Flower 411: October 2018
October brings great new flowers, from peonies from Chile to local ilex! Read on to see what the latest product availability is.
*Please note: the Local California and Oregon cut flower season is winding down, product availability is limited.
Just Starting
Callicarpa - limited
Cone flower/Echinacea
Eriostemon
Hydrangea - hot pink, blurple, antique - local
Ilex - gold - Portland
Ilex - orange - local
Ilex - red with leaves - Portland
Lisianthus - light brown - import
Nandina - Oregon
Peony - Chile
Pieris buds - tight buds won’t open - Oregon
Pink Ice Protea - local
Pumpkin Rose Hips
Viburnum Snowball - Chile
Yarrow - yellow
Available
Acacia Foliage - purple feather
Acacia Foliage - Knifeblade
Alchemilla Mollis Local - import
Agapanthus - import
Allium- import
Amaranthus Hanging - green
Amaranthus Upright - green, red, bronze
Amaryllis - import
Anemone - limited burgundy - import
Asclepias - local
Astrantia - import
Banksia Protea - import only - local orange just starting
Begonia Leaves
Bell of Ireland
Bittersweet Vine - orange
Bouvardia - import
Broom Corn
Bupluerum
Cattails
Celosia Feather - limited colors
Camelia Foliage
Chinese Lanterns
Clematis Flower - no white - Dutch
Clematis Pods - import
Cornflower - blue
Cosmos - chocolate - local
Cotinus - purple foliage only
Coxcomb Large - Dutch
Coxcomb -smaller headed - local
Craspedia - local
Crocosmia Flower - local & Dutch
Crocosmia pods - import
Cymbidium - large or mini - New Zealand
Dahlias - burgundy and peach are limited
Ball Dahlias
Delphinium Belladonna - dark blue
Dianthus Green Trick or Green Ball - import
Dianthus Gypsy - hot pink and purple
Eremurus - import
Explosion Grass
Freesia regular - import
Fruiting Branch Persimmon
Fruiting Branch Pomegranate
Gardenias
Gloriosa short - Dutch
Gloriosa long - Dutch
Gerbera - local
Gomphrena
Green Mist
Grevillea Foliage
Grevillea Flower - assorted only
Hellebores - green only- import & Dutch
Hosta - import
Hyacinth - import
Iris
Kale - large - local & Dutch
Kale - mini - local
Kale Frilly - local & Dutch
Kangaroo Paw - import
Leis and Lei strands - orchids and stephanotis
Lilac - import only - $$$$$
Limonium - import or local (limited)
Lisianthus - regular colors (no brown) - local
Lisianthus - light Brown, dark brown - import
Lily of the Valley - import
Manzanita Natural & Sandblasted
Marigolds - yellow & orange
Nerine - import
Ornithogalum - white, yellow, orange - import
Ornithogalum Arabicum - import
Passion Vine foliage w/ flowers
Penny Cress - import
Pepperberry Hanging w/berries
Phlox - import
Privett Berry - green
Queen Anne’s Lace
Ranunculus - limited Burgundy - import - South America
Sages - culinary - Portland
Scabiosa Annual - black & white - local
Scabiosa Annual all colors - import
Scabiosa Perennial - white & blue - local
Scented Geranium
Sedum - pink/brown (almost finished)
Southern Smilax - Texas
Stephanotis
Stephanotis Vines
Sunflower - black center, green center
Tulips - double, frilled, parrots extremely limited - local
Tweedia - local
Veronica - blue & white, limited pink - local & import
Viburnum Berry Black - import
Viburnum Snowball - import only
Waxflower- purple - local, other colors import only
Limited
Agonis
Artichokes - all size and colors
Brunia - silver - $$$$$
Chamomile/Matricaria/Feverfew
Chocolate Lace
Delphinium Belladonna and Waltz - light blue
Delphinium Hybrid - local
Dusty Miller Lacey
Echinops - local
Eucalyptus Gunni
Eucalyptus parvifolia
Eucalyptus Small Leaf (moon lagoon, gumdrop, bonsai) - extremely limited
Gardenia Foliage
Godetia - limited colors - import
Grevillea Flowering - asst only - local
Jasmine - foliage only - very limited
Larkspur
Lavender English - local production very limited, but plenty of French
Lily of the Valley - local 10st - $$$$$$$
Nigella flower
Nigella pods
Ninebark
Orlaya
Papyrus Lions Head - advance notice required - Costa Rica
Pieris Japonica - barely starting a few weeks out still
Peony Tree
Pokeweed with berries
Protea King white - limited
Smilax Bag
Snapdragons - no burgundy
Statice Sinuata - NO peach
Statice Sinuata
Statice Tissue - heat damage
Strawflower
Sunflower mini - black center
Sweet Pea - Dutch
Vine Maple
Yarrow Cottage - limited colors - import
Finished/ Not Available
Acacia foliage pearl
Amaranthus Yearning Desert white - we are no longer able to import this season because of California Agriculture
Anemone - local
Bear Grass - super length - only available in the late summer now
Bleeding Hearts
Blossom (blooming branches) - all
Chamomile Yellow Daisy - no one grows this anymore
Clematis - local - grower has severe damage - will not cut any for all of 2018
Buddleia
Cosmos - pinks, cream & whites
Cotinus flowering - all colors
Eucalyptus flowering
Delphinium Belladonna - white
Dogwood Flowering
Foxglove
Fruiting Branch - Blueberry
Fruited Branch - Raspberry
Fruited Branch - Blackberry
Genestra
Grasses from Portland
Heather - all colors, all types
Hellebores - all colors except green
Honey Suckle - gapping due to heat
Hops - all forms
Hydrangea Lacecap
Hydrangea Peegee
Japanese maple foliage - red
Kumquats - restricted by the Department of Agriculture - not available until further notice
Lace Flower
Lunaria - finished for the year
Magnolia Blooming
Marco Polo Thistle
Marguerite Daisy - white
Mock Orange
Ninebark
Pieris Japonica flowering
Poppies - hybrid & Icelandic
Protea - white
Pussy Willow Fantail
Protea Pink Mink
Ranunculus - local
Shasta Daisy
Snowberry
Spirea - local, Dutch or Japan
Sterling Range Heather
Sweet Pea - Japan
Tallowberry
Thryptomene/Calycina - import
Viburnum Berry - red, yellow, green, blue, black
Viburnum Blooming all types
Viburnum Pink - Mary Milton
Viburnum Popcorn
Weigelia
Coming Soon
Blueberry foliage - purple
Dogwood, Curly Willow, Pussy Willows
Peony from New Zealand - 2 weeks away
Privet - black berries
Spring Bouquet Viburnum