The Folia perennial flower library
All 40+ perennial cut-flower varieties we track, in one place.
Every perennial in our Perennial Flower Crop Intelligence Library, from lavender and peony to native perennials, woody cut stems, and bulbs. This is the catalogue on its own, showing what each is for, how hardy it is, the drainage and sun it wants, and how it grows. These are site-lock decisions: plantings you live with for years, where drainage is the binding gate, sharp for lavender, wet-tolerant for the bog natives. To see how any of them fits a specific property, with cold hardiness, the effective-drainage gate, and (for peony) winter chill, start with your address.
Astilbe
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Autumn Joy Stonecrop
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh, dried.
Bee Balm
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Bigleaf Hydrangea
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh, dried). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Black-eyed Susan
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Blazing Star
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh, dried.
Bleeding Heart
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade.
Cardinal Flower
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Common Lilac
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Curly Willow
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh, dried). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Daffodil
A perennial bulb grown for fresh. Plants once and returns each year.
Delphinium
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
English Lavender (species)
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, culinary, oil. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
False Indigo
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Garden Phlox
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade.
Garden Phlox 'David'
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade.
Garden/Shrub Rose (generic)
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Globe Thistle
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh, dried.
Goldenrod
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Grosso Lavandin
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, oil. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Herbaceous Peony (species, cut types)
A long-lived herbaceous peony grown for fresh. A high-value spring cut crop that needs real winter chill to bloom and takes about three years to reach strong production.
Hidcote English Lavender
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, culinary. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Lavandin (species)
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, oil. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Lenten Rose
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade.
Ligularia
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Monkshood
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Munstead English Lavender
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, culinary. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
New England Aster
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Oriental Lily
A perennial bulb grown for fresh. Plants once and returns each year.
Ornamental Allium
A perennial bulb grown for fresh, dried. Plants once and returns each year.
Panicle Hydrangea
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh, dried). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Peony 'Coral Charm'
A long-lived herbaceous peony grown for fresh. A high-value spring cut crop that needs real winter chill to bloom and takes about three years to reach strong production.
Peony 'Festiva Maxima'
A long-lived herbaceous peony grown for fresh. A high-value spring cut crop that needs real winter chill to bloom and takes about three years to reach strong production.
Peony 'Sarah Bernhardt'
A long-lived herbaceous peony grown for fresh. A high-value spring cut crop that needs real winter chill to bloom and takes about three years to reach strong production.
Phenomenal Lavandin
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, oil. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Provence Lavandin
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, dried, oil. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Purple Coneflower
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh, dried.
Queen of the Prairie
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Russian Sage
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Sea Holly
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh, dried.
Siberian Iris
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Snowball Viburnum
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Spanish Lavender (species)
A perennial lavender grown for fresh, ornamental. A Mediterranean crop: it demands sharp drainage and full sun, and wet feet is its defining failure mode.
Tickseed
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Turtlehead
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh. Takes part shade. Tolerates moist to wet ground.
Winterberry
A woody perennial grown for cut stems (fresh). Cut from established wood; a multi-year planting, not a row crop.
Wood Sage
A herbaceous perennial grown for fresh.
Yarrow
A native herbaceous perennial grown for fresh, dried.
Where this data comes from
Sources
The variety data is drawn from the public references below. Each links to its source in context.
Cut-flower and floriculture references
Hardiness, bloom timing, stem and vase character, and use suitability, from floriculture references and cut-flower grower associations.
Cultivar identity and trials
Names, parentage, native status, and regional trial performance for lavender, peony, and perennial cut crops, from extension trials and grower data.
Siting and drainage references
Cold hardiness, the effective-drainage floor, and heat/humidity tolerance. The drainage floors are founder-decomposed and pending advisor review; heat/humidity is the family's weakest field and is honestly graded as such.
Every value carries a confidence flag: sourced, extension-draft, estimate, or inferred. Where a figure is a Folia estimate or a species-level default rather than a measured reading, the profile is built to show that, not to hide it.
The fit radar, the considerations, and the related-variety lists are derived. They are computed from the data above, not collected from a third party.
Assessing a specific property brings in separate public datasets (USGS, USDA, and NOAA, plus state parcel records). Those drive the per-site read, not this library.