I've already got forget-me-nots, poppies and love-in-a-mist but has anyone got any other favourite hardy annuals that can be sown in autumn to self seed that you can recommend? (I've also got foxgloves and aquilegia although they are not annuals)
californian poppies and godetia pop up every year alongside masses of love-in-a-mist and forget-me-nots
and honeywortThere are a zillion or more weeds as well of course!
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Poached Egg Plant (Limanthes douglassii)
Calendula and Chrysanthemum segetum are lovely.
Verbena Bonariensis. Love it near the house where you can see through it. Bees love it and in autumn the goldfinches come and nibble the seeds!
I haveNemesias that seem to selfseed and even Violas..
I'd second Watery's suggestion - poached egg plant. It's great for encouraging pollinating insects and has a lovely cheerful flower.
Thank you - good ideas. I want to chuck some seeds around in the autumn (but I'll need to recognise the seedlings)
I find Clary sage will come back again and again and has pretty purple and pink bracts.
Pot marigolds. It's not a annual but aquelligia, it seeds all over the place.
Forget me nots, I am a sucker for a blue flower!
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californian poppies and godetia pop up every year alongside masses of love-in-a-mist and forget-me-nots
and honeywort
There are a zillion or more weeds as well of course!
Last edited: 17 May 2017 18:28:39
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Poached Egg Plant (Limanthes douglassii)
Calendula and Chrysanthemum segetum are lovely.
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Verbena Bonariensis. Love it near the house where you can see through it. Bees love it and in autumn the goldfinches come and nibble the seeds!
I haveNemesias that seem to selfseed and even Violas..
I'd second Watery's suggestion - poached egg plant. It's great for encouraging pollinating insects and has a lovely cheerful flower.
Thank you - good ideas. I want to chuck some seeds around in the autumn (but I'll need to recognise the seedlings)
I find Clary sage will come back again and again and has pretty purple and pink bracts.
Pot marigolds. It's not a annual but aquelligia, it seeds all over the place.
Forget me nots, I am a sucker for a blue flower!