Annuals

Annuals are plants whose natural life cycle (grow, bloom, set seed & die) is one season. They are the workhorse of the spring and summer garden providing continuous color from last frost to first frost. Versatile and vibrant annuals enhance every part of the garden. Beloved for generations, annuals brighten shady corners, create enticing patio spaces or create instant street appeal, as well as being perfect for planters, borders, window boxes, beds and hanging baskets. 

Plant Suggestions

Sunny spaces: Geraniums, Petunias, Marigolds, Snapdragons, Zinnias, Verbena, Marguerite Daisies, Alyssum

Shady spaces: Pansies, Lobelia, Impatiens, Begonias, Coleus, Monkey Flower, Fuchsias

Container planting: Colorful flowers and foliage

Hanging baskets:

• Trailing plants for sun: Bacopa, Supertunias, Calibrachoa, Lobelia, Diamond Frost Euphorbia,
• Trailing plants for shade: Begonia, Fuchsia, Impatiens, Creeping Jenny, Lamium, Ipomoea (Sweet Potato Vine), houseplants

Fragrance: Stock, Heliotrope, Sweet Pea, Brugmansia (Trumpet Flower)

Cutting flowers: Snapdragon, Sunflower, Love-in-a-mist, Phlox, Marigold, Cleome

Hummingbird attractants: Hollyhock, Mimulus (Monkey Flower), Pelargonium geraniums, Zinnia

Butterfly attractants: Cosmos, Sweet Pea, Sweet Alyssum

Annuals Photo Gallery

Photographs courtesy of Skagit Gardens