Annual Flowers

The smallest sunflower I’ve yet grown. The petite yellow flowers reach about waist high, with many side branches and continuous blooms for many wee...

Papaver rhoeas - Red, pink and white flowers (and all shades in between). As a cultivated form of the wild field poppy (P. rhoeas), they self-sow q...

New for 2025 - Such charismatic little guys! Branching multi-headed plants, about 3' tall. Sturdy stalks topped with fluffy golden orange heads. Th...

Tall plants with velvety leaves and tubular soft-pink flowers. Each flower develops into a single pod, which when mature and dry are filled with go...

Centaurea cyanus - aka; Corn Flower. Easy to grow annual, with blue, pink, white and mauve blossoms produced on 2-3' plants. An excellent nectar so...

Nigella sativa - Not a true cumin, but rather a close relative to Love in the Mist. Beautiful and ornate flowers are followed by pods of aromatic b...

New for 2025 - Calendula officinalis - Large double blooms with multi-hued apricot and maroon petals. The way they glow backlit from the evening li...

Scabiosa stellata - aka; Pincushion Flower. Annual, with soft-purple blossoms followed by geometric papery seed heads. A beautiful addition to drie...

Tagates erecta - Large and lush double blooms, in shades of orange and yellow. Tall bushy plants, reaching about 3’. 40+ seeds Grown by Annapolis S...

Xerochrysum bracteata - Papery flowers that come in various shades of apricot-orange, pink and salmon. Strawflowers dry beautifully; pick the flowe...

Datura stramonium - aka Devil’s Trumpet. This alluring shrub-like annual caught the eye of nearly everyone who visited the gardens last year. The ...

New for 2025 - Zinnia elegans - Shades of limey orange, lime yellow, green and pink-lime. Flowers are mostly doubles, lots of stacked cupcake bloss...

Zinnia peruviana - This species of zinnia is native to South America. The bronze-red flowers are smaller and more subtle than common zinnia, with t...

New for 2025 - Cosmos bipinnatus - Pearly white blossoms, with mesmerizing layers of petals. Long sturdy stems with lots of branches, they become b...

Orlaya grandiflora - White lacy umbel flowers, which bloom above ferny foliage. A great addition to summer bouquets. Grows into a compact 2-3 foot ...

Viola tricolor - aka; Wild Viola, Johnny-jump-up. Annual wildflower native to Europe. This much loved flower has the habit of popping up in odd cor...

Gypsophila elegans - Fast growing annual, with masses of airy white blossoms. Despite it’s delicate appearance, Baby’s Breath is a tough plant, ha...

New for 2025 - Enormous seeds, the biggest we've ever grown for snacking! Big single yellow flowers, atop sturdy 6-8' stalks. I noticed the mature ...

Coreopsis tinctoria - 2 foot tall bushy annual plants utterly covered in dark red blooms. Great for containers and small spaces. The dried flowers ...

Nigella damascena - A low growing annual with intricate lacy blue and purple flowers. They make great cut flowers and the seed pods are beautiful i...

Papaver rhoeas - (aka; Field Poppy, Corn Poppy) The classic single petaled red poppy. This species grows wild across Europe, springing up in farm f...

Papaver somniferum - Brilliant frilly blossoms in a gradient of red-purple-magenta. The flowers open each morning and are promptly descended upon b...

Calling these plants showy seems like an understatement; they grew to 6 feet and came to dominate their entire corner of the garden, with wave aft...

C. bipinnatus - A textural wonder; solid dark rose, white and dark pink stripes and all in-between. They form an absolute hedge of heavenly blossom...