Green drops grass for summer bouquet filler
(Panicum violaeum)
Green drops is a grass with nice gently arching panicles of seeds from its stems. They’re beautiful in fresh arrangements, pairing nicely with the hot colors of summer flowers.
They grow fast and very easily, and they’re so easy to plant. And they dry well for dried arrangements and to put into wreaths.
Green drops flowers and plants
Since this plant is a grass, the usable parts are the seed heads. The seed head is a cluster of long stems with many plump round seeds. When used upright the thin stems droop as from a fountain. They’re pretty in the garden and in fresh bouquets and dried arrangements and wreaths.
The seed clusters get to about 4-7 in long. The plant gets from 4 – 4 ½ ft. tall.
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How to grow green drops
It’s an annual plant, likes full sun, and grows in the warm season. It only needs average soil and water.
They grow fast and yield a lot of harvestable stems.
Direct sow the seeds, from between 3 and 12 in apart. The wispy plants make room for each other with tighter spacing.
How to harvest green drops
Cut the stems where you want them, making sure the stem is strong enough to hold the seed head. Harvest them anytime you want them from when the green seeds are plumping up to when they’re fully ripe and brown.
Once the seeds are plumped up you can hang them to dry. Tie them in small bundles and hand upside down to dry in a dry, dark, airy spot. Then use them in arrangements and wreaths.
My favorite varieties
There’s only the one, the species… so far. And it’s a good one.
Sources of green drops
Johnny’s Seeds This is a great sources of many of the flower seeds I buy.
Flowers to go with green drops
Alstroemeria
Classic flowers that last long in the vase, easy to grow, and bloom all season long.
Amaranth
Add these dramatic flowers to your summer bouquets.
Golden Glow
The long stems and wildish look of golden glow are a perfect match for green drops.
Celosia
These colorful flowers look great with green drops both fresh and dried!
Tithonia
These tall intensely orange flowers pair well with the rich green color of green drops.
Perennial Sunflower
Easy to grow, lasts long in a vase, an excellent cutting flower.