Some of the best perennials for cut flowers are on this list. The flowers of those plants marked with an asterisk (*) are especially suitable for drying and preserving.
| Common Names | Botanical Names |
| Anemone | Anemone |
| Aster | Aster |
| Baby’s breath* | Gypsophila |
| Bear’s breech | Acanthus |
| Black-eyed susan | Rudbeckia |
| Blanket flower | Gaillardia |
| Blazing star | Liatris |
| Boltonia | Boltonia asteroides |
| Chrysanthemum | Chrysanthemum |
| Coneflower | Echinacea |
| Coralbells | Heuchera |
| Coreopsis | Coreopsis |
| Cupid’s dart | Catananche caerulea |
| Daylily | Hemerocallis |
| Delphinium* | Delphinium |
| Foxglove | Digitalis |
| Geum | Geum |
| Globe thistle* | Echinops |
| Golden marguerite | Anthemis |
| Goldenrod* | Solidago |
| Iris | Iris |
| Lily-of-the-Nile | Agapanthus orientalis |
| Lupine | Lupinus |
| Oxeye sunflower | Heliopsis |
| Peony | Paeonia |
| Pincushion flower | Scabiosa |
| Pink | Dianthus |
| Plantain lily | Hosta |
| Poppy | Papaver |
| Red-hot poker | Kniphofia |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Stokes’ aster | Stokesia |
| Sunflower | Helianthus |
| Yarrow | Achillea |
| Grasses | most* |