Seasonal Flowers by Month: A Bouquet Calendar for Ukraine

Seasonal flowers are the freshest and best value: they do not travel far, last longer and capture the mood of the season. Here is a month-by-month seasonal flower calendar for Ukraine and tips on which bouquets to choose in spring, summer, autumn and winter. More flowers with photos, names and meanings are in our guide to types of flowers. Find the lucky flower for every month in birth month flowers.

Seasonal bouquets are available among our tulips, peonies and chrysanthemums, depending on the time of year.

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Why choose seasonal flowers

• Freshness. Local in-season flowers are recently cut and skip long supply chains.
• Price. At peak season flowers are plentiful and more affordable.
• Mood. Tulips in spring, peonies in June, asters in September — an in-season bouquet looks natural.
• Sustainability. Fewer flights and heated greenhouses mean a smaller carbon footprint.

Thanks to imports from Kenya, Ecuador, Colombia and the Netherlands, roses, chrysanthemums, alstroemeria and carnations are available all year — a good base for seasonal accents.

Seasonal flower calendar

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Spring

Spring is bulb season: tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and grape hyacinths, plus mimosa for 8 March. April brings ranunculus and anemones, May lilac, lily of the valley and the first peonies. More in early spring flowers and flowers to give in May.

Summer

June is the month of peonies and garden roses, July of sunflowers, lavender, hydrangeas and wildflowers, and August of gladioli, dahlias and zinnias. For summer bouquet ideas, see summer flowers to give and August flowers.

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Autumn

September brings asters and dahlias; October and November chrysanthemums in every shade, physalis, berries and grasses for warm harvest bouquets. What blooms then: October flowering plants.

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Winter

In winter, bouquets are built on imported roses, lisianthus and chrysanthemums, with seasonal accents of conifer, pine cones, hypericum and holly berries and cotton. Potted plants include poinsettias, hippeastrum and hyacinths forced for the holidays.

Year-round flowers vs truly seasonal ones

Roses, chrysanthemums, carnations, alstroemerias, lilies and orchids are greenhouse-grown, so flower shops stock them all year. Truly seasonal flowers appear only for a few weeks: tulips, daffodils and mimosa in spring; lily of the valley, lilac and peonies in May–June; sunflowers, dahlias and gladioli in July–August; asters and garden chrysanthemums in autumn; holly, evergreens and amaryllis in winter. These bouquets are the freshest, most fragrant and best capture the mood of the season.

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Seasonal flowers with the longest vase life

• Chrysanthemums and carnations — 2–3 weeks.
• Alstroemerias — up to 2 weeks.
• Asters — 10–14 days.
• Gladioli — 7–12 days as the spike opens gradually.
• Tulips and peonies — 5–7 days, and tulips keep growing in the vase.
• Lilac and daffodils — 4–6 days; split lilac stems and use cold water.

Making seasonal bouquets last

• Put spring bulbs in shallow, cool water; keep daffodils apart from other flowers for the first day.
• Cut summer flowers in the morning and put them straight into water; change it daily in hot weather.
• Autumn chrysanthemums and asters are the hardiest: 2–3 weeks with fresh water.
• In winter, protect flowers from frost during transport.

A guide for every month

January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

For the full list of autumn plants with photos, see autumn flowers: names and photos.

FAQ

Which flowers are available all year?

Roses, chrysanthemums, carnations, alstroemeria, lisianthus and gerberas, thanks to greenhouses and imports.

When is peony season in Ukraine?

From late May to mid-June.

Which flowers last longest in autumn?

Chrysanthemums and asters — up to 2–3 weeks with good care.

Which flowers are in season now?

In autumn — asters, garden chrysanthemums, dahlias, hydrangeas and late roses; in winter — holly, amaryllis and evergreen branches; in spring — tulips, daffodils and mimosa; in summer — peonies, sunflowers and gladioli.

Are roses seasonal flowers?

Cut roses are greenhouse-grown year-round, so they’re always available; garden roses bloom from June until the autumn frosts.

Author: Maria Svitlovir

Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.

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