Honeywort Purple

For drying, we harvest matured poppy heads, roughly from mid-July. Just hang them upside down in a dry and ventilated place, out of direct sunlight.

Cosmos 'Apricot Lemonade' brings a novel palette of colors to summer gardens and is easy to grow from seed, even if you are a complete beginner. While these annuals were previously known mostly in white and pink, this cultivar surprises with delicate pastel tones of peach, yellow, and powder pink. It won us over immediately and has become an indispensable part of our flower plantings. The plant forms dense clumps with typical linear leaves and grows quite tall, so it benefits from support in the flower bed. From early summer until October, it is covered in a profusion of gentle flowers that soften every space and provide food for beneficial pollinators. If you like creating your own bouquets, you will be thrilled, as they look absolutely magical in a vase. The ideal time for sowing begins in April with indoor starting, or you can sow directly in a sunny spot from May to July.

Pure splendor! Thin, sturdy stems with umbel inflorescences resembling dill at their ends. On each stem, there are thousands of tiny blooms creating the effect of a veil or lace. This is a mix of colors, where some flowers are pure white, while most are chocolate to burgundy with a touch of white, sometimes even pink.

✨ Color mix created at Loukykvět ✨ A mix of China asters that we simply love. Shades of apricot, champagne, blush, peach, and various flower sizes and textures. A wonderful addition to a perennial bed!

Composition: Description: Sunflowers are ancient flowers and have belonged in Czech gardens since time immemorial. Bring summer into your vase!

A Poppy of a distinctive bordeaux color with light grey marbling. We have been growing corn poppies since the first days of Loukykvět and are returning to them again this year. The corn poppy needs more care as a cut flower and doesn't last as long in a vase. But! It is such beauty that it is worth it anyway. Here is our guide for corn poppies. We harvest buds that have just cracked open. It suffices to see a crack on the bud and color inside. The corn poppy has only a few petals, so it takes a moment to open. We freshly trim the ends and scald them in hot water (just boil water and use immediately), or sear the ends with a flame. The heat helps the poppy open paths for water absorption and it won't wilt. We arrange freshly opened pieces or buds in bouquets, given that the poppy will open during the day. If you plan to sow poppies just for pleasure in a flower bed, none of this is necessary of course :)

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously functions as a softening element. This is especially true after veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. The cultivar Squaw attracts attention at first glance with wine-red colored leaves and brown-pink flowers.

Animals are fed with Sorghum, but we discovered that it is also a fine cut flower! It forms strong stems similar to corn, only thinner. The ears are compact with gold, green-brown fruits.

A perennial grass native to North American prairies. Switchgrass is very adaptable and long-lived. It adds clear structure to flower beds and simultaneously functions as a softening element. This is especially true after veil-like flowers appear above the clumps of leaves. Heavy Metal is characterized by firm upright growth and blue-green, metallic grey-green foliage. The strict austerity is beautifully balanced and softened by airy inflorescences.

This species of knotweed originates from the Himalayas and China, where it grows in scrub and on mountain meadows along streams at high altitudes. It forms sturdy clumps of fresh green, pointed leaves. Above them, upright, narrow, candle-like inflorescences composed of individual tiny flowers appear from summer onwards. It is a very popular perennial, recently bred into many cultivars and used in Western Europe in larger park and garden landscaping. It excels with a long flowering period in late summer and good durability in a vase. It was voted Perennial of the Season 2023 by the Czech Perennials Association. The white variety Alba stands out particularly well against a darker background and has long-lasting flowers.

Thinking about how to liven up your autumn and winter flower beds? Carex testacea is an ornamental grass that will thrill you with its shifting shades and minimal care requirements. In nature, it inhabits the diverse landscape of New Zealand, where it has adapted to both sunny locations and semi-shaded corners. It will welcome similar conditions in your garden. Plant it in permeable, loamy, and humus-rich soil where it will have consistent moisture. Carex testacea forms dense fountains of narrow leaves reaching a height of 40 to 60 centimeters. Its color transitions smoothly from summer green to autumn copper, and finally to deep orange and bronze, which will brighten the garden even on the grayest days. During the summer, from June to August, it is adorned with small brown and beige flowers. It is considered a short-lived perennial, but thanks to its reliable self-seeding, you will enjoy its clumps constantly. In garden architecture, Carex testacea is a very valuable element. Its fine texture perfectly complements rocks and gravel areas, and it pairs excellently with other drought-tolerant perennials in naturalistic plantings. Its ability to retain its shape and color throughout the winter is invaluable, lending a beautiful winter effect to empty beds.

This species of knotweed originates from the Himalayas and China, where it grows in scrub and on mountain meadows along streams at high altitudes. It forms sturdy clumps of fresh green, pointed leaves. Above them, upright, narrow, candle-like inflorescences composed of individual tiny flowers appear from summer onwards. It is a very popular perennial, recently bred into many cultivars and used in Western Europe in larger park and garden landscaping. It excels with a long flowering period in late summer and good durability in a vase. It was voted Perennial of the Season 2023 by the Czech Perennials Association. The Speciosa cultivar has deep pink flowers.

A native wild perennial with a large distribution area from Europe to Siberia. Suitable for natural and wild plantings. It grows in meadows and dry grassy places. A very adaptable and undemanding plant, it grows in clumps and spreads via runners. Cutting back after the first flowering encourages a new batch of flowers. Harvest for bouquets when the florets are fully open. They last 10 days in a vase. Yarrow 'Belle Epoque' has cherry-red flowers with vanilla centers, gradually fading to a more muted pink.

With a height of just three centimeters, Corsican mint is guaranteed to be the smallest mint you have ever seen. It naturally grows in southern Europe, primarily in France and on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. There, it forms low and beautifully green carpets that release an unmistakable minty scent at the slightest touch. It is a reliable perennial that you will receive from us as a grown seedling in a pot, ready to be transplanted straight into the garden. In it, it is best suited to sheltered places in partial shade or shade, where it has normal loamy and well-drained soil available. It is excellently suited as undergrowth under taller shrubs, for edging pathways, or for growing in containers on the terrace. From June to August, it blooms with tiny pink flowers that willingly attract pollinators. Care is completely undemanding, the plant does not suffer from pests or diseases and can handle frosts down to minus eighteen degrees. Due to its dwarf stature, it is naturally not suitable for cutting into a vase or drying into bouquets, but its edible aromatic leaves will perfectly serve to flavor summer desserts.

For drying, we harvest mature and colored seed pods. Just hang them upside down in a dry and ventilated place, away from sunlight.

Meadowsweet 'Venusta' is a majestic perennial that will become the dominant feature of any moister flowerbed. Its homeland is the prairies of the eastern United States. And here, too, it is fully frost-resistant and long-lived. If you have a spot in the garden that holds moisture, or you are looking for an ideal plant for a stream, you have just found it. The 'Venusta' cultivar is characterized by feathery paniculate inflorescences in a rich pink to raspberry color, which float at a height of up to one and a half meters in summer. Besides its beauty, it also stands out with its scent; not only the flowers are aromatic, but also the decorative divided leaves. The plant is melliferous and bees adore it. The sturdy stems also make it perfect for cutting; it will stay fresh in water for about a week and give bouquets an airiness and romantic touch.

Amethyst Dream brings an unusual shade of deep purple into spring and summer beds, which acts very elegantly. This mountain cornflower grows to a height of around half a meter and forms compact clumps of green leaves, from which conspicuous inflorescences grow from May to July. It is an ideal plant for beginner growers, because it does not require any special care and is fully frost-resistant even up to extreme temperatures. Common loamy and well-draining soil in the sun or in partial shade suits it. Unlike classic blue cornflowers, this cultivar is richer and more color-stable. You can cut the flowers into a vase without worries, where they will last fresh for about a week, or use them in the kitchen, because they are edible. In perennial compositions, it excellently functions as a connecting element between taller and shorter plants and its flowers reliably attract beneficial insects.

Millet is used in bird feed, but we discovered that it is a beautiful cut flower! If you plant it in the garden for decoration, you can feed the local birds with it right away. The spikes are large and compact with 'buns' full of fruits and grains. The spike bends, which creates an interesting effect in bouquets. For drying, we harvest when the buds are just starting to open. In full bloom, the flower heads fall apart. Just hang them upside down in a dry and ventilated place, out of direct sunlight.

Bugbane 'Pink Spike' is a long-lived perennial that will bring elegance and a delicate fragrance to the shady corners of the garden. It originally comes from the moist forests of East Asia, so it thrives best in partial shade or shade here. For its satisfaction, it needs humous and well-drained soil that retains enough moisture. Especially in summer, it will appreciate regular watering. You will receive a grown seedling in a pot from us, which just needs to be transplanted straight into the flower bed. There it will soon form a massive clump reaching a height of up to one hundred and eighty centimeters. Despite this height, it has sturdy stems and does not need any support. The 'Pink Spike' cultivar stands out primarily for its deeply lobed leaves, which play with dark shades of burgundy, purple, and bronze. While most of the garden slowly loses its breath at the end of summer, bugbane is just showing its best from August to October. Towering above the dark leaves are long inflorescences composed of tiny white and light pink flowers. These brush-like inflorescences also smell pleasant and act as a reliable magnet for bees and other pollinators. It is a completely undemanding plant that easily handles even bitter frosts dropping to minus thirty-four degrees. Common diseases naturally avoid it and it does not suffer from pests. However, the entire plant is poisonous, which must be kept in mind when choosing a location. After blooming, bugbane does not wilt out of sight but retains its interesting structure. If you leave the dried stems on the flower bed, they will provide a beautiful spectacle even during the winter months under a layer of snow. In garden composition, bugbane acts as a dominant feature of shady parts. It is mostly planted at one to three plants per square meter, roughly sixty to eighty centimeters apart. The long and straight inflorescences can be very well used for cutting into fresh bouquets. Conversely, it is not suitable for drying into permanent decorations because the flowers lose their shape. As a long-lived perennial, 'Pink Spike' will settle permanently in the right place and bring you joy for many years without spreading by self-seeding to the surroundings.

Cosmos are an absolute classic and a matter of the heart for us! In the past, we cut them by hundreds of stems on the farm and our customers, especially brides, literally loved them for their lightness and elegance. While common cosmos mainly offer a white and deep pink palette, 'Apricotta' brings a completely new and fresh color tone to the flowerbeds. It is a unique combination of light pink and the lightest salmon, which looks incredibly tender and original. The flowers have a silky appearance and gently sway in the wind, which adds pleasant dynamics to the garden.

Divine color cocktail of sunset colors! Statice is a classic from grandma's garden, but also an evergreen of dried flowers. We grow statice by the hundreds! It is incredibly useful in bouquets as filler material and even undried lasts a long time in a vase. Once all the florets on the stem bloom, statice no longer wilts and is suitable for wreaths, corsages, boutonnieres. One plant produces at least 15 stems. For drying, we harvest statice at the stage when the stem under the flower is firm and the entire inflorescence has bloomed. Just hang them upside down, in a dry and ventilated place, out of sunlight.

Strawflower is a classic from grandma's garden but also an evergreen of dried flowers. We love using them when binding weddings because they don't wilt. They fit into corsages, wreaths, and buttonholes. Shades of cream and white. For drying, we harvest flowers that are not yet fully open, when the yellow center cannot be seen yet. At the same time, we look at the stem under the flower; it should already be firm, not "rubbery". Just hang them upside down in a dry and ventilated place, away from sunlight.

'Grandiflorum' might suggest something large, but the opposite is true; Ammobium is one of the tiniest flowers we grow on the farm. The plant isn't very tall, maximum 45 cm, but each one will give you 10 to 15 stems with tiny white stars at the ends. Once opened, the flowers are bright yellow. The florets resemble a Strawflower and dry just as well. For drying, we recommend harvesting at the bud stage, but if you dry already opened yellow flowers, you get an interesting white-brown combination that is also worth it. It fits perfectly into wedding floristry, especially wreaths, because it doesn't wilt. For drying, we harvest it the moment the first flowers open. The yellow center of the flower shouldn't be too protruding yet. Just hang them upside down in a dry and ventilated place, out of direct sunlight.

Didiscus has a strange name, but it is a great beauty similar to Ammi or ornamental carrot. The flowers are disc-shaped with tiny florets. Didiscus finishes blooming faster, similar to Ammi or ornamental carrot, so we recommend succession sowing. It likes warmth, so it can be sown even in summer.

Warm pink, that is the shade of 'QIS Rose'. We love all flowers here that grow ready to be dried and are suitable for wedding crafting or any kind of arranging. And Globe amaranth belongs to this group. It is not a cut flower that breaks records. Its advantage lies in the flower, which is tiny and straw-like. For drying, we harvest colored, round heads in full bloom. Once the inflorescence starts to elongate, it is too late for drying. Just hang them upside down in a dry and ventilated place, away from sunlight.

Afternoon White is a snow-white piece, bred specifically for cutting. That is why we are newly adding it to our offer. Cosmos is among the most used items on our farm. In season, we cut hundreds of stems every day. Hats off to this one, it's a super cut flower!