Flower guide for florists
Quick reference for 109 cut flowers, branches and foliage: vase life, season, fragrance and pet toxicity — the same data Floraboard uses to review arrangements.
| Flower | Vase life | In season | Fragrance | Pets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agapanthus | 7–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| Allium | 10–14 days | Spring, Summer | Light | mildly toxic |
| Alstroemeria | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Anemone | 3–6 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| Anthurium | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Asparagus fern | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Aspidistra | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Astilbe | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| Azalea | 5–7 days | Spring | None | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| Baby's breath | 7–10 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Bamboo | 14–30 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Banksia | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Bird of paradise | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Bouvardia | 7–10 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Calendula | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | Light | — |
| Calla lily | 7–10 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Camellia | 3–5 days | Winter | None | — |
| Carnation | 10–14 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Celosia | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Chamomile | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | Light | — |
| Cherry blossom | 5–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| China aster | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Chrysanthemum | 10–14 days | Autumn | Light | mildly toxic |
| Clematis | 4–6 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| Cornflower | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| Cosmos | 5–7 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Cotton stems | 14–30 days | Autumn | None | — |
| Crabapple blossom | 5–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| Craspedia (billy buttons) | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Dahlia | 4–6 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Daisy (marguerite) | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| Delphinium | 5–8 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| Dendrobium orchid | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Dusty miller | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Eryngium (sea holly) | 10–14 days | Summer | None | — |
| Eucalyptus | 10–14 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Fatsia | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Forsythia | 7–10 days | Spring | None | — |
| Freesia | 5–8 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | — |
| Gardenia | 3–5 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| Gerbera daisy | 6–10 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Gladiolus | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | mildly toxic |
| Globe amaranth | 10–14 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Grape hyacinth (Muscari) | 4–7 days | Spring | Light | — |
| Heliconia | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Hellebore | 7–10 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| Holly | 14–30 days | Winter | None | mildly toxic |
| Hyacinth | 5–7 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| Hydrangea | 5–7 days | Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| Hypericum berries | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Iris | 4–6 days | Spring, Summer | Light | mildly toxic |
| Ivy | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Jasmine | 3–5 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| Kangaroo paw | 10–14 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| Lavender | 7–10 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| Leatherleaf fern | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Leucadendron | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Lilac | 3–5 days | Spring | Strong | — |
| Lily | 7–10 days | Year-round | Strong | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| Lily of the valley | 4–7 days | Spring | Strong | ⚠ toxic to cats |
| Lisianthus | 7–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Lotus | 3–4 days | Summer | Light | — |
| Lotus pod | 14–30 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Lupin | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | mildly toxic |
| Magnolia | 3–5 days | Spring | Light | — |
| Maple branches | 7–14 days | Autumn | None | — |
| Marigold | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | Strong | — |
| Monstera leaf | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Myrtle | 10–14 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Narcissus (daffodil) | 4–7 days | Winter | Strong | mildly toxic |
| Orchids (cut) | 10–21 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Osmanthus | 3–5 days | Autumn | Strong | — |
| Palm leaves | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Peach blossom | 5–10 days | Spring | Light | — |
| Peony (herbaceous) | 5–7 days | Spring | Light | mildly toxic |
| Pincushion protea | 10–14 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| Pine | 14–30 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Pittosporum | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Plum blossom | 7–10 days | Winter | Light | — |
| Poppy | 2–4 days | Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| Protea | 10–14 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| Pussy willow | 14–30 days | Winter, Spring | None | — |
| Queen Anne's lace (Ammi) | 5–7 days | Spring, Summer | None | — |
| Ranunculus | 5–8 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| Red-twig dogwood | 14–30 days | Winter | None | — |
| Rose | 5–7 days | Year-round | Light | — |
| Salal | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Salvia | 5–8 days | Summer | Light | — |
| Scabiosa | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| Snapdragon | 7–10 days | Spring | None | — |
| Solidago (goldenrod) | 7–10 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |
| Spiraea | 5–8 days | Spring | None | — |
| Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum) | 14–21 days | Year-round | None | mildly toxic |
| Statice | 10–14 days | Year-round | None | — |
| Stock (Matthiola) | 7–10 days | Winter, Spring | Strong | — |
| Sunflower | 6–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| Sweet pea | 4–7 days | Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| Trachelium | 7–10 days | Summer | None | — |
| Tree peony | 3–5 days | Spring | Light | mildly toxic |
| Tuberose | 5–7 days | Summer | Strong | — |
| Tulip | 4–7 days | Winter, Spring | None | mildly toxic |
| Veronica | 5–7 days | Summer | None | — |
| Viburnum (snowball) | 5–7 days | Spring | None | — |
| Water lily | 2–4 days | Summer | Light | — |
| Waxflower | 10–14 days | Winter, Spring | Light | — |
| Wheat ears | 14–30 days | Summer | None | — |
| Willow | 10–14 days | Spring | None | — |
| Wisteria | 2–4 days | Spring | Strong | mildly toxic |
| Zinnia | 5–7 days | Summer, Autumn | None | — |