What’s Blooming? – Quonquont Farm

Below are examples of some of the 175 to 200 different cut flowers we grow each year, grouped by color and with approximate bloom times.

About bloomtimes: although we show general date ranges below the name, please remember that farming depends on a variety of factors beyond our control and, thus, actual bloom dates will vary from year to year.

We expect frost to bring an end to the flower season around October 15th.

Blues and Purples

Name: Love in a Mist (Nigella)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Delphinium

Bloomtime: July, with second flush in August

Name: Cutting Ageratum

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)

Bloomtime: July-early August

Name: Mealy Cup Sage (Salvia farinacea)

Bloomtime: August-October

Name: Sea Holly (Eryngium) and Globe Thistle (Echinops)

Bloomtime:

Sea Holly–late June, early July with second flush in September; Globe Thistle–late July-early August with second flush in September

Name: Chinese Forget-me-not

(Cynoglossum)

Bloomtime: July-August

Name: Dahlia

Bloomtime: September-frost

Name: Larkspur (Consolida)

Bloomtime: late June – July

Name: Tall Verbena and Russian Statice

(Verbena & Psylliostachys)

Bloomtime: Verbena–July-frost; Russian Statice–July

Name: Sweet Pea

(Lathyrus odoratus)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Lisianthus

(Eustoma grandiflora)

Bloomtime: August – mid-September

Whites, Greens, and Silver

Name: Dahlia

Bloomtime: September – frost

Name: Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Zinnia

Bloomtime: late June-early October

Name: Artemisia

Bloomtime: foliage through the season, flowers late-August – early-September

Name: Cutting Ageratum

Bloomtime: July – frost

Name: Larkspur

Bloomtime: late June-July

Name: Globe Amaramth (Gomphrena)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Yarrow

(Achillea)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus)

Bloomtime: July – September

Name: Cockscomb (Celosia)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum), Artimesia, and Dusty Miller (Senecio)

Bloomtime: foliage through the season; Mountain Mint flowers–July – frost

Name: Hare’s Tail Grass (Lagurus), Quaking Grass (Briza), and Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium)

Bloomtime: Hare’s Tail and Quaking grasses–July with second flush in September; Sea Oats–September – frost

Name: Chrysanthemum

Bloomtime: September-October

Name: Snapdragon

Bloomtime: July, with second flush September

Name: Winged Everlasting and Annual Candytuft

(Ammobium and Iberis)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Paper Daisy

(Rhodanthe)

Bloomtime: July-August

Name: Sweet Pea

(Lathyrus odoratus)

Bloomtime: late June – August

Name: Pot Marigold

(Calendula)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Hare’s Ear

(Bupleurum)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Lisianthus

(Eustoma grandiflora)

Bloomtime: August – mid-September

Name: Strawflower

(Helichrysum bracteatum)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Reds and Pinks

Name: Cosmos

Bloomtime: July – early August

Name: Cutting Ageratum

Bloomtime: July – frost

Name: Cockscomb (Celosia)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Zinnia

Bloomtime: late June – early October

Name: Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)

Bloomtime: July- earlyAugust

Name: Paper Daisy (Rhodanthe)

Bloomtime: July-August

Name: Sweet Pea

(Lathyrus)

Bloomtime: late June – August

Name: Russian Statice (and Tall Verbena)

(Psylliostachys & Verbena)

Bloomtime: Verbena–July- frost; Russian Statice–July

Name: Dahlia

Bloomtime: September – frost

Name: Sneezeweed (Helenium)

Bloomtime: mid-August – mid-September

Name: Amaranth

Bloomtime: July – September

Name: Love-Lies-Bleeding (Amaranthus cruentus)

Bloomtime: July – August

Name: Red Valerian, Red Buckwheat, and Cornflower

(Centranthus, Fagopyrum, & Centaurea)

Bloomtime: Red Valerian and Buckwheat–July – frost; Cornflower–July

Name: Chrysanthemum

Bloomtime: September-October

Name: Yarrow

(Achillea)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Lisianthus

(Eustoma grandiflora)

Bloomtime: August – mid-September

Name: Strawflower

(Helichrysum bracteatum)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Yellows and Browns

Name: African Marigold (Tagetes erecta)

Bloomtime: mid-July – mid-August

Name: Sneezeweed (Helenium)

Bloomtime: mid-August – mid-September

Name: Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbekia hirta)

Bloomtime: mid-July – mid-September

Name: Cockscomb (Celosia)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Chrysanthemum

Bloomtime: September-October

Name: Zinnia

Bloomtime: July – frost

Name: Amaranth

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Yarrow

(Achillea)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Hare’s Ear

(Bupleurum)

Bloomtime: July

Name: Drumstick Flower

(Craspedia globosa)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Strawflower

(Helichrysum bracteatum)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Oranges, Salmons, and Corals

Name: Cockscomb (Celosia)

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Zinnia

Bloomtime: July-frost

Name: Chrysanthemum

Bloomtime: September-October

Name: African Marigold (Tagetes erecta)

Bloomtime: mid-July – mid-August

Name: Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)

Bloomtime: mid-August – September

Name: Snapdragon

Bloomtime: July, with second flush September

Name: Dahlia

Bloomtime: September – frost

Name: Pot Marigold

(Calendula)

Bloomtime: July