The Cut Flower Podcast

Blooming Essentials: Top Perennials for Every Flower Farm

Aug 9, 2024

Explore the magical world of perennials with expert insights from a seasoned flower farmer. Discover the top ten must-have varieties that promise stability and beauty. Learn essential tips on propagation, care, and extending vase life for optimal bloom enjoyment. Uncover the characteristics of each flower, from the reliable Achillea to the versatile Chrysanthemum. This journey offers practical advice to enhance your flower farming or gardening experience, ensuring your garden stays vibrant all season long!

14:58

AI Summary

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Perennials are crucial for sustainable flower farming, contributing to the desired 65% stock composition for consistent blooms.

Roz shares vital tips on propagating and caring for top perennials, enhancing their vase life and market appeal for growers.

Deep dives

Emphasizing Perennials in Flower Farming

Growing perennials is increasingly vital for flower farmers, aiming for a stock composition of around 65% perennials. The speaker shares insights from 15 years of flower farming, emphasizing the need for a balanced approach that includes annuals as fillers. Successful cultivation of perennials involves techniques such as propagating, dividing, and seeding to maintain productive stocks throughout the seasons. A focus on perennials allows growers to offer unique flowers that are often not available wholesale, creating a competitive advantage in the market.

Intro

2min

Essential Perennials for Successful Flower Farming

11min

Top Perennials for Flower Farming: A Guide to Dependable Blooms

2min

Text Agony Aunt Roz with your Cutflower Questions.

Hello, flower lovers! It's Roz Chandler here, welcoming you to another delightful episode of The Cutflower Podcast. Today, I'm excited to take you on a tour of our farm's most cherished perennials. Over the years, we've honed our selection, and now I want to share the top perennials that make up the backbone of our farm. This episode is part one of a series where we delve into the beautiful and reliable plants that keep us blooming all season long.

Episode Summary

In this solo episode, Roz Chandler introduces us to the wonders of perennials on her flower farm. With 15 years of experience in flower farming, Roz highlights the importance of perennials, aiming to have them make up 65% of the farm's stock. She shares insights into the top ten perennials from A to G, including tips on propagation, vase life, and how to get the best out of each plant. From the reliable Achillea and striking Scabious to the versatile Chrysanthemums and the ever-popular Dahlias, Roz provides practical advice for both flower farmers and gardening enthusiasts.

Key Takeaways

Importance of Perennials: Perennials are a vital part of a sustainable flower farm, offering consistency and reliability.
Top Perennials: Discover the best perennials from Achillea to Geum, and why they are indispensable in any flower collection.
Propagation and Care: Learn how to propagate, care for, and extend the vase life of these beautiful blooms.
Practical Tips: From dividing plants to preventing slug damage, Roz shares her expert tips for keeping your flowers thriving.

Thank you for joining me on this botanical journey. Stay tuned for the next episode, where we continue exploring more wonderful perennials!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecutflowerkickoff2025
https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/newsletters
A Cut Above Waitlist: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/ACutAboveWaitlist
The Growth Club: https://fieldgateflowers.kartra.com/page/thegrowthclub
Lots of free resources on our website: https://thecutflowercollective.co.uk/cut-flower-resources/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldgateflowers
Facebook Group 'Cut Flower Farming - Growth and Profit in your business' https://www.facebook.com/groups/449543639411874
Facebook Group 'The Cut Flower Collection' https://www.facebook.com/groups/cutflowercollection

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

The Cut Flower Podcast

Blooming Essentials: Top Perennials for Every Flower Farm

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Emphasizing Perennials in Flower Farming

Top Flower Choices for Profitability

Cultivation Techniques and Sustainability

Get the Snipd
podcast app

AI-powered
podcast player

Discover
highlights

Save any
moment

Share
& Export

AI-powered
podcast player

Discover
highlights

The Cut Flower Podcast

Blooming Essentials: Top Perennials for Every Flower Farm

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Emphasizing Perennials in Flower Farming

Top Flower Choices for Profitability

Cultivation Techniques and Sustainability

Get the Snipdpodcast app

AI-poweredpodcast player

Discoverhighlights

Save anymoment

Share& Export

AI-poweredpodcast player

Discoverhighlights

Get the Snipd
podcast app

AI-powered
podcast player

Discover
highlights

Save any
moment

Share
& Export

AI-powered
podcast player

Discover
highlights