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Sunflowers

SunflowersZones: Annual

Colors: Yellows, browns, and mixed

Height: 3-16 feet

  • Blooms during summer
  • Most varieties are drought and heat tolerant
  • Attracts bees, birds, and butterflies
  • Thrives in full sun
  • Tolerates most soil types (except water-logged)
  • May require support to prevent breakage

 

Coneflowers

Coneflowers

Zones: 3-9

Colors: Yellow, orange, white, purple, pink, bicolor and more

Height: Up to 6 feet tall

  • Blooms for months
  • Makes great cut flowers
  • Attracts pollinators and birds
  • Sow seeds in spring or fall
  • Likes rich, well-drained soil
  • Tolerates drought
  • Plant in full sun

Zinnias

Zinnias

Zones: Annual

Colors: Shades of red, orange, yellow, pink, and white

Height: 20-24 inches tall

  • Blooms during summer
  • Varies in shape (daisies, dahlias, spiders, poms)
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Likes rich, well-drained soil
  • Has moderate water requirements
  • Grows best in full sun

 

Dianthus

Dianthus

Zones: 3-9

Colors: Shades of red, purple, pink, and white

Height: Most 10-20 inches, varieties up to 3 feet tall

  • Showy, fragrant flowers (clove-scented)
  • Blooms from May to August
  • Deer resistant
  • Attractive evergreen green foliage
  • Plant in well-drained soil
  • Grow in full sun to light shade

 

Marigolds

Marigolds

Zones: Annual

Colors: Shades of yellow, red, gold, and mixed

Height: 6 inches to 3 feet tall

  • Blooms spring, summer and fall
  • Grows quickly from seed
  • Helps repel mosquitoes 
  • Prefers well-drained soil, grows well in dry or sandy gardens
  • Water well, allow to dry between waterings
  • Should be grown in full sun

 

Impatiens

Impatiens

Zones: Grown as annuals (can be perennial in Zones 10-11)

Colors: Variety

Height: 6-24 inches tall

  • Blooms non-stop from June until frost
  • Attracts birds
  • Prefers loamy soil
  • Keep soil moist, but not waterlogged
  • Best in part or full shade

 

Cosmos

Cosmos

Zones: Annual

Colors: Orange, pink, white

Height: Varieties 18-60 inches tall

  • Blooms spring, summer and fall
  • Grows quickly from seed
  • Helps repel mosquitoes
  • Prefers well-drained soil, grows well in dry or sandy gardens
  • Water well, allow to dry between waterings
  • Should be grown in full sun

 

Morning Glories

Morning Glories

Zones: Annual

Colors: White, purple, pink, red, blue varieties

Height: 6 to 15 feet tall

  • Blooms in late summer or early fall
  • Readily self-sowing — be careful where you plant
  • Attracts birds and butterflies
  • Seeds are highly toxic if ingested
  • Prefers moderately fertile, well-drained soil
  • Water weekly during dry periods
  • Plant in full sun

Sweet Peas

Sweet Peas

Zones: Annual

Colors: Blue, pink, purple, red, white

Height: 3 to 8 feet tall

  • Highly fragrant flowers
  • Blooms spring through early summer in hot climates, into fall in cooler areas
  • Seeds resemble edible sweet peas but are toxic if eaten
  • Prefers loamy, well-drained soil
  • Keep moist, water at the base
  • Grow in full sun
  • Needs supportive fence or trellis

Nasturtium

Nasturtium

Zones: Annual

Colors: Shades of orange, red, yellow, cream

Height: 8-10 feet tall

  • Quick growing and colorful
  • Blooms May until September
  • Edible leaves and flowers
  • Needs well-drained soil
  • Water regularly, but don’t over-water
  • Plant in full sun

 

Pansies

Pansies

Zones: Grown as annuals (can be perennial/biennial in Zones 6-10)

Colors: Variety of colors

Height: 6-9 inches tall

  • In warmer climates pansies will bloom throughout winter and early spring
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Likes rich, well-drained soil
  • Needs regular watering
  • Blooms in sun or partial shade
  • Grows best in temperatures 45-75 degrees F

 

Snapdragons

Snapdragons

Zones: Grown as annuals (can be perennial in Zones 5-10)

Colors: White, yellow, pink, red, orange, peach, purple, and violet

Height: 6-15 inches tall

  • Blooms from spring through fall in cool summer growing conditions
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Prefers well-drained soil
  • Water regularly at the base of the plant
  • Best in full sun

 

Wax Begonias

Wax Begonias

Zones: Grown as annuals (can be perennial in Zones 10-11)

Colors: Orange, pink, white, yellow

Height: 6-12 inches tall

  • Blooms summer and fall
  • Varieties produce single or double blooms with ruffled or smooth petals
  • Requires fertile, amended soil
  • Water consistently, but don’t overdo it
  • Best in partial sun to shade

 

Lupines

LupinesZones: 4-8 (often grown as an annual)

Colors: Blue, white, yellow, pink, and purple

Height: Up to 4 feet tall

  • Produces seeds that will self-sow
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Likes average, well-drained soil — best without fertilizer
  • Water deeply and allow to dry in between
  • Loosen soil deeply when planting for its long tap roots
  • Plant in full sun in cool climates, filtered light in hot ones

 

Fuchsias

Fuchsias

Zones: 10-11 (grown as an annual elsewhere)

Colors: Shades of purple, magenta, pink, red, and white

Height: Varieties 1-8 feet tall

  • Can be overwintered indoors
  • Attracts hummingbirds
  • Best in shade (does not like heat, humidity, or drought)
  • Prefers moist, but well-drained soil
  • Prune back to encourage new growth

 

Geraniums (Pelargonium)

Geraniums (Pelargonium)

Zones: 10-11 (grown as an annual elsewhere)

Colors: White, pink, red, lavender, purple, magenta, and rose

Height: 3-24 inches tall

  • Low-maintenance color from spring until frost
  • Good for use in window boxes, hanging baskets, containers, or beds
  • Attracts birds
  • Thrives in rich, well-drained soil
  • Watered regularly, but don’t over-water
  • Prefers full sun/afternoon shade in hot climates

 

Lavender

Lavender

Zones: 4-9

Colors: Shades of purple and lavender, some white and pink

Height: 20-24 inches tall

  • Blooms late June through August
  • Attracts bees and butterflies
  • Lavandin variety helps keep mosquitoes away
  • Requires well-drained soil
  • Water deeply, but infrequently (drought tolerant)
  • Best in full sun

 

Dahlias

Dahlias

Zones: 7-10

Colors: Pink, purple, red, orange, yellow, and white

Height: 1 to 6 feet tall

  • Thrives in most climates, although not too well in hot and humid
  • Wide variety of shapes (spiky, single, double, pompon, anemone)
  • Grows in well-drained, sandy soil
  • Plant in full sun
  • Plant tubers in the spring
  • Provide 2 or 3 deep waterings a week after growth emerges above ground

 

Daffodils

Daffodils

Zones: 3-9

Colors: Yellow, orange, white

Height: 6-30 inches tall

  • Blooms late winter or early spring
  • Plant in beds or containers
  • Plant daffodil bulbs in fall to bloom in spring
  • Provide well-drained soil
  • Likes regular watering in spring and fall
  • Tolerates full sun or part shade

 

Daylilies

Daylilies Zones: 3-10

Colors: Shades of Yellow, red, pink, purple, and melon

Height: 12-48 inches tall

      • Flowers continuously over a long period of time
  • Excellent for massing in large areas
  • Tolerant of heat and humidity
  • Plant in spring
  • Grow in rich, well-drained soil
  • Provide deep watering in summer

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