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All members of the Brodiaea group make
superb cut flowers. The individual flowers in
each umbel open in succession instead of
opening all at once.

This means that an umbel may be in bloom
for three weeks or more. As some flowers
fade, others are opening, giving you a bouquet
that can last for two to three weeks in water
without any obvious deterioration. Not only
is this hard to improve upon, but the soft
blues, pinks, yellows and whites all blend
beautifully together, while the cherry red of
Dichelostemma ida-maia adds zing to a lovely
arrangement.

Other Parts
of the World

Arum
Calostemma
Canarina
Crocus
Lapiedra
Leucojum
Lycoris
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Western USA

South America

South Africa

Bulbs make excellent cut flowers.

All of the South African gladioli make wonderful cut flowers, whether you make a
small bouquet with G. alatus or choose the larger species like G. debilis and G.
carneus. Just a few sprays of Gladiolus tristis will scent a room in the evening, while
Gladiolus priorii will bloom in time for a Christmas arrangement. From November
until May or June there are Gladioli in bloom to mingle with other flowers in a lovely
bouquet or stand alone as a single stem.

Allium
Brodiaea
Calochortus
Camassia
Dichelostemma
Erythronium
Fritillaria
Triteleia
More natives

Brunsvigia
Boophane
Crinum
Cyrtanthus
Ferraria
Gadiolus
Gloriosa
Haemanthus
Ixia
Lachenalia
Moraea
Nerine
Oxalis A-F
Oxalis G-O
Oxalis P-Z
Oxalis obtusa
Romulea
Veltheimia
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