Hardy Annuals - and how to grow them.

Hardy Annuals.

Hardy annuals are plants that grow from seed, flower, and then die, in one growing season. They normally grow and die from early spring until late autumn. (Sown in the spring to flower in the summer and then die off in autumn after they have flowered.
They are called Hardy Annuals, because they can be sown outdoors – more or less in the position that you want them to grow and flower.
There are many types of hardy annuals to be found in seed catalogues and at the garden centre seed display racks.

Hardy Annuals are ideal for making colourful displays in summer beds and borders in the garden. They can also be sown between shrubs and perennials for a splash of summer colour.

What: Bedding plants that are sown outdoors.
Where: Sow them where you want them to flower
Why: Because they are easy to grow – and have loads of colour
When: Sow them in early spring – ready to flower in a few months time in summer

A list of some easy hardy annuals..........
Calendulas, Clary, Eschscholzia (Californian Poppies), Larkspur, Godetia, Campanula, Centaurea, Cerinthe, Nasturtiums, Shirley Poppies, Clarkia, Chrysanthemum, Forget-me-Nots, (Myosotis), Gypsophila.
Some seeds sold as 'Hardy Annuals' are actually Biennials.
The list goes on .........