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My Garden Girls: Zinnias, Sunflowers & More 🌻✨
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items Welcome to my little flower patch on the internet 🌻✨ These are the cut flowers I always make space for in my garden — the zinnias that never fail me, the sunflowers that steal the show, and the filler friends that tie every bouquet together. Whether...
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🌸 Zinnias 💐 – the queens of my garden 👑
🌻Sunflowers – My Golden Hour Girls 🌻
Bouquet Fillers – The Girls Who Bring It All Together 🌿
🌸 Zinnias 💐 – the queens of my garden 👑
Zinnias are hands down my favorite flower to grow — they show up, show out, and ask for almost nothing in return. They're the easiest growers in my garden and bloom like crazy all summer long. ✨ Fun fact: all zinnias are cut-and-come-again, which mea...
This girl is giving main character energy with her bold cherry-red petals dipped in cream. The blooms are about 3 inches across and look like they’re dressed up for a floral fiesta. She starts strong, blooms early, and shifts colors as she goes — kin...
Mazurkia – My Little Drama Queen💃🏻
These are the zinnias that never miss — big, bold blooms in a rainbow of colors that light up the garden. What makes them extra special? Their fluffy, layered petals that give each flower this ruffly, almost dahlias-but-easier kind of look. They grow...
Burpeeana Giants – My Rainbow Giants 🌈
I wanted so bad to grow these again this year, but I just didn’t have the space — so she’s staying on my must-plant list for next season. Zinderella Lilacs are like the fairytale version of zinnias: soft lilac petals, frilly tufted centers, and those...
Zinnia Seeds - Zinderella Lilac
These are a classic for a reason — they bloom in a rainbow of cheerful colors and truly live up to their name. The more you snip, the more they give. Perfect for bouquet lovers, beginners, or anyone who just wants their garden to be bursting with lif...
Burpee Cut & Come Again Zinnias🌼
This one really lives up to her name. The blooms start off a bold, fiery red, then fade into the prettiest rosy shades as they age — like a slow magic trick right in the garden. Big, beautiful 4–5" heads that give you new flowers every day and keep t...
Exquisite – My Soft & Sweet Girl💕
These were one of my absolute favorites last year — the softest, most flattering salmon shade that looked gorgeous in every bouquet. They’re a bit shorter (about 18 inches), but tough as nails — super drought-tolerant and stayed looking fresh even wh...
Pumila Salmon – My Sweet Summer Throwback 🌸
These are the giants for a reason — huge, fluffy 5-inch blooms in every color you can dream of. They grow on sturdy, bushy plants that love the heat and just keep on blooming the more you cut. I love them for that late summer garden drama, and they h...
Giant Mixed – My Big & Bold Beauties💐
🌻Sunflowers – My Golden Hour Girls 🌻
Sunflowers are the definition of sunshine in bloom. Tall or petite each one brings golden warmth, summer magic, and just the right amount of drama to the garden. These are the girls that catch the light just right, turn their faces toward the sun lik...
This one does the most in the best way. Candy Mountain is a total stunner with deep cherry-burgundy petals kissed with golden tips and rich brown centers. She branches like crazy — every leaf node throws out a bloom, so you end up with a literal moun...
Candy Mountain – My Firecracker Queen🍒
I haven’t grown her yet, but when I saw a girl on Facebook promoting her dad’s sunflower seeds? You know I had to buy them. Chocolate Cherry is a total heartthrob — deep burgundy petals with warm, chocolatey centers, and sometimes a little golden hal...
Chocolate Cherry – Sweetheart Support 🍫
This mix is a little bit of everything and that’s exactly why I love it. You get big fluffy doubles, sweet little singles, and colors ranging from buttery yellow to wine red to literal chiffon white. Some blooms are massive, some petite — it’s like e...
Fun ‘N Sun – The Life of the Garden Party🌞
She’s rich, she’s radiant, and she brings the drama. Velvet Queen has deep, glowy petals that shift between burnt orange and burgundy velvet, all wrapped around a bold black center. She grows tall tall — like, over 6 feet — and throws out tons of blo...
Velvet Queen – My Tall, Dark, & Fiery Girl 🔥
This one’s all soft edges and golden charm. Tall Teddy Bear grows up to 6 feet tall but keeps that cute, cuddly energy with its fluffy double blooms that look like little yellow pom-poms on stems. So easy to grow, loves the sun (obvi), and adds the s...
Tall Teddy Bear – My Fluffy Ray of Sunshine🧸
Bouquet Fillers – The Girls Who Bring It All Together 🌿
These are the underdog heroes of every bouquet — the soft frills, the airy textures, the lil sprigs that make the big blooms sing. Whether it’s something fluffy, ferny, or just a hint of sparkle, fillers take your cut flowers from “pretty” to “profes...
Okay, technically she’s not a classic filler, but I always sneak her into bouquets. Strawflowers bring the prettiest texture and that soft papery shimmer that catches the light just right. They hold their color like a dream, even after drying, so you...
Strawflower – My Everlasting Accent Queen✨
She’s the one you grow for the scent alone. Stock is rich, romantic, and smells like something out of a storybook garden. The Harmony Mix gives you all the cozy vibes — violet, rose, soft pinks, purples, and creamy whites. I love tucking these into b...
Stock (Harmony Mix) – My Cottagecore Sweetheart 🌸
She’s timeless, fragrant, and just knows she’s the vibe. Munstead lavender is a sweet little powerhouse with soft green-gray leaves and those dreamy purple blooms. I love her for bouquets, garden borders, even drying for little bundles around the hou...
Lavender (Munstead) – My Calm in a Chaos Garden 💜
This one is so underrated and so dang dreamy. Southern Charm grows tall, with soft pastel flower spikes in this mix of buff, lavender, and dusty rose that feels like a sunset wrapped in florals. She’s elegant without even trying and looks gorgeous in...
Verbascum (Southern Charm) – My Dusty Rose Dream 💕