Growing Flowers

Here is a table of flowers organized by difficulty in growing. You can refer to this for an idea of what types of flowers you could start growing.

Best Seeds for Beginners

• Cosmos (picotee cosmos)
• Calendula reliable w/ interesting properties
• Marigolds old standbys
• Sunflowers many varieties
• Nasturtiums edible, but bitter
• Dianthus

Intermediate Seeds

• Poppies red, white, and blues
• Zinnias fussy
• Sweet Peas
• Snap Dragons

Perennial

• Columbine*
• Rudbeckia
• campanula
• Evening primrose
• Shasta Daisy
• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)*

Bulbs

• Daffodils common but reliable
• Dahliahs (Connels Dahlias)
• Allums purple
• Muscari grape hyacinth
• Crosuc early bloomers
• Iris like to be wet; some are good in ponds
• Tulips

Shade Plants

• Hosta
• Ferns
• Some Rhododendron
• Lily-of-the-Valley