Which Annuals Work Best
Annuals that can miss watering for an entire weekend
Annuals that grow easily from seed and germinate quickly in warm weather
Annuals better suited to sow directly from seed
- larkspur
- bachelor’s buttons
- poppies
- Texas bluebonnets
- Plant in early spring, or fall in areas where the ground does not freeze in winter
Annuals that bloom the longest in warm weather
- melampodium
- wax begonias
- angelwing begonias
- geraniums
- impatiens
Annuals that can easily be brought indoors and respond well to being cut back to produce more blooms
- cosmos
- gomphrena (tall types)
- marigold (tall types)
- tithonia
- scarlet sage
- sunflower (branching types)
- zinnia