Plant these flowers from seed to have a garden bursting with color.
It also supports beneficial insects and pollinators to support your garden.
Flowers are typically white, but pink and purple options are available too.
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Flowers range from Neon orange to sophisticated bicolors like the Flashback series.
For hot climates, try Pacific Beauty.
Plant seeds 14 inch deep.
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Repeat sowings every two to three weeks or so during the growing season for a nonstop display.
It blooms for a long time, but flowering wanes as summer nights heat up.
Its happiest in sandy soil with low nutrients.
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It works well as an edger in meadow plantings, beds and borders, androck gardens.
Sow after the final spring frost, covering with 14 inch of soil.
Like calendula, nigella is a half-hardy annual that shrugs off chilly springs.
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Also called love-in-a-mist, nigella offers a rare range of blues as well as white and purple selections.
For continuous flowers,deadhead plantsand repeat sowings every three weeks or so during the growing season.
Days to Maturity:50-65
Sowing Tips:Plant seed directly outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring.
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Seeds need darkness to germinate, so cover to 14 of an inch.
It prefers a spot with full sun in fertile, well-drained, even sandy soil.
Also, check out sultry Strawberry Blonde and geometric Sunfill Purple (50-55 DTM).
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These are single-stem types (one seed equals one flower).
Sow seeds 12 inch deep.
Zinnias
Zinnias(Zinnia elegans) are easy to grow and love.
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“You cant go wrong with zinnias, says Kelly Funk, CEO and president of Park Seed.
They grow fast, handle poor soil with no trouble, and bloom for months with hardly any maintenance.
Famous for crayon-like solid hues, sophisticated bicolors like the Queeny series are becoming ever more popular.
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Direct seeding can be done soon after frost.
Place seeds 14 of an inch deep.
Successive sowing every two weeks will keep the bouquets coming through the summer.
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Thats why seed packets days to maturity are given in ranges.
Your results may vary slightly depending on your conditions and weather.
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