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Thanks for the video! I too love fillers. Celosia is a workhorse and one of my favorites. It will direct seed, but I think in my zone 6b, it is best transplanted. I start it in the house under grow lights. Then, I harden them off in a small Unheated greenhouse. Then transplant when the soil is staying 60 degrees and higher. Once it takes off it will produce a ton!
So I am late to your video but very much enjoyed it. I love limelight millet for a filler, the Gardener's Workshop or Resilient Seeds carry the Limelight. Mahogany Splendor Hibiscus, I LOVE for late summer to fall. Rudbeckia Triloba is an amazing prolific tall spray of small golden blooms. Eryngium is super fun dried or fresh such a great texture, but a bit pokey still very with it. Bells of Ireland oh I adore them. Winged Everlasting which looks like sprays of tiny white Strawflowers. They over wintered in my 7b/8a southern Oregon garden. Thanks again for the video!
Hello, in the book Cool Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler says that for cut flowers it is best to harvest Scabiosas when the first 1/3 of the tiny flowers are open.
I also have some bird-planted honeysuckle that I use in spring. The foliage is a nice addition and the smell is wonderful . I don’t have much else that smells nice in spring. I am surprised about your celosia. Give it another try. It’s one of the few dependable for me and it will sometimes reseed. I use it at all stages and people are wowed by it. I had a lady buy bouquets for four weeks in a row just because she wanted to save the seed of the different colors! The cockscomb variety that is. I also grew the points and plume varieties.
I plant all kinds of amaranth. I'm in zone 5 . They like heat and sun. I plant mine indoors or out, or direct sow. They bloom for mid summer thru Fall. I pinch the center stalk out because mine get so big you can't cut them, around 5 or 6 feet tall. I also make topiary type plants out of them, stake them, and take off all bottom leaves. So pretty when the pearls or love lies bleeding flowers hang down. Keep trying!!
This video, the best of your best! So much great information, love the pictures accompanying your explainations. Wish I could help on your last questions. Thanks for taking time to make these videos, you are inspiring and educating so many gardeners, new and old!
One thing I've noticed about celosia in my zone 6b/7a gardens is that I have to be patient and wait until it really warms up. They truly are wimpy in cooler temps. If I want to plant earlier, they definitely require hoops and cover. If my summer isn't warm enough, they don't get very tall.
Beautiful! Celosia and Amaranth are warm season tender annuals. I like to think of them as late summer through fall flowers. You can succession plant them following something spring blooming. Start them indoors just a few weeks before last frost snd set out with your Zinnias and Dahlias. They will go crazy in the heat and continue through fall!
Great information, I think you did a terrific job going through each one. I am also zone 6b and would have to say the celosia has been my go to filler from last year. It is definitely a warm season crop - so don’t plant out too early. Mine went crazy and I had a very long season with it and many customers would comment on them. I was able to collect a tone of seed from them as well at the end of the season. Another plus, they dry well especially certain colors. Floret has some really nice color collections in celosia I can’t wait to see them on the farm! Thank you for the video and information! I have heard that Chinese forget me nots seed everywhere so I’m sure you will have some plants for this year😀
Hi Sharon! This is so helpful. I will wait to start celosia this year to make sure it isn't in cooler temps. Here's to hoping for lots of celosia blooms in 2022!
I agree with you on the frosted explosion grass! I love it & i love it smaller! It also gets a red tinge when totally open. I can't wait to pair it with roses, when my roses mature! But I also had an issue last year, after harvesting on them for about 2 months, with them opening up/ going to seed super quickly! So im going to try florets advice & plant a new set every 6 weeks & see if rat helps keep them from blowing open so quickly.
Hello There is a little book called Cool Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler that I would suggest getting your hands on. Also, Northlawn Flower Farm (CZcams) has many great cool flower videos. She even has current ones full of good info and she talks about the Cool Flowers book. Enjoyed your video.
Small grape tomatoes green on a vine with curly cue's and catmint. I also use a small iris as filler, I think dutch idk, it grows about 20 inches
Thanks for the video! I too love fillers. Celosia is a workhorse and one of my favorites. It will direct seed, but I think in my zone 6b, it is best transplanted. I start it in the house under grow lights. Then, I harden them off in a small Unheated greenhouse. Then transplant when the soil is staying 60 degrees and higher. Once it takes off it will produce a ton!
Thank you for the celosia tips!!! I'm hoping for a much better season with them.
So I am late to your video but very much enjoyed it. I love limelight millet for a filler, the Gardener's Workshop or Resilient Seeds carry the Limelight. Mahogany Splendor Hibiscus, I LOVE for late summer to fall. Rudbeckia Triloba is an amazing prolific tall spray of small golden blooms. Eryngium is super fun dried or fresh such a great texture, but a bit pokey still very with it. Bells of Ireland oh I adore them. Winged Everlasting which looks like sprays of tiny white Strawflowers. They over wintered in my 7b/8a southern Oregon garden. Thanks again for the video!
Hello, in the book Cool Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler says that for cut flowers it is best to harvest Scabiosas when the first 1/3 of the tiny flowers are open.
Thank you!!
I also have some bird-planted honeysuckle that I use in spring. The foliage is a nice addition and the smell is wonderful . I don’t have much else that smells nice in spring. I am surprised about your celosia. Give it another try. It’s one of the few dependable for me and it will sometimes reseed. I use it at all stages and people are wowed by it. I had a lady buy bouquets for four weeks in a row just because she wanted to save the seed of the different colors! The cockscomb variety that is. I also grew the points and plume varieties.
I hope to have success with celosia this year! It is so beautiful.
I plant all kinds of amaranth. I'm in zone 5 . They like heat and sun. I plant mine indoors or out, or direct sow. They bloom for mid summer thru Fall. I pinch the center stalk out because mine get so big you can't cut them, around 5 or 6 feet tall. I also make topiary type plants out of them, stake them, and take off all bottom leaves. So pretty when the pearls or love lies bleeding flowers hang down. Keep trying!!
Thank you for the encouragement! I will definitely keep trying.
Never thought to pinch the center stalk. You are right; they are like trees!!
This video, the best of your best! So much great information, love the pictures accompanying your explainations. Wish I could help on your last questions. Thanks for taking time to make these videos, you are inspiring and educating so many gardeners, new and old!
Thank you so much!!!!
One thing I've noticed about celosia in my zone 6b/7a gardens is that I have to be patient and wait until it really warms up. They truly are wimpy in cooler temps. If I want to plant earlier, they definitely require hoops and cover. If my summer isn't warm enough, they don't get very tall.
So good to know!! I think that’s what was happening to mine - they were in cool temps too long and too early.
Great info and pictures!
Thank you!
Beautiful!
Celosia and Amaranth are warm season tender annuals. I like to think of them as late summer through fall flowers. You can succession plant them following something spring blooming. Start them indoors just a few weeks before last frost snd set out with your Zinnias and Dahlias. They will go crazy in the heat and continue through fall!
I am going to take your advice!! Thank you for this.
Great information, I think you did a terrific job going through each one. I am also zone 6b and would have to say the celosia has been my go to filler from last year. It is definitely a warm season crop - so don’t plant out too early. Mine went crazy and I had a very long season with it and many customers would comment on them. I was able to collect a tone of seed from them as well at the end of the season. Another plus, they dry well especially certain colors. Floret has some really nice color collections in celosia I can’t wait to see them on the farm! Thank you for the video and information! I have heard that Chinese forget me nots seed everywhere so I’m sure you will have some plants for this year😀
Hi Sharon! This is so helpful. I will wait to start celosia this year to make sure it isn't in cooler temps. Here's to hoping for lots of celosia blooms in 2022!
I'm just getting into cut flowers. I know the showy big starters. This was really helpful to see to get ideas.
I'm so glad this was helpful! Happy Growing!
Love this video ~thanks~
You're welcome! Glad you liked it :)
I agree with you on the frosted explosion grass! I love it & i love it smaller! It also gets a red tinge when totally open. I can't wait to pair it with roses, when my roses mature! But I also had an issue last year, after harvesting on them for about 2 months, with them opening up/ going to seed super quickly! So im going to try florets advice & plant a new set every 6 weeks & see if rat helps keep them from blowing open so quickly.
Oh that's a great tip, to succession plant! Love it.
I really enjoy Tassel Flowers for fillers. Got my seeds from Baker Creek two years ago. Blue borage is lovely, too.
Oh they ARE lovely! Thank you for the suggestions!!
Subscribing! Such a great idea for a video!
This is the time to plan, too!
Bouquets are my main motivation for gardening these days! 🌸🌻
It IS the time to plan! Same motivation for me. Happy Growing!
Such a great video, so informative. It's only my second year growing cut flowers so this was very helpful. Especially all the photos!
I'm so glad it was helpful! What were your favorite flowers last year?
@@backyardbeauty9283 Dahlias, zinnias, dara and snapdragons were among my favorites.
So beautiful! 💐
Thank you!!
You definitely want to wait til the soil is warm for amaranth!
Thank you!!
Hello
There is a little book called Cool Flowers by Lisa Mason Ziegler that I would suggest getting your hands on. Also, Northlawn Flower Farm (CZcams) has many great cool flower videos. She even has current ones full of good info and she talks about the Cool Flowers book. Enjoyed your video.
Yes! I have the Cool Flowers book and love Northland Flower Farm. Great resources!!
Does anyone grow crimson clover as a cut flower?
Too much talking ;)
Completely!