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Plants that will flower this Summer

Sandra ASandra A Posts: 146
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Hello, I am looking for plants that, if sown now, will still flower this Summer. Any ideas? Thank you

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited July 2023
    Bit late to sow seeds now but you could try marigolds,  they’re quick growing, maybe cosmos they’re up in about 2 days.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • AstroAstro Posts: 433
    Most plants take a few months to flower from seed , so you'd probably be looking at September at the earliest which is quite late on. Some sources suggest that various seeds will flower in shorter times but for me in NE England I haven't found this happens.

    There are seeds you can set away for next year and you can root some cuttings in water if you want a quicker start.
  • Sandra ASandra A Posts: 146
    Thank you, @Lyn, I will try them :)@Astro, thank you
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    edited July 2023
    You could try Nasturtiums @Sandra A , here's some more information: How To Grow And Care For Nasturtium | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • Sandra ASandra A Posts: 146
    Thank you, have several growing at different stages  :)
  • YessicaHaircutYessicaHaircut Posts: 164
    Linaria maroccana are my go to for quick to bloom flowers. You definitely have plenty of time if you sow them now - I generally get flowers in less than two months.
    Sussex coast
  • Sandra ASandra A Posts: 146
    @YessicaHaircut thank you, yes, I have planted them, it is crazy quick and it gives loads of seeds. Bees love them!!!!
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