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Types of Annuals

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Last updated September 7, 2023

Flowering annuals live for one growing season and are too tender to survive a cold winter. In areas with real winter, gardening with annuals is a way to add color and abundance to your landscape. Annuals can be planted in garden beds and grown in hanging baskets and planters.

Popular annuals include summer-loving impatiens, geraniums and marigolds. There are many blooms to suit your garden site and climate. Some tough, hardy annuals like pansies and snapdragons will even tolerate a light frost.

Annuals can be planted in flower beds, along borders, in container gardens and in hanging baskets. Read on to learn more about versatile annual blooms.

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Table of Contents

  1. Types of Annuals

  2. Selecting Annuals

  3. Planting Annuals

  4. Caring for Annuals