The many different kinds of flowers that bloom in the different times and seasons of the year can help to inform us as to the season we are currently in, or will be entering very soon. Flowers are considered one of nature’s harbingers of the season. For example flowers have been known to bloom during the winter (specifically during December, as in the case of the Poinsettia). On the other hand, annual flowers are ideal flowers to that you can plant in your flower gardens.
Many of these flowers are make excellent choices since they blossom and grow in many different seasons. Perhaps the best method to select what kind of annual flower that you would like is to select what kind of flower varieties you would like to surround yourself with. Perhaps you should decide to have annual flowers that would be perfect for a specific season. Otherwise your plant might die and rot before you even have an opportunity to get it planted.
When selecting your annual flowers, there are three types you could consider. They are tender annuals, half hardy annuals and hardy annuals. The differences in these types reflect the type of weather and soil conditions that these annual flowers will grow in.
Hardy annuals are very attractive plants that produce flowers even in the winter. These annual flowers are usually planted in the spring or fall season at a time of the year when the climate is not quite so cold. Unlike other annuals these hardy annual flowers do not like extreme temperatures. Hot weather is not as comfortable for these flowers, since they are not exactly tolerant to the heat.
The types of hardy annual flowers include cornflowers, pansy, calendula, viola, stocks, foxglove, larkspur, sweet alyssum, as well as many varieties of dianthus cultivars. The half hardy annual flowers also include snow-on-the-mountain, blue sage, torenia, strawflower, bells of Ireland, celoma, love-in-a-mist, baby’s breath, candytuft, and forget-me-nots.
These half hardy annual flowerss don’t mind the coldness and dampness that cold weather brings. However they usually don't live very long in the cold of winter. You 'll need to plant these annual flowers sometime well after the final spring frost. Unlike tender annuals these half hardy annuals do not need warm soil conditions in order for germination to take place and for the seeds to begin sprouting.
Although some plant species can not tolerate hot summer weather, the half hardy annuals will perk up in the later summer months, even though they may look deathly in the begining of the summer season. If you like, you can choose tender annuals such as scarlet balsam, nasturtium, morning glory, petunias, sage, begonias, celosia, and verbena.
As their name suggests, these annuals are not exactly completely comfortable in the winter climate. The ideal time for them to grow is generally two to three weeks after the final frost in the spring. These annual flowers tend to grow very well in warm climates, so it is reasonable for you to expect to observe them come to their fullness sometime in the late spring.
These are a few of the numerous annual flowers you can grow. The array of colors they bring will make your garden, or any garden for that matter, look absolutely beautiful. You will have the added benefit of flowers that grow throughout the year, and add their own unique burst of color to the decorations time and time again.