If you intend to have a garden solely filled with and focused on flowers then your best bet is to plant as many annuals as you can. Perennials and bulbs go in and out of blooms but perennials are reliable all year round bloomers. As soon as the frost melts away your annuals start blooming. So lets take a look at the Top 5 Annuals, these are a definite must-have in your flower garden design.
Mexican Sunflower
This annual is about the easiest to grow and perfect for a flower garden. A beautiful flower, it looks exactly like a common sunflower except that it ranges from a deep gold to a rich red color. However unlike the common sunflower, the Mexican sunflower requires partial shade, with a little extra water. It does not agree at all with full sun exposure. The leaves and petals are like very soft petal. The seeds would be likely to germinate at the end of spring and then the flowers only bloom in the summer.
Heliotrope
It's also called the cherry pie plant because of its fragrance. It is called heliotrope because it follows the course of the sun. After opening it gradually turns from east to the west and back to the east again in the night. It is a summer annual flower and ought to be moved indoors in the winter. The plant cannot tolerate drought conditions and needs a lot of water and sun. They grow to be 15-30 inches tall. Definitely a good addition to your flower garden.
Four o' clocks (Mirabilis multiflora)
As the name suggests four o' clocks bloom late in the afternoon and remain open throughout the night. They may not open exactly at 4 o' clock and can open in the morning on cloudy days. They are befuddled by the clouds. These flowers emanate a musky aroma sometime after opening. They bloom from midsummer till frost and come in a variety of colors like magenta, yellow, white and striped.
Mexican Zinnia
This annual thrives with little care, survives drought, heat and humidity and blooms non- stop from midsummer till frost. Two excellent varieties are the 'Orange star' and 'Star white.' Mexican zinnias grow well in full sun and well-drained soil. They grow compact and have smaller leaves as compared to other zinnias. Once they grow they require almost no or very low maintenance.
Cockscomb
Anybody would love to have cockscombs in their flower garden. These brightly colored, tightly clustered blooms are said to resemble a rooster's comb, thus the name cockscomb. They are found in red, yellow, orange, pink and gold. This annual grows 10inches to 3 feet and comes with a graceful plume like flower. They grow well in full sun and prefer porous soil. It blooms from midsummer to fall.
So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and plant those flower gardens.
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