Yes, buckwheat cut flowers work great in bouquets and vases. The small white flower clusters add an airy look to any display. You get weeks of blooms to harvest from a single planting of buckwheat in your garden.
I started cutting buckwheat for vases a few years ago by accident. I needed filler for a bouquet and grabbed some stems from my cover crop patch. The tiny white flowers looked stunning next to my zinnias and sunflowers. Now I always save room for buckwheat in my summer bouquets.
The best time for your buckwheat blooms harvest is early morning before the heat sets in. Cut stems when about half the flowers on each cluster have opened. This gives you blooms at their peak plus some buds that will open over the next few days in your vase.
Put your cut stems in cool water right away after you harvest them. Strip the leaves from the bottom half of each stem so no foliage sits in the water. This keeps the water cleaner and helps your flowers last longer inside.
Buckwheat flowers keep blooming for up to ten weeks from a single planting. This long window gives you many chances to harvest for buckwheat flower arrangements through the summer. Cut some stems every few days and your patch will keep making more blooms.
In your vase buckwheat works as a great filler flower. The airy white clusters contrast well with bold blooms like dahlias or roses. They also pair nicely with other small flowers like baby's breath or feverfew for a cottage garden style bouquet.
Expect your cut buckwheat to last five to seven days in a vase with clean water. Change the water every other day to prevent bacteria from building up. Recut the stems by half an inch each time you change the water to keep them drinking well.
You can grow buckwheat for dual purpose by using it as a cover crop and cut flower source. Plant a patch near your garden and take cuttings as needed. The bees still get plenty of flowers and you still get all the soil benefits. It costs nothing extra to add some beauty to your kitchen table.
I gave buckwheat bouquets as gifts to neighbors last summer. They all asked what the pretty white flowers were and where to get seeds. Most had no idea cover crops could look so nice in a vase. Try it yourself and you will be surprised how versatile this simple plant can be.
Read the full article: Buckwheat Cover Crop: Complete Growing Guide
