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We plant ten or more containers with white begonias. here in Charlotte they last until Thanksgiving.
I also plant deep purple wave petunias with ruby red geraniums in containers on my deck.
In the garden itself, I love those new little Profusion zinnias. They are only about six- eight inches high and spread like mad.
I've recently discovered purslane - it's eaten as a vegetable in some parts of Europe. I've bought the ornamental type here. Lovely colors and needs little care. A member of the portulaca family
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I skipped the other replies just because I don't have the time right now to read them, I'll get there eventually. My wife and I grow old fashion marigolds every year. We gather the seeds in the fall and replant in the late spring. She got the seeds from her mother and her mother got them from her mother. The flowers are nice, nothing exceptional, but nice. Even if there wasn't a family history, we'd plant these if they were available.
Oh, there are so many I absolutely adore it's hard to choose. But, best bang for the buck is impatiens for shade and marigolds for sun. I love the scent of marigolds though I know a lot of other people don't.
I just planted a bed with tall annuals. Cleomes, Rocket Snapdragons, Cosmos, Zinnias, and Salvias. I can't wait until they reach full size and bloom. I think it is going to look stunning.
Nice older thread to resurrect. I have shade, so I like the various begonias. In the right spot, they will bloom for months with little care. I also like the rex begonias, which I use like annuals, outside in the shade.
For immediate color, I like to plant purple sweet potato vine and wandering jew. The latter actually acts like a perennial here in Zone 8. I love the constant mounds of purple throughout the growing season,
Every year I plant a small bed of sweet alyssum around the feet of a couple of rose bushes.
And I planted a couple of fuschias this year as an experiment. They are in a shady planter. We’ll see if they do OK as we get warmer.
I can't stand annuals. Well, what I can't stand is the price and that you only have them for three months.
I admire snapdragons though. The bright colors, the height, the snappy flowers. This year, being a bad year for getting out and buying flowers, the only annuals I have are some hanging petunias and there will be giant zinnias that I planted from seed.
Those sweet potato vines are gorgeous though. I bought one once, it was relatively expensive, I got attached to it, and then boom. End of season. Dead. So I think snapdragons are probably the most practical annual. They don't constantly have to be deadheaded like petunias either.
I can't stand annuals. Well, what I can't stand is the price and that you only have them for three months.
I admire snapdragons though. The bright colors, the height, the snappy flowers. This year, being a bad year for getting out and buying flowers, the only annuals I have are some hanging petunias and there will be giant zinnias that I planted from seed.
Those sweet potato vines are gorgeous though. I bought one once, it was relatively expensive, I got attached to it, and then boom. End of season. Dead. So I think snapdragons are probably the most practical annual. They don't constantly have to be deadheaded like petunias either.
We have longer springs here. I’d be irritated too if I only got three months out of annuals. I plant my sweet alyssum in April, and it is good for about 5 months. Begonias go the distance as well. It takes awhile for sweet potato vine to get going, but it looks marvelous right up to frost.
I can't stand annuals. Well, what I can't stand is the price and that you only have them for three months.
I admire snapdragons though. The bright colors, the height, the snappy flowers. This year, being a bad year for getting out and buying flowers, the only annuals I have are some hanging petunias and there will be giant zinnias that I planted from seed.
Those sweet potato vines are gorgeous though. I bought one once, it was relatively expensive, I got attached to it, and then boom. End of season. Dead. So I think snapdragons are probably the most practical annual. They don't constantly have to be deadheaded like petunias either.
I planted Nasturtium seeds. They're pretty and I can also eat them. I'm a bit annoyed because I planted seven seeds and only three sprouted. That's pathetic. It's early enough to plant more.
I got some snapdragons last year from Costco and they were fussy in the beginning, I thought they were going to die, but then they got established and hit their prime and looked nice.
This year I got petunias from Costco and so far I think I like them better than the snapdragons. They've taken off from the start, and they are very vibrant. I would get them again.
Geraniums!, but I never put them in the ground. I really like Gerbera daisies, too.
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