P. Allen Smith Home Grown Collection of Cut Flowers
I’m excited to announce a new line of my favorite flowers – P. Allen Smith’s Home Grown Collection of Cut Flowers. Just like my Home Grown Seed Collection of Vegetables, the varieties in this collection are proven performers. These bountiful bloomers are beautiful additions to your garden. Sow them in flower beds for exceptional color all growing season or mix them in with vegetables to add interest and attract pollinators. Each variety is excellent for cut flower arrangements and the celosias and gomphrena are suitable for drying.
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Ageratum Blue Horizon
Ageratum houstonianum
Blue Horizon Ageratum, commonly known as floss flower, grows to approximately 30 inches tall with a spread of 8 inches. Blue Horizon produces very vigorous plants with strong, sturdy stems, numerous branches and larger flowers than traditional ageratum.
• Tall growing with strong, sturdy stems and numerous branches
• Very high flower productivity
• Stem length: 24-30 inches
Celosia Dragon’s Breath
Celosia argentea plumose
Gardeners cannot get enough of the unique green-red foliage and blazing-red, gorgeous flowering plumes of color! Dragon’s Breath is great as a cut flower and works well in containers, beds and large landscapes. Dragon’s Breath exhibits even more red foliage and flower plumes under adverse garden conditions like heat, humidity and infrequent watering.
• Blazing-red, gorgeous flowering plumes of color
• Fantastic performance under hot and humid conditions
• Stem length: 16-20 inches
Celosia Chief series
Celosia argentea cristata
Celosia Chief produces large, uniform, globe-shaped flower heads and can be direct sown in the cut flower bed or landscape. Dense plantings of Chief produce strong stems and high-quality cut flowers. Available in an assortment of colors.
• Offers large, globe-shaped flower heads
• Dense plantings produce strong stems and high quality cut flowers
• Stem length: 20-24 inches
Gomphrena Ping Pong series
Gomphrena globosa
Ping Pong delivers an explosion of color in containers and mass plantings. It also adds height and dimension making it terrific as a garden cut flower. Some other benefits of Ping Pong include easy care, drought tolerance and loads of flowers! Available in lavender, purple and white.
• Adds height and dimension – great as a garden cut flower
• Drought tolerant and low maintenance
• Stem length: 16-18 inches
Lisianthus Rosita series
Eustoma grandiflorum
Rosita® is the standard in double-flowered lisianthus. With thick petals, top flowering and strong stems it is easy durable and resists botrytis problems. Rosita is suitable for spring and early summer flowering. Enjoy the excellent vase life with these medium-sized, rose-shaped flowers and more useable buds. Available in an assortment of colors.
• Medium-sized, rose-shaped flowers – “A rose without thorns”
• Excellent vase life with more usable buds
• Stem length: 24-36 inches
Snapdragon Sonnet series
Antirrhinum majus nanum
Sonnet is ideal for fall and spring. With a strong root system and the main stem surrounded by numerous flowering spikes, Sonnet’s long flowering season provides a show of color in every situation. This series is excellent as the focal point in mixed containers, landscape or garden displays as well as home garden cut flower production. Available in an assortment of colors.
• Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
• Ideal for fall and spring
• Stem length: 18-24 inches
Campanula Champion Pro series
Campanula medium annuum
Champion Pro series produces loads of blooms per stem, thereby providing better color impact. The delicate, bell-shaped flowers can be either the focal point or filler in cut flower arrangements. Available in an assortment of colors.
• More color on each stem
• Use as filler or focal point
• Does not require vernalization to initiate flowers Stem length: 18-24 inches
• Stem length: 24-36 inches
Aster Bonita series
Callistephus chinensis
Bonita Aster has beautiful, fully-double pompon flowers that color completely. The 2 inch flowers remain attractive even when aging. Bonita flowers are held at a perfect angle for maximum impact. Bonita offers fusarium resistance. Available in an assortment of colors.
• Flower centers color completely
• Disease resistant
• Stem length: 24-36 inches
Sunflower Vincent series
Helianthus annuus F1
Vincent sunflowers offer strong seedling and plant vigor and produce pollen free flower heads that face upward on strong stems and necks. Vincent sports an extra ring of rounded, overlapping petals for better filled, more attractive flower heads. Available in two colors – Vincent’s Choice features a brown center and Vincent’s Fresh features a crisp, green center.
• Pollen free – no mess!
• Small upper leaves make Vincent ideal for bouquets
• Strong neck and upward-facing flowers
• Round, overlapping flower petals create a semi-double look
• Stem length: 60-72 inches