Cool-season crops for spring:
Main-season crops for summer:
- Sunflowers
- Lisianthus
- Trachelium
- Amaranth
- Celosia
- Dahlia
- Ornamental peppers
- Pumpkin-on-a-stick
- Foxglove
- Statice
Cool-season crops for fall:
More information:
- Chris Wein’s cut flower cultural practice studies and variety trials research summaries
- Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) – Membership organization offers list-serve with archives, quarterly magazine with research information, national member-conducted variety trial, annual national conference and regional meetings, and flower price information
- Armitage, A.M. and J.M. Laushman. 2003. Specialty Cut Flowers, 2nd Edition. Timber Press, 586 pp. The most comprehensive guide to cut flower species, with commentary by growers. Available through ASCFG or Growing for Market
- Byczynski, L. 2008. The Flower Farmer. Growing for Market. 2nd Edition. A detailed guide on growing and selling cut flowers. Available through ASCFG or Growing for Market