Annual flowers

Annuals grow, flower and set seed in a single season, which makes them the fastest way to fill a bed or container with color. Most are easy to raise from seed sown after the last frost, and they bloom until the first frost of fall. These profiles explain sowing, spacing and deadheading for each plant.

Illustration of Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)

Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

  • Full sun
  • Low water
  • Annual
Illustration of Geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum)

Geranium

Pelargonium × hortorum

  • Full sun
  • Medium water
  • Annual
Illustration of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

  • Full sun
  • Medium water
  • Annual
Illustration of Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)

Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

  • Full sun
  • Medium water
  • Annual

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