ANNUALS
ANNUALS
Annuals are plants that are glorious during the summer but do not survive the winter. They produce flowers and seeds all in one season and then the mother plant dies. The seed falls to the ground and often germinates the following spring and the next generation of seedlings emerge. Often the seedlings are identical or very similar to the mother but they also can be somewhat different and different from each other, like brothers and sisters. When the plant reseeds in the area where the mother plant was, it is called colonizing. Poppies, Bachelor Buttons, Cleome, Larkspur, Browallia americana and Nigella are annuals that colonize. Some biennials, like foxgloves, do this as well.
Annuals usually have a much longer bloom season than perennials. Some bloom all summer long. Many reseed and colonize.
Calendula Bon Bon mix / A dwarf Calendula blooms all summer in full sun or part shade. Calendula flowers are edible. Other edible flowers to use as garnishes include Bachelor Buttons, Borage Borago officinalis, Nasturtiums and Violas.
Calibracoa Sweet Peach. Annual blooms all summer.
Calendulas(Taller). Taller calendulas make good cut flowers. Edible.
Cleomes
Morning Glory
Poppy Ladybird
Zinnias. One of the best cut flowers
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Annuals We Have Available
We have many favorites! The tried and true ones are still around.
There are new introductions of cultivars within each of these.
Geraniums / Impatiens / Cosmos / Cleome / Portulacas / Salvias / Marigolds / Alyssum / Ageratums / Nasturtiums / Nicotianas / Dahlias / Asters / Zinnias / Morning Glories / Amaranthus / Gomphrenas / Pentas / Lisianthus / Scabiosa / Snapdragons / Dusty Miller / Callas / Caladiums / Coleus / Agapanthus / Tropical Hibiscus / Fuchsia
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LONG BLOOMING PROVEN WINNER ANNUALS
Argyranthemums / Osteospermums / Lobularias / Calibrachoas / Euphorbia Diamond Frost / Petunias / Torenias / Diascias / Phlox / Verbenas
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LESSER KNOWN ANNUALS THAT ARE STRONG GARDEN PERFORMERS
Browallia americana / Orlaya grandiflora / Ammi majus / Erigeron karvinskianus / Nigella / Ceratotheca triloba / Rhemania angulata / Emilia coccinea / Tithonia / Sanvitalia / Dahlberg Daisies / Daturas Ricinus / Clary Sage (Blue Monday and Pink Sundae) / Tibouchina urvilleana
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RECOMMENDED DEER RESISTANT ANNUALS
Lantanas / Salvias / Daturas / Ricinus
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TRY ADDING ANNUAL VINES TO CONTAINERS & HANGING BASKETS
Mina lobata / Thunbergias / Cobaea scandens (Cup and Saucer Vine) / Mandevilla
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Add annuals to your perennial beds, containers & hanging baskets
Annuals long bloom season offers a consistency in color that defines the border. The reseeding characteristic helps tie the garden together with repeating blooms throughout the bed. They seem to come up between and within the perennials in a random fashion with no apparent pattern. It is best not to overcrowd perennials but you can plant plenty of annuals between your perennials. Learn to identify the seedlings so you don’t pull them out, thinking that they are weeds.
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Hanging Baskets
We currently have a large variety of hanging baskets available at the nursery!