Larkspur, Rudbeckia fulgida, Rudbeckia triloba, Cress, Clarkia · USDA 6A< / RHS H7: Icelandic Poppies, Orlaya, Dianthus · The USDA hardiness zones are based on the average low temperatures of your area.
American Meadows
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Perennials for Bouquets | Long-Lasting Cut Flowers
Grow a cutting garden that blooms year after year! These perennials have sturdy stems and long-lasting flowers, perfect for homegrown bouquets.
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r/Cutflowers on Reddit: Newbie zone 7b(NJ) first cut flower garden need help!
November 24, 2023 -
So I’m starting my first cut flower garden (zone 7b south facing lots of sun in ground flower beds) I’m trying to do this on a budget too so I just bought a bunch of flower seeds from the dollar tree lol. So I started some flowers indoors under a grow light: snapdragon, helichrysum, petunias. But I don’t really have the space and very few growing trays to do all of these seeds indoors.
Also my flower beds were neglected for years so I just weeded them out but I’m planning on putting cardboard on top, wetting it, covering with top soil, then direct sowing seeds. Will the flowers still grow with cardboard underneath the soil?!!!
When should I direct sow these flower seeds/tubes: TUBES: Tritelia Brodiaea - Queen Fabiola, and Anemone
SEEDS: Impatiens African Daisy Shasta Daisy Sunflower - Mammoth Russian Zinnia - Semi-Dwarf Pumila Mixed Colors Zinnia - Lilliput Mixed Colors Zinnia - Giants of California Lavender - True Alyssum - Carpet of Snow Petunia Bachelor Button - Cyanus Double Mixed Colors Gypsophila - Covent Garden Cosmos - Single Sensation Mixed Colors Marigold - Crackerjack Mixed Colors Marigold - French Dwarf Double Mixed Colors Snapdragon - Tall Rust Mixed Colors California Poppy - Extra Golden Helichrysum - Tall Double Mixed Colors
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You need to apply a very thick layer of compost on top of your cardboard - ideally 6-12 inches. As for when you should start seeds, you should start an excel spreadsheet with all your flower varieties and create a bible of sorts that lists their days to germinate, days to maturity, wether they require light or dark to germinate, growing preferences, how to harvest, etc. That will really help aid in creating a seed sowing schedule.
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From your list, I would start snapdragons inside (sounds like you are!) Everythibg else can be direct sown. I’m not familiar with helichrysum. Your plan for the beds is great, it may be worthwhile using screwdriver or something to punch a hole through the cardboard right below where you are going to plant each seed, just to give them easier access to the soil below.