13 Best Flowers For Cut Arrangements

Alstroemeria will keep in a vase for 6 to 14 days.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 7–10Color Varieties: White, pink, purple, yellow, orange, and redSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic

Bird of paradise will last in a vase for 7 to 14 days when cut fresh.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 9–11Color Varieties: Orange, whiteSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Rich, loamy, slightly acidic

Carnations will last in a vase for 7 to 21 days.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–9; grown as annuals in other zonesColor Varieties: Yellow, pink, red, white, magenta, coral, bicolorsSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Evenly moist, well-drained

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9Color Varieties: White flowers covered by orange calyxSun Exposure: Full sun to part shadeSoil Needs: Evenly moist, well-drained

Delphiniums will last in a vase for 7 to 14 days when cut fresh.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–7Color Varieties: Blue, purple, white, pink, violetSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Medium moisture, humusy, well-drained

Gladiola flowers last seven to ten days when cut fresh and placed in a vase.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 6–10Color Varieties: White, cream, yellow, orange, red, pink, green, lavender, purple, bicolorsSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Medium moisture, humusy, well-drained

Cut heather will keep in a vase for one to two weeks.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4–6Color Varieties: Rose pink to purplish pinkSun Exposure: Full sun to part shadeSoil Needs: Moist, well-drained, humusy; tolerates poor, sandy, or gravely soils

Cut fresh and placed in water, English lavender will last for up to ten days.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–8Color Varieties: many shades of blue and purpleSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Dry to medium moisture, well-drained

Cut lilies will keep in a vase for 7 to 14 days.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9Color Varieties: White, pink, red, orange, yellow, lavender, purple, bicolorsSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained

Love-in-a-mist will last 7 to 10 days when cut and placed in a vase.

USDA Hardiness Zones: Annual grown in zones 2–11Color Varieties: Blue with cultivars in white, pink, rose, and purpleSun Exposure: Full sun to part shadeSoil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained

Cut flowers will last seven to ten days in the vase.

USDA Hardiness Zones: Annual grown in zones 2–11Color Varieties: RedSun Exposure: Full sun to part shadeSoil Needs: Moist, well-drained

Roses keep their appearance for 6 to 12 days in a vase.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–10 (depends on variety)Color Varieties: Pink, red, salmon, white, rose, purple, yellow, bicolorsSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Medium moisture, well-drained, loamy, slightly acidic

Sunflowers will last in a vase from 6 to 12 days.

USDA Hardiness Zones: Annual grown in zones 2–11Color Varieties: Yellow, orange, burgundy, red, bronze, creamy white, bicolorsSun Exposure: Full sunSoil Needs: Moist, well-drained; tolerates poor, dry soil