Top Filler Flowers for Bouquets and Gardens

Filler flowers add volume, texture, and continuity to bouquets and garden beds. Here are four excellent choices:

• Annual Clary (Salvia viridis 'Claryssa'): 18-inch stems with showy dark-veined pink, purple, and white bracts. Dries well.
• Bishop's Lace (Ammi majus): Snowflake-shaped clusters of tiny white flowers. A classic filler that complements everything. Short season but often self-sows.
• Cerinthe (C. major 'Purpurascens'): Purplish-blue upper leaves and bracts with tubular purple flowers. Readily self-sows.
• Lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum): Striking single or double flowers in pink, cream, lavender, and purple. Plant from nursery pots; needs warm weather and well-drained soil.

These versatile annuals bridge gaps in borders and elevate arrangements with ease.