Flowers for a Wedding - plant in March, bloom for June

I have a wedding on the 4th of June, and if possible, would like to plant some flowers that may be used for decorating tables, or any other wedding purpose.

Can anyone suggest flowers that can be planted (bulb or seed) in March or later, and are likely to be in bloom at the beginning of June?

 

this is so commendable to want to do this. but planning a wedding is so stressful to have the added stress to hope planted flowers bloom "right" and "enough" for tables is something I would leave up to the florist to supply. Good Luck.

 

I'll go with Redstar , to try and plan something to flower in the first week of June would be difficult .

 

Cosmos, Tagetes, Cleome & Zinnia are some of the fastest from sowing to flowering but even given optimum conditions they can take 12 weeks to start blooming.

 

Firstly, we need to know your general location because that can make a difference of a few weeks as to what would be in flower.

ETA: Is there a specific reason they need to be planted March/later? Or simply that it's the end of February now?

Do you have seed trays/cold frame/greenhouse or, were you thinking of sowing seeds direct?

 

Oriental Poppies come in a range of different colours and would make a pretty display - especially the ones with frilly edges.

 

Sadly poppies don't do well a cut flowers in my experience.

I did the same thing you are attempting for my own wedding last August. As it was later in the season it was easier for me as I could keep things going, such as cosmos and dahlias, by regular deadheading. However my hydrangeas ended up making up a big part of the displays.
You have 3 options with such an early wedding in my opinion.
1. Find someone with a well established garden you can raid. There would be peonies in bloom which are lovely. You can cut them when in bud and store in a fridge- Google for advice on this.
2. Supplement anything you have grown with flowers from a wholesaler. This is what I did and for £50 I got some really beautiful blooms. These included a type of dahlia I'd not seen available and scabious which I have little luck with in my garden. I also got green chrysanthemums and gypsophila which is essential! You would need to visit the wholesaler a week or 2 in advance to have a look and place your order. Roses and peonies are expensive but most other things are reasonably priced.
3. Go for supermarket bought blooms alongside anything you've grown. Less choice though.

Good luck!

 

So glad you joined the discussion @CharlieBot - I recalled your thread last year but couldn't find it to link to: it was a very interesting one too

I agree, but the OP wasn't asking just for cut flowers ...

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... the petals from Oriental Poppies could be scattered, randomly, on the tables to act as a decoration (in the same way rose petals were in days of old), or floated on water with floating candles to give a romantic feel to the table