Revision as of 23:36, 27 May 2023 by 138.128.62.252 (talk) (Created page with "<br /><br /><br /><br />What are annuals? Annuals, in the world of gardening, refer to the plants (usually very colorful flowers) that you plant once in the Spring and they di...")(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)What are annuals? Annuals, in the world of gardening, refer to the plants (usually very colorful flowers) that you plant once in the Spring and they die before Winter. They are called "annuals" since they live for one gardening year only. There are lots of things you have to know about annuals.The components that define a garden can be a combination of the next: Bulbs, perennials, annuals, grasses, shrubs, and trees. Annuals provide color in the garden. While some gardeners prefer to plant all perennials (you are getting it - these are the plants that, once devote the ground, grow season after gardening season), gardens with even a few annual plants are often more colorful and have more depth and contrast.There are full sun annuals and shade annuals. Sometimes it works to plant full sun annuals in slight shade, particularly if the climate is high and dry. Alternatively, it can work to plant shade annuals completely sun if the climate is colder. But in any manner you look at it, it's best to pay attention to the plant label, which usually tells on the front if the plants are full sun annuals or shade annuals. A couple of years of experience in planting annuals allows deviation from the plant label, but for beginners, read and plant as suggested by the producer!Annuals can be purchased in garden centers as plants, already growing and ready to be put in the bottom. The best option for purchasing annuals in this manner would be to choose annual plants that are not blooming. Save the blooming for the garden and not the garden center. Annual flower seeds can also be purchased but here's the key: Make sure that the seeds will have enough time to germinate, grow, and produce flowers during the gardening season. Gardening in high altitudes more often than not dictates that annual plants, not seeds, are placed into the ground.On Newbie Gardening , deer enjoy annual flowers! So a commonly asked question is what are deer resistant annuals? While nothing is foolproof with deer, try ageratum, snapdragons, marigolds, verbena, or dusty miller.The following is an annual flowers list. A far more comprehensive set of annuals and when to plant them (along with annual flowers pictures) can be found online at any state university's horticulture department. (Many of these may survive as perennials in lower altitudes.)-Bachelor button-Dianthus-Snapdragon-Stock- Ageratum-Alyssum-Celosia-Cosmos-Four o'clock-Gazania-Geranium-Impatiens-Kale-Lobelia-Marigold-Moss rose-Nasturtium-Nicotiana-Petunia-Scabiosa-Strawflower-Sunflower-Zinnia.