Flowers for Drying & Crafts

The Tall Blue Cornflower produces a dazzling display of drought resistant, beautiful dark blue flowers that are attractive when cut or dried. This variety is an annual that will "naturalize" yearly when the seed drops. It readily comes back the next year to produce another crop of blue flowers. In warm climates, plant the Tall Blue in summer to early fall for winter bloom.

Beautiful pink blooms of Savannah Ruby Grass are an attention grabber in any garden. It stands out in color displays and containers. The inflorescences emerge midsummer with a deep pink-burgundy hue and open into a shiny, shimmering pink. The iridescent blooms last a very long time, creating a rainbow of pinks throughout the growing season and ending in a muted, buff color. Hardy to zone 8, otherwise an annual in cooler zones.

The Miscanthus Ornamental Grass is a new strain of grass that has a more vigor than previous types of ornamental grasses. This variety produces creamy flower plumes that top gracefully arching, striking leaves that turn a rich gold in fall. The Miscanthus can reach a height of 6-7 feet!

Gypsy offers up abundant airy flowers on graceful plants with finely-textured foliage. Gypsy Pink offers beautiful light pink blooms for an extended period of time. Ideal for baskets and mixed containers. Excellent filler cut flower for vases and bouquets.

Early Hybrids, aka. Japanese Silver Grass, is a beautiful ornamental grass that makes a dramatic addition to any garden area. It features green foliage and silvery plumes, and it can reach 7' tall and 3' wide.

Snowy Wood Rush is a slowly spreading evergreen perennial with fairly dense clusters of shimmering white flower spikes in early and mid-summer. The plant forms a loose clump of narrow, rich, green leaves, 12" long with edges of fine hairs.

The Poppy Ballerina Mix is an unique variety of California Poppy that flowers crimped petals in shades of orange, yellow, rose, white and scarlet. This variety grows to be 8-14 inches tall. The Ballerina Mix is usually considered a hardy annual, as it can be a short-lived perennial in zones 8-10.

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is a native North American prairie grass with a rich history as a foundational species in tallgrass ecosystems, valued for its resilience and ecological benefits. It features fine-textured, upright blue-green blades that turn striking shades of red, orange, and bronze in the fall, reaching about 2–4 feet tall. Adapted to a wide range of soils, it thrives in full sun with minimal water or fertilizer once established, making it ideal for xeriscaping and low-maintenance landscapes.

The Blushing Bride Zinnia Mix is composed of white and pink blend zinnia varieties. This mixture produces beautiful blooms of semi-double to double flowers on each stem. Zinnias are a perfect choice for any cut flower grower and even attract butterflies to your garden. Large, colorful blooms lend cheer and texture to bouquets and floral arrangements.

The Broom Blend is a high yielding, colorful and easy to grow corn that has been used for years in broom making. The vibrant fan-shaped seed heads come in a mix of gold, red, bronze and purple. (Does not produce ears of traditional corn.) The cut and dried mature straw can be used for a variety of crafts and dried arrangements, as well as brooms. Birds will love the seeds, too.

The Monster series strawflowers are high yielding produces of fresh cut or dried arrangements. This variety has beautiful dark red blooms. The Monster Scarlet variety produces extra large double blooms with long and strong stems. Blooms reach 2–2 1/2" across.

Purple Leafed Ornamental Grass develops dramatic bronze-purple foliage and branched stems topped by cylindrical flower spikes with yellow pollen. Heat-loving plants build substantial summer height and create a bold tropical effect in borders, containers, and seasonal screens. Provide sufficient warmth to young plants for strong establishment and vigorous growth throughout the warm season.

Beautiful pastel blooms make excellent long-lasting cut flowers. The blooms produce a 2–4", canopy flower head on 24" stems. Long vase life. Also great for pollinator gardens.

Black Amber is a broom corn used for decoration and bird seed. An heirloom sorghum also known as Texas Black Amber Molasses. Stalks were used for forage, silage and sorghum syrup, due to a high sugar content and were used to replace sugar cane. Seed heads are similar to corn tassels but, consist of shiny black hulls encasing amber colored seeds.

The Monster series strawflowers are high yielding produces of fresh cut or dried arrangements. This variety has beautiful mixture of dark pink blooms. The Monster Rose variety produces extra large double blooms with long and strong stems. Blooms reach 2–2 1/2" across.

Indian Steel is a clump-forming perennial grass with an upright, open habit typically growing upwards of 5' tall. Under the right circumstances it can be 7-8' tall. Features slender (1/2" wide), blue-green leaf blades (8-12" long) which turn yellow in fall and retain some gold color throughout the winter.

Summer Berries is the most vibrant colored yarrow yet! Produces whites, shades of pinks and red colored blooms that last longer than normal. Thrive in any sunny locations and do well in poor dry soils. For splendid fresh and dried arrangements plus long-lasting garden color that bees and butterflies love, grow plenty of Summer Berries!

Gypsy offers up abundant airy flowers on graceful plants with finely-textured foliage. Gypsy Deep Pink offers beautiful dark pink blooms for an extended period of time. Ideal for baskets and mixed containers. Excellent filler cut flower for vases and bouquets.

The Dwarf Mix Cornflower blooms a beautiful combination of blue, pink, red and white colored blooms that are sure to please! This cornflower makes for a beautiful display of different colored flowers that are very attractive when cut or dried. The Dwarf Mix variety is also a very drought tolerant flower. This variety is an annual but will "naturalize" yearly when the seed drops. It readily comes back the next year to produce another crop of blue flowers. In warm climates, plant the Dward Mix in summer to early fall for a winter bloom.

The Monster series strawflowers are high yielding produces of fresh cut or dried arrangements. This variety has beautiful mixture of pink, white, yellow and orange blooms. The Monster Mix variety produces extra large double blooms with long and strong stems. Blooms reach 2–2 1/2" across.

Produces strong bronze-colored plumes that are beautiful in floral arrangements. 3–6" pendulous heads. Bronze, pendulous plumes create uncommon floral texture. Airy seed heads sway above upright grassy foliage. Tall stems add movement without visual heaviness. Cut plumes bring distinctive character to arrangements.

The Dwarf Blue Cornflower makes for a beautiful display of dark blue flowers that are attractive as cut or dried flowers. This beautiful variety is a very drought tolerant flower. The Dwarf Blue is an annual, but will "naturalize" yearly when the seed drops. It readily comes back the next year to produce another crop of blue flowers. In warm climates, plant the Dwarf Blue in summer to early fall for a winter bloom.

The Monster series strawflowers are high yielding produces of fresh cut or dried arrangements. This variety has beautiful lemon yellow blooms. The Monster Lemon Yellow variety produces extra large double blooms with long and strong stems. Blooms reach 2–2 1/2" across.

A large reed-like plant with long dark green stems that produce male and female flowers. Flowers are dark brown and can sometimes appear almost black. Individual flowers are almost microscopic and can number anywhere from 50 to over 500 flowers per stem.

Colorado mix is a hardy yarrow that can grow in any well-drained soil. Once established this plant is care-free and easy to grow. Produces long-lasting flower clusters in beautiful shades of red, rose, pink, yellow, and white. The Colorado yarrow makes beautiful cut-flowers. Use them as the centerpiece or as filler in a bouquet. What you don't cut will attract beneficial insects to the garden as butterflies love yarrow. \.

Dichelachne crinita, commonly known as the longhair plume grass, is a type of grass found in Australia, New Zealand and islands off the Pacific Ocean. It is often seen on sandy soils near the sea as well as woodlands. The flowering panicles are open and feathery at maturity.

The Great Red Poppy is a brilliant, bright red flower that blooms on long, stalks that will give any garden a neat and uniform appearance. This poppy variety is extremely drought tolerant, ideal for arid environments. The Great Red has brilliant red, cup-shaped flowers that sit on long stalks and prefer full sun in light to sandy soils.

A large sedge with cinnamon brown color that shines all year. One of the hardiest and longest lived sedges for full sun, well drained soil and light consistent summer water. To 14″ tall but spreading up to 3′ across. Trailing stems hold little brown flowers in summer. Very good winter appearance. Easy to grow but give it room to spread. Also know as Hair Sedge, Bronzina and Red Grass.

The Monster series strawflowers are high yielding produces of fresh cut or dried arrangements. This variety has beautiful golden blooms. The Monster Gold variety produces extra large double blooms with long and strong stems. Blooms reach 2–2 1/2" across.

Produces an upright growing clump up to 6' tall. Grows arching reed-like stems bearing congested tight whorls of branchlets with fine foliage. In spring appear the flowers which, for female plants, are a deep pink, while male flowers are pale yellow-green. Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and irrigate regularly to occasionally.

The Speckled Swan is a beautiful swan shaped gourd. This gourd has a long 12-16" neck that curves and enlarges at the end to resemble a swan. This gourd is ideal for selling at fall markets for decorating or painting once dried!