Cimicifuga -- do you grow it? I first saw it in a friend's garden decades ago, and was smitten. It is native, graceful and smells like honey - all good traits IMO. Bees adore mine, and it can make hummingbirds happy as well.

But I never considered it to become a cut flower until tonight. (!!!) Mine is still in bloom, surprisingly, and with possible snow/mix coming later this week, I decided to bring in a bunch. And it is perfuming the whole room! Who knew? (little happy dance happening now)

=)