Annual Flowers

Monarda citriodora - (aka; Lemon Mint) Annual. The young leaves make a lovely tea. Tall tiered spikes of lavender-pink are incredibly aromatic and ...

Both beautiful and edible! This is a poppy selected for eating, with huge seed heads that hold their seeds without shattering. The large (relativel...

Selected in Maine by Will Bonsall for large edible seeds. This is the one you want for eating! These plants are a consistent size at around 5-6 fee...

Cosmos sulphureus - Planted in a row, the bushy plants grow into a 4-5' hedge covered in countless orange blossoms. Starts blooming in early summer...

Artemesia annua - aka; Sweet Wormwood. I first encountered this magically scented herb at the Common Ground Fair in Maine. Sweet Annie headdresses ...

Xerochrysum bracteatum - Mixed colours (white, pink, yellow, red, purple) on 3-4' tall plants. Beautiful blossoms with unique papery petals, they h...

Calendula officinalis - This sunny annual is among the very easiest to grow. The flowers can be used in herbal teas or the petals added to salads. ...

I'm happy to have discovered sesame these past few years. Beautiful and easy to care for plants, growing up to 3-4' tall in ideal conditions. By A...

These giant sunflowers live up to their name! Huge single heads on top of mammoth stalks, the biggest specimens in our sunflower forest were 12 fee...

Papaver somniferum - Huge multi-hued flowers are a sight to behold, and the bees think so too. Followed by equally large seed heads, full of edible...

Although a native North American crop, much work has been done in eastern Europe and Russia to breed black oilseed sunflowers for an alternativ...

A vibrant mix of yellow, red, orange and multi-coloured flowers. The plants are branching and medium sized, growing from 4 to 7 feet with lots of s...

Papaver rhoeas - Soft and subtle shades of pink, lilac, orange, lavender, grey and white. Grown en-masse they have an ethereal presence to them. Lo...

An ornamental amaranth, with huge knobby trunk-like seed heads filled with black seeds. They started more conversations than just about any other p...

Celosia is most often grown as an ornamental in North America (I can see why; they’re stunning plants), but in west Africa they’re among the most w...

A mixture of pinks, reds, whites and multi-colours... no two plants are quite the same shade. Plants grow to 5 feet tall with beautiful ferny folia...

Zinnia elegans - Large dark red blossoms on vigorous 3' plants. Excellent variety for cut flowers. Favourite of bees and butterflies. 30+ seeds-Gro...

(Nicotiana rustica) - The story that came with these seeds, is that they were discovered in pottery sealed with pitch at a burial site near the Gre...

Eschscholzia californica - Native to our continent's west coast. An easy growing annual that thrives in many places. Golden flowers reach about 1 f...

Nicotiana tobacum - This is the type typically grown in the Appalachian piedmont. If you’re growing it to smoke, planting in less fertile soil prod...

Papaver somniferum - Pink-purple annual poppy. Big showy heads of frilly petals. Several hundred seeds -Grown by Annapolis Seeds

Centaurea cyanus - Silvery foliage and an abundance of dark and lacy purple-black flowers. Edible flowers, cut-flower or as a dye plant for foods o...

Zinnia haageana - Stunning flowers, with combinations of gold, red, brown, yellow and white. Bushy and compact plants, about 24” tall. 40+ seeds  G...

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...

Every time we grow Seashells Mix it becomes a highlight of the garden. Tubular petals that come in soft shades of pink and white. 4-5' tall bushy ...

Zinnia elegans - Among the highlights of our 2022 growing season. Nearly everyone who visited the farm had to stop and admire the zinnia patch. Tal...

This variety was collected growing near an old school in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and shared by Seed Savers Exchange in 1999. Deep red flowers with yel...

Coreopsis tinctoria - aka: Plains Coreopsis, Garden Tickseed. Annual wildflower native to most of central North America. Slender stems and leaves, ...

Bupleurum rotundifolium - Bright green flowers and lush foliage. Beautiful addition to flower beds, and the long stems are perfect for cut arrangem...

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...

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...

Nicotiana tabacum - Beautiful, striking plants with long leaves. By the end of summer, their flower stalks grow to 5-7 feet, topped with pink bloss...

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...

New for 2024 - Xerochrysum bracteatum - Beautiful range of pearls, gentle yellows, soft pink, rosy red, peach and frosted tips. 3-4' tall annual. I...

Nigella sativa - Not a true cumin, but a close relative to Love in the Mist. Beautiful flowers are followed by pods of aromatic black seeds, which ...

Zinnia peruviana - Wildflower native to South America. The bronze-red flowers are smaller and more subtle than common zinnia, with their own elegan...

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

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

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...

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

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

New for 2024 - Gomphrena globosa - aka Globe Amaranth. Compact bushy annual plants, with bright fireworks display of blooms. Enchanting geometrical...

Zinnia elegans - Large cream-white blossoms, appearing mid-summer and going until frost. Bushy plants reach a height of 3-4'. 30+ seeds-Grown by An...

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...

Phacelia tanacetifolia - aka Bee’s Friend. I've never seen a plant attract bees quite like Phacelia can. Sometimes planted en masse for a honey bee...

New for 2024 - Xerochrysum bracteata - Papery flowers that come in various shades of apricot-orange, pink and salmon. Strawflowers dry beautifully;...

Celosia argentea - Cockscomb type Celosia. Brilliant red flowers, resembling undersea coral. Long lasting as a fresh cut flower, they also dry easi...