How to Grow Annuals, Types of Annual Flowers by Garden Hobbies

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How to Grow Annual Flowers

Annual flowers are defined as plants that live for just a single season. They are susceptible to frosts and freezes, and die off in the fall. They propagate as mature seeds from the spent flower head fall to the grown and sprout the following spring.

Find information about your favorite annual flowers by searching the alphabetical list below, and clicking on the common name for a wealth of information on how to grow it.

Common Name:	Botanical Name:	Prefers:
African Daisy		Full sun
Ageratum	Ageratum	Full sun to partial shade
Alyssum	Cruciferae	Full sun to partial shade
Amaranth	Amaranthuus	Full sun
Aster	Calli'stephus	Full sun to partial shade
Baby's Breath	Gypsophila elegans	Full sun
Bachelor's Button	Centaurea cyanus	Full sun to partial shade
Calendula	Calendula Officinalis	Full sun to partial shade
Candytuft	Iberis Sempervirens	Full sun to partial shade
Celosia	Celosia Cristata	Full sun
Cockscomb	Celosia Cristata	Full sun
Coleus		Partial shade / shade
Cosmos	Cosmos	Full sun to partial shade
Dianthus	Crimsonia	Full sun
Four O'Clock	Mirabilis Jalapa	Full sun
Geranium	Pelargonium hortorum	Full sun to partial shade
Gypsophila	Gypsophila elegans	Full sun
Impatiens	Impatiens	Shade
Larkspur	Consolida Orientalis	Full sun to partial shade
Marigold	Tagetas Ercta, Tagetas Patula	Full sun to partial shade
Moonflower	Ipomoea	Full sun
Morning Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	Full sun
Moss Rose	Portulaca	Full sun
Nasturtium	Tropaeolum	Full sun
Pansy	Wittrockiana	Full sun
Petunia	Paeoniaceae	Full sun
Phlox	Subulata	Full sun
Poppy	Papa'ver	Full sun to partial shade
Salvia	Salvia splendens	Full sun to partial shade
Snapdragon	Antirrhinum Majus	Full sun
Statice	Limonium Perezii	Full sun
Strawflower	Helichrysum Bracteatum	Full sun
Sunflower	Helianthus	Full sun
Sweet Pea	Lathyrus	Full sun
Verbena	Verbena Hybrida	Full sun
Zinnia	Zinnia Elegans	Full sun

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