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Summer Alternatives to Imported Flowers

After years of working with florists, we know that there are many tried-and-true flowers that designers love to include in their everyday work. A few months ago we shared our go-to list of locally grown spring flowers. The warmth of summer brings with it the most abundant time of year for locally grown flowers, and from late June through early September, florists have plenty of crops available to elevate their designs.


Here are some locally Grown alternatives to popular flowers that florists can try this Summer!


Commercial: standard rose

Local: lisianthus, garden rose

Type: mass, disc

Growers: Fernwood Flower Farm, Graceroots Farms, Green Effects, Happy Little Things, Ludlow Farms CNY


CNY Flower Collective early summer statement mass flowers, rose, lisianthus, the Flower Collective of Central New York


Commercial:  gerbera

Local: zinnia, echinacea, rudbeckia

Type: mass, disc

Growers: most growers are offering some or all of these!


CNY Flower Collective locally grown sustainable flowers early summer disk flowers


Commercial:  gypsophila & wax flower

Local: dianthus barbatus, phlox, yarrow, ammi/dara/daucus

Type: filler, transitional

Growers: most growers are offering some or all of these!


cny Flower Collective locally grown sustinable flowers early summer filler flowers


Commercial:  orchid

Local: acidanthera, crocosmia, gladiolus

Type: form

Growers: Amber Blossom Farm, Lazy Dirt Flower Farm, Ley Creek Farm


CNY Flowers locally grown sustainable form flowers


Commercial: mums & carnations

Local: small zinnias, marigold

Type: mass, spray, filler

Growers: most growers are offering some or all of these!


CNY Flower Collective locally grown early summer spray filler flowers


Commercial: standard greenery (i.e. salal tips, ruscus)

Local: cerinthe, forsythia, silver dollar eucalyptus, beach plum, blueberry branches, hydrangea foliage, symphoricarpos, sweet pea vine, pokeweed, mountain mint

Type: foliage

Growers: Fernwood Flower Farm, Green Effects, Ley Creek Farm, Ludlow Farms CNY


CNY Flower Collective Locally grown sustainable early summer foliage



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