Seedlings should be ready for transplant outdoors in March, depending on the variety. Beginning your year by starting seeds for cool season flowers can result in a colorful spring garden. Warm season flowers such as cosmos Cosmos spp. These plants are not cold tolerant so they should not be transplanted outdoors until the danger of frost has passed.
Seeds for cool season flowers can be sown directly into the ground during April. They do well with the remaining cool weather and provide late-spring blooms. At the end of April, warm-season flowers can be seeded outdoors as well. The plant's distinctive should we say strong? Marigolds are great as cut flowers, too.
But many other marigolds look more like daisies, with just a row or two of petals around a dark center. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Flowers That Bloom All Summer. By Jeanne Huber. Pinterest Email Pocket Flipboard.
Requires full sun; regular to abundant water. Grows as a perennial in zones Requires full sun; regular water. Grows as an annual in all zones. Profusion Zinnias Z. Globe Amaranth Gomphrena globosa For year-round enjoyment, these clover-like flower heads are hard to beat. Requires full sun to partial shade; moderate water. Sea Holly Eryngium Photo by Kurt Stueber If you want to add contrast to a flowerbed or to fresh or dried flower arrangements, this dramatic spiky plant is a great choice.
Stella de Oro Daylily Hermerocallis Tough and trouble-free, daylilies produce showy flowers above a mound of sword-shaped leaves. Requires full sun to light shade; regular water. Evergreen Candytuft Iberis sempervirens Small clusters of delicate white flowers appear in low-growing clumps in spring, and continue into the fall. Requires full sun to part shade; regular water.
Unlike most common sunflowers, it's more shrublike in growth and doesn't tolerate rain or rich soil well. Deadhead periodically for continuous bloom.
They can grow anywhere from 4 inches to 4 feet high and comes in almost every color except for blue. Product Reviews. Home Ideas. United States. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. The Rise of the Cleanfluencer. Getty Images. Roberto Machado Noa Getty Images. Isabel Pavia Getty Images. Gerbera Daisies. Limelight Hydrangeas. Jacky Parker Photography Getty Images. DigiPub Getty Images.
Rose of Sharon. Thang Tat Nguyen Getty Images. Tsvetomir Hristov Getty Images. Xiuxia Huang Getty Images. Douglas Peebles Getty Images. Hibiscus Flowers. Stargazer Lilies. Maria Mosolova. MLiberra Getty Images. SHOP NOW Also known as amaranth, this flower can grow from 18 inches to 6 feet tall in a variety of colors including red, orange, gold, green, and purple.
BasieB Getty Images. Also called Mexican shell flower, the showy blooms are brightly colored with a speckled center. Treat this easy-to-grow bulb as an annual in cooler zones or dig the bulbs and store indoors over the winter to replant the following year. Zinnia is one of the most beloved summer annuals, with long-lasting flowers that are exceptional in cut bouquets.
This medium-sized red variety adds a cheerful burst of bright color as pathway edging or massed along a slope. Get plant information, gardening solutions, design inspiration and more in our weekly newsletter. More about the newsletter. Copyright All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Get planting advice, garden design tips and trends, monthly checklists for your area, product specials and more in our weekly newsletter.
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