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An overview of easy-to-grow cut flowers suited for home gardens, including both cool-season and warm-season annuals. UT Extension Horticulture Specialist Celleste Scott covers basic placement tips, transplanting versus direct seeding, and strategies for extended bloom periods. She talks about good beginner choices like snapdragons, sweet William, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, and celosia. She also includes information on soil media, hardening off transplants, and cultivar selection for seasonal performance.

0:00 – Introduction
0:12 – Cut Flower Tips
1:13 – Cool-season Cut Flowers (Snapdragon and Sweet William)
1:56 – Timing for Cool-season Cut Flowers
2:38 – Cool-season Varieties that Can Tolerate Heat
4:19 – Warm-season Cut Flower (Sunflower and Zinnia)
5:13 – Filler Plants for Cut Flower Arrangements
5:37 – When to Direct Seed Versus Transplant

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