Late August Wedding Flowers: Shrub Roses and Sunflowers for Guaranteed Bloom

Shrub Roses: Timed Pruning

Cut back hard 6–7 weeks before the wedding. They will regrow, set buds, and bloom on cue. Works reliably for 'Knock Out', 'Drift', and similar series.

Sunflowers: Direct Seed

Sow seeds in late June. Choose pollenless varieties for clean photos. Colors: 'Italian White', 'Moulin Rouge', 'Lemon Queen', classic 'Mammoth'. Bloom in 60–70 days, last 5–6 weeks.

Backup

Plant both. If one fails, the other saves the day. Congratulations on the wedding!