Here’s a quick list to get you started. For spring bouquets plant daffodils, peonies, and small lilac shrubs. Summer cutting flowers include tweedia, purple coneflower, lavender, sunflower, black-eyed Susan, and zinnia. Create beautiful fall bouquets with ornamental grasses, turtlehead, sedum, caryopteris, and dahlias. Create a gorgeous bouquet with these helpful tips.
Tweedia Care Must-Knows
Tweedia grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. A tropical plant, it is hardy in Zones 10 and 11 where it is grown as a twining vine or small shrub. Grow it as an annual plant in all other Zones. When choosing a planting location for tweedia, search for a place that is protected from strong wind. The delicate flowers are easily damaged in heavy gusts and intense rain. A sunny, sheltered corner of a patio or the south or west side of an evergreen shrub often provides excellent shelter for delicate plants. Tweedia grows well in containers, raised beds, and in the ground. Start seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last predicted frost in your area. Provide this short, vining plant support at planting time by placing it at the base of a trellis or teepee. Since it grows only 1 to 3 feet tall, it can benefit from small branches sunk into the ground alongside the plant as extra support. Tweedia can be overwintered indoors. Bring containers indoors in fall before frost and place them in a bright, cool spot. See trellis and vine supports for tweedia here.
