Favorite garden annuals


"Annuals are the plant world's equivalent of a summer romance."



"Live fast and die young" applies here, as true annuals move through their life cycle - growing, flowering, setting seed, and dying off - in just one season.

Some plants grown as annual flowers in colder climates are perennials in warmer regions. Popular bedding and container geraniums (Pelargonium species), for example.


Favorite annuals - cosmos
Cosmos are lovely, easy-to-grow annual favorites

Modern annual flowers are bred for color through the season, and that makes them great supporting players for perennials.

They are excellent at filling gaps when perennials are still small, and they're easy to plant and maintain.

These charming flowers also take a starring role in container gardening.

Appealing annuals - plus tips for growing them:

Easy annuals - to grow from seed

Edible flowers - pansies, nasturtiums and more

Geraniums - types and growing tips

Impatiens - how to plant, care tips

Impatiens - how to grow them from seed

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Sunflowers - types, good cutting varieties,
growing tips

Sunflowers - how to grow from seed

Sweet peas - growing information

Summer-flowering bulbs

Not technically annuals, but like annuals, the following summer bulbs must be replanted each season as they're not hardy in northern regions:

Dahlias - growing and care tips

Gladiola bulbs - how to grow, care guide

Summer bulbs - how to overwinter them

For more information:

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Container gardening - a favorite way
to grow annual flowers

Easy-care perennials - Flowers that grow themselves

Cut your own garden flowers - Tips for
long-lasting bouquets

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