13 Long Lasting Cut Flowers

Expect cut peonies to last for about a week indoors. Snip the stems when the buds are tight. The flowers will keep for a short time, if you want to arrange them later, if wrapped in newspaper. Close the newspaper with rubber bands on each end, and store the peonies on their sides in the refrigerator.

The world of purple coneflower has expanded to embrace a host of new colors, like the flaming orange of ‘Tiki Torch’. This coneflower brings a spicy scent to the garden. Flowers make a great addition to garden bouquets and beckon butterflies like crazy. Hardy in Zones 4 to 10.

Ranunculus, with their crepe paper-like blooms, can last a week or more in vases. Cut the stems at the base, just above the crown of the plant, and put them in water right away.

Snip alliums early in the day, when no more than half the florets are open, for the longest-lasting blooms. Some alliums ooze a clear fluid that turns red and may stain, so be careful when handling the cut stems.