I hope this Cool Flowers garden tour will inspire you to give hardy annuals a try. I learned this concept from the book "Cool Flowers" - https://amzn.to/3aMZun8
When you plant cool flowers depends on first and last frost dates. Whether or not a flower should be planted in fall or spring is dependent on hardiness zone. If a flower is hardy in your zone, it should be planted in the fall. If a flower is not hardy in your zone it should be planted in very early spring. Lots more information on the how, when, and why in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=YPZpLBFOfh0&feature=emb_logo
Here is how I do things in 6b with a first frost of Oct 21 and last frost of April 15th
Directly sown in the fall 6-8 weeks before the first frost -
Larkspur, Bachelors Buttons, Orlaya, Nigella, Bells of Ireland (did not grow this year but works well)
Transplant started inside and planted out in the fall 6-8 weeks before the first frost-
Dara, Sweet William
Directly sown in early spring 6-8 weeks before the last frost -
Cerinthe, Bupleurum, Corn Cockle, Saponaria, Sweet Peas, Starflower, Poppies
Transplants planting out in early spring 6-8 weeks before the last frost -
Snapdragons, Scabiosa, Ammi, Lambada, Foxglove, Feverfew (have tried in fall - usually lose them to moisture), Lisianthus (I'm sorry I forgot to show this. It is currently budded up), Strawflower
There are additional cool flowers, but these are the ones I'm growing this year.
When you plant cool flowers depends on first and last frost dates. Whether or not a flower should be planted in fall or spring is dependent on hardiness zone. If a flower is hardy in your zone, it should be planted in the fall. If a flower is not hardy in your zone it should be planted in very early spring. Lots more information on the how, when, and why in this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=YPZpLBFOfh0&feature=emb_logo
Here is how I do things in 6b with a first frost of Oct 21 and last frost of April 15th
Directly sown in the fall 6-8 weeks before the first frost -
Larkspur, Bachelors Buttons, Orlaya, Nigella, Bells of Ireland (did not grow this year but works well)
Transplant started inside and planted out in the fall 6-8 weeks before the first frost-
Dara, Sweet William
Directly sown in early spring 6-8 weeks before the last frost -
Cerinthe, Bupleurum, Corn Cockle, Saponaria, Sweet Peas, Starflower, Poppies
Transplants planting out in early spring 6-8 weeks before the last frost -
Snapdragons, Scabiosa, Ammi, Lambada, Foxglove, Feverfew (have tried in fall - usually lose them to moisture), Lisianthus (I'm sorry I forgot to show this. It is currently budded up), Strawflower
There are additional cool flowers, but these are the ones I'm growing this year.
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