Forum: Annuals

Before I yank this 'whatever' from my peonies, does anyone know what it is ?

I'm confused anout Vinca. Is it an annual or a perennial ? The tag says annual and it says full sun,but tags aren't always right(like Dianthus which...

Did I happen to mention that Dahlias happen to be one of my most favorite flowers? I grow them in my garden and dig them up faithfully every fall,...

Picked this up at Wal-Mart today. I love the colors --soft pastel pink and yellow ! (and if you look real hard you'll see the pink vinca I bought...

I am not sure whether I should post this in annuals or perennials as I have seen them listed both ways. My package says annuals, so I will show them...

Can you tell we've had a lot of rain? This old zinnia flower still on the stalk got soaked for two days in Fay's remnant rains, and look what...

I enjoyed the thread about the close up photos so much, I was wondering if you guys want to do it again!? I'll get us started: Zinnias: ...

I haven't planted any of these in several years, but this magenta/lavender one has popped up in several locations. Pretty! I should plant them...

I bought this plant at the Elizabethan Gardens and kept it in my greenhouse overwinter. This spring the blooms are dazzling, and the seed pods are...

What a nice surprise as I was wandering the aisles looking for a few items and hubby had the cart and had gone on ahead...a woman from the Floral...

At least that's what I call them...they are tiny(maybe 3.5 inches top to bottom) things and reseed themselves. This one is in the path of the grass...

I noticed that WW has outdoor type hanging baskets with the coir lining for $2.47. I think it's coir. Anyway, the price sounded reasonable. This...

I haven't seen the named ones on the market, until recently.. And these didn't have names on them, but I do adore them!

Who am I ? ;)

Of course not the best picture but it comes in different colors and lasts well into the fall for those wanting more fall color. I like this purple...

I just rescued 4 potted whosy-what'its. I don't know what they are. They have leaves that look like huge dandelion leaves. I saw remnants of immature...

How could I not own at least one sunflower. This little guy is a volunteer from the bird feeder--the cardinals missed this seed !

Both are a winter bloomer for us, but they do not like the heat so the pansies (hybrid violas) die in the summer. However, the violas flourish,...

My daughters favorite:

I took about 8 cuttings from some purple wave petunias last August, rooted them and kept them going over the winter in the garage. I noticed they...

I was frantic to create some quick hanging baskets. I bought a couple of pots of "Million Bells", which resemble minature wave petunias in both...

I just love this annual. At least annual here. It has bloomed like this all season and is still filled with buds. It along with the daylily were...

There are times when I see a plant at the store, and I can't resist. This is one of them. It's in a hanging basket, and since I do not see any...

I admired this on my trip to Kentucky last month and the man told me to get all I wanted. I have a feeling it is a self seeding annual as it was in...

I had Datura seedlings growing in a margarine tub. When I went to plant them I realized that they were quite entangled and I ran the risk of damaging...

Do you think that training MG up an aluminum gutter downspout is unwise ? Would the downspout get too hot during the day and burn the MG ? and What...

This is one of the problems with havng so many subforums. I started to post this under sub-tropical, but decided that most know it as an annual, so...

Usually August is when my impatiens either look their most wonderful, or their worst.....this year is the latter. I have faithfully watered them,...

When we went to the Chicago Flower and Garden show, I seen this coleus, wanted it, and found it at a tiny backyard nursery. If it was in stores...

Woo-Hoo ! Got me a bunch of 25 cent 6 packs at Lowes. I wouldn’t have known if it weren’t for a clandestine-looking parking lot meeting to pass off...

I bought a hanger of cascading petunias yesterday for $18.00 I would love to hang them all over, but for that price just to die at the end of the...

This is a favorite, but I rarely grow it from seeds. I prefer to purchase a larger plant that I can enjoy longer during the spring, summer and fall.

If you have never tried this annual from seed, then you are missing out on a lot of fun and blossoms. The seeds are a 'touch me not' seed like...

I would like to grow some nice pet this year to sell but refuse to buy waves..anyone have other suggestions that are nice and easy from seeds? ...

Hi All, I would have to say that the wave petunias and impatiens are my favorite annuals. I really don't grow that many annuals, although I hope...