What is the easiest flower to grow in a garden?
Easy annuals such as sunflowers and zinnias are simple to start from seed, perennials require little care and return year after year, and bulbs are practically foolproof when planted properly. Start with just one easy plant, or select a few and get growing! In addition to perennials flowers like coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and daylilies, plant perennial herbs, ornamental grasses and flowering shrubs for added height and texture. You can pop in annual flowers for extra color in-between bloom time.Choose hardy annuals such as sunflowers, poppies, cornflowers and pot marigolds – they all germinate quickly and are easy to grow. Bees and butterflies love them too! This also makes a great activity to do with children in a greenhouse on wet days.
What plant has the longest flowering season?
Geranium. Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around May, and continue to October, depending on the variety. One of the longest flowering varieties is Geranium ‘Johnson’s blue’ (illustrated) which is also attractive to bees. Perennials that perform better with no supplemental fertilizer include butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), false indigo (Baptisia australis), asters (Aster, Symphyotrichum and Eurybia), pinks (Dianthus), rock roses (Helianthemum), sea holly (Eryngium), bee balm (Monarda didyma), speedwell (Veronica), coneflowers ( .Flowering plants that never die Examples are – Roses, Geraniums, Marigolds, Petunias, Zinnias, Daylilies, Lavender, Coreopsis, Gaillardia, Coneflowers etc.There are several perennials that bloom all summer, including penstemons, euphorbia, roses, hardy geraniums, and astrantia.