26 Annual Flowers for Year-Round Color
Cornflower or Bachelor's Buttons
Early Spring: Cornflower makes its appearance in early spring. It’s also known as bachelor’s buttons and comes in shades of blue, pink and white. Sow seed in very late fall for spring blooms. In coldest areas, tossing seeds out onto late winter snow drifts also brings a spring show. Plants self-sow. Use in a cutting or cottage garden alongside roses, dame’s rocket, larkspur or poppies.Nasturtium
Early Summer to Fall Frost: Colorful nasturtium turns any garden area into a festive floral show. Plants grow easily from seed and prefer poor soil. Sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed; flowers start in early summer and keep coming until fall frost. Use to blanket slopes, tuck along bed edges or in containers. This annual is also ideal for the vegetable garden as its edible flowers and leaves offer a peppery bite.
Early Spring: Cornflower makes its appearance in early spring. It’s also known as bachelor’s buttons and comes in shades of blue, pink and white. Sow seed in very late fall for spring blooms. In coldest areas, tossing seeds out onto late winter snow drifts also brings a spring show. Plants self-sow. Use in a cutting or cottage garden alongside roses, dame’s rocket, larkspur or poppies.Nasturtium
Early Summer to Fall Frost: Colorful nasturtium turns any garden area into a festive floral show. Plants grow easily from seed and prefer poor soil. Sow seeds after all danger of frost has passed; flowers start in early summer and keep coming until fall frost. Use to blanket slopes, tuck along bed edges or in containers. This annual is also ideal for the vegetable garden as its edible flowers and leaves offer a peppery bite.
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10 March 2022
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