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Wedding flowers by month: what's in season for your date

Flowers in peak season are at their freshest, most plentiful and best value. We took the 238 flowers in our open Flower Encyclopedia that florists use for weddings and mapped the months each one peaks — so you can see what is naturally in season for your wedding date.

128

wedding flowers at peak in July — the richest month

34

at peak in January — the leanest month

3.8×

more in-season choice in July than in January

50

wedding flowers available in every month

Wedding flowers at seasonal peak, by month

34

36

46

54

72

112

128

117

93

62

46

38

Premium wedding flowers peak in May (20 of them) — the luxury stems are a late-spring story.

What's in season, month by month

Wedding flowers at their seasonal peak in each month, premium first.

PremiumMid-rangeBudget

June · 112

Allium Schubert Allium Cattleya Orchid Clematis Foxtail Lily Garden nasturtium Garden rose Gardenia Gloriosa Lily Lilac Magnolia Medinilla Oriental Poppy Peony Poppy Stephanotis Sweet pea Tweedia Vanda Orchid Agrostemma Ammi Aranda Orchid Asiatic Lily Astilbe Astrantia Bay Laurel Brodiaea Bupleurum Caladium Leaf Calathea Leaf Calla lily Canterbury Bells Baltic Parsley Cerinthe Clarkia Costus Daucus (False Queen Anne's Lace)Delphinium Dendrobium Orchid Blue Lace Flower Dusty Miller Eryngium Feather Grass Foxglove Torch Ginger Godetia Hebe Heliconia Honeysuckle Vine Hydrangea Iris Ixia Kangaroo Paw Lamb's Ear Larkspur Lavender Leucadendron Oriental lily Lisianthus Lupine Magnolia Leaf Maidenhair Fern Matthiola Ming Fern Mokara Orchid Monstera Leaf Muehlenbeckia Nigella Oncidium Orchid Orlaya Ornithogalum Ozothamnus (rice flower)Penstemon Philodendron Leaf Red Ginger Salvia Scabiosa Scented Geranium Sidalcea Smilax Snapdragon Star Jasmine Sweet Rocket Sweet William Ti Leaf Throatwort Triplet Lily Veronica Viburnum Bugle Lily Achillea Asparagus Fern Aspidistra Oats Banana Leaf Greater Quaking Grass Calendula Chamomile Coreopsis Cornflower Dill Feverfew Galax Lagurus (bunny tail grass)Leatherleaf Fern Mint Pittosporum Rosemary Salal Shasta Daisy Sprengeri Fern Sword Fern

July · 128

Allium Cattleya Orchid Chocolate Cosmos Clematis Foxtail Lily Garden nasturtium Gardenia Gloriosa Lily Magnolia Passionflower Vine Stephanotis Tuberose Tweedia Vanda Orchid Agapanthus Agrostemma Ammi Angelonia Aranda Orchid Asiatic Lily Astilbe Astrantia Bay Laurel Blue Lace Flower Bupleurum Caladium Leaf Calathea Leaf Canterbury Bells Celosia Baltic Parsley Cerinthe Clarkia Cosmos Costus Dahlia Daucus (False Queen Anne's Lace)Delphinium Dendrobium Orchid Blue Lace Flower Dusty Miller Echinacea Eryngium Feather Grass Foxglove Torch Ginger Godetia Hebe Heliconia Hibiscus Honeysuckle Vine Hydrangea Kangaroo Paw Red Hot Poker Lamb's Ear Larkspur Lavender Leucadendron Oriental lily Lisianthus Lupine Magnolia Leaf Maidenhair Fern Ming Fern Mokara Orchid Bells of Ireland Monstera Leaf Muehlenbeckia Myrtle Nicotiana Nigella Oncidium Orchid Ornamental Oregano Orlaya Ornithogalum Ozothamnus (rice flower)Penstemon Mountain Fleece Philodendron Leaf Phlox Poppy Pod Red Ginger Salpiglossis Salvia Great Burnet Scabiosa Scented Geranium Sidalcea Smilax Snapdragon Sweet William Thistle Ti Leaf Throatwort Triplet Lily Tall Verbena Veronica Culver's Root Bugle Lily Zinnia Achillea Ageratum Asparagus Fern Aspidistra Oats Banana Leaf Greater Quaking Grass Chamomile Coreopsis Cornflower Crocosmia Dill Feverfew Gaillardia Galax Globe amaranth Lagurus (bunny tail grass)Leatherleaf Fern Liatris Mint Rosemary Rudbeckia Salal Saponaria Shasta Daisy Sprengeri Fern Strawflower Sword Fern Wheat

August · 117

Cattleya Orchid Chocolate Cosmos Clematis Garden nasturtium Gardenia Gloriosa Lily Passionflower Vine Stephanotis Tuberose Tweedia Vanda Orchid Peacock Orchid Monkshood Agapanthus Agrostemma Amaranthus Angelonia Aranda Orchid Asiatic Lily Astrantia Bay Laurel Blackberry Branch Blue Lace Flower Bouvardia Bupleurum Caladium Leaf Calathea Leaf Celosia Baltic Parsley Cosmos Costus Dahlia Daucus (False Queen Anne's Lace)Delphinium Dendrobium Orchid Blue Lace Flower Echinacea Eryngium Pineapple Lily Summer Hyacinth Torch Ginger Hebe Helenium Heliconia Hibiscus Honeysuckle Vine Hops Hydrangea Hypericum Berry Kangaroo Paw Red Hot Poker Lamb's Ear Larkspur Leucadendron Oriental lily Lisianthus Lotus Pod Magnolia Leaf Ming Fern Mokara Orchid Bells of Ireland Monstera Leaf Muehlenbeckia Myrtle Nicotiana Oncidium Orchid Ornamental Oregano Ozothamnus (rice flower)Mountain Fleece Philodendron Leaf Phlox Obedient Plant Poppy Pod Red Ginger Salpiglossis Great Burnet Scabiosa Scented Geranium Sidalcea Smilax Snapdragon Thistle Ti Leaf Tithonia Throatwort Tall Verbena Veronica Culver's Root Zinnia Achillea Ageratum Asparagus Fern Aspidistra Banana Leaf Coreopsis Crocosmia Dill Feverfew Gaillardia Galax Globe amaranth Leatherleaf Fern Liatris Marigold Mint Switch Grass Rosemary Rudbeckia Salal Saponaria Foxtail Millet Solidago Sprengeri Fern Strawflower Sword Fern Teasel Wheat

September · 93

Cattleya Orchid Chocolate Cosmos Garden nasturtium Garden rose Passionflower Vine Tuberose Tweedia Vanda Orchid Peacock Orchid Monkshood Amaranthus Angelonia Aranda Orchid Bay Laurel Blackberry Branch Blue Lace Flower Bouvardia Caladium Leaf Calathea Leaf Beautyberry Celosia Cosmos Costus Crab Apple Dahlia Daucus (False Queen Anne's Lace)Dendrobium Orchid Echinacea Eryngium Pineapple Lily Fatsia Leaf Summer Hyacinth Torch Ginger Hebe Helenium Heliconia Hops Hydrangea Hypericum Berry Kangaroo Paw Leucadendron Lotus Pod Magnolia Leaf Ming Fern Chinese Silver Grass Mokara Orchid Bells of Ireland Monstera Leaf Muehlenbeckia Myrtle Nerine Olive Branch Oncidium Orchid Pampas grass Mountain Fleece Philodendron Leaf Phlox Obedient Plant Red Ginger Rowan Sea Buckthorn Smilax Snapdragon Snowberry Broomcorn Ti Leaf Tithonia Throatwort Tall Verbena Guelder Rose Berries Virginia Creeper Zinnia Ageratum Asparagus Fern Banana Leaf Cotoneaster Galax Globe amaranth Huckleberry Leatherleaf Fern Marigold Switch Grass Chinese Lantern Rosehip Rosemary Rudbeckia Salal Saponaria Foxtail Millet Solidago Sprengeri Fern Strawflower Teasel

Available all year

These 50 wedding flowers can be sourced in every month — safe choices for any date, though peak quality still varies.

Method. A flower counts as a wedding flower when its encyclopedia entry lists weddings among its occasions or tags. Peak months come from each entry's season data; price tiers from its price range. Seasons are given for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

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