Before you begin planting a flower garden, become familiar with the types of flowers available to you. There are three type of flowers: perennials, annuals and biennials. Each is defined by its life cycle.
Annuals sprout from seed, flower, set seed and die within one growing season and need to be replanted each year. Annuals provide an inexpensive way to add variety and long lasting color to the flower garden. Planted among perennials, they are indispensable. With proper care, including frequent deadheading, annuals will flower from spring until fall. Annuals include Cosmos, Snapdragon, Scavola and Impatiens.
Perennials are plants which live than two seasons. They produce new stems each spring which die back to the ground in the fall. They’re at the heart of most flower gardens and offer wide ranging benefits to the landscape gardener. Perennials are prized for their ability to flower and grow larger each season. They’re also noted for their form, texture and striking color. Perennials can stand on their own in the landscape but are complemented nicely by annuals. Perennials include Daisy, Daylily, Iris and Peony.
Biennials complete their life cycle in two years. During the first season the seed is sown and it germinates. They plant grows but produces only foliage, though some will produce sparsely. During the second year the plant will bloom and in fall of that year it will set seed and die. Some can be forced to bloom in the first year if they are started indoors well before the last spring frost. Biennial include Foxglove, Sweet William and Hollyhock.
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