Short but striking summer flowers: Chelone obliqua, Mentha, Crocosmia, Callistephus matsumoto, Lysimachia, Kniphofia Alcazar, Helenium, Echinops, and Dahlia… each one a summer flower that is available for only a limited number of weeks during the summer.
These summer flowers may not stand out in terms of height, as you might say about Allium, Delphinium, and Gladiolus, but they are very suitable for use in summery bouquets or arrangements.
As a florist, garden center, or flower arranger, the summer months present a wonderful challenge precisely because of the short availability of many summer flowers. The key each year is to make the most of the availability period. And because the availability, due to outdoor cultivation at the grower, depends on the weather conditions during the growing period, the availability period can vary each year. Wonderful, those influences of nature!
