Annuals & Biennials 176
Choose from our annual flower seeds for borders and cut flowers, providing a riot of colour from summer into autumn. Or add hardy biennial plants to your basket, sown in the previous year to flower from May onwards, and gently self-seeding to spread themselves around the garden. Favourites from our hardy annual plants include calendula, cerinthe and deliciously scented sweet peas like ‘Matucana’, while our biennial flower favourites range from elegant foxgloves and poppies, to classics like wallflowers and dianthus. With so many different flower varieties to choose from there’s a plant for every style and size of garden.
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What is the difference between annual and biennial plants?
Annual plants complete their entire life cycle - from seed to flower to seed - in a single growing season. Biennial plants usually grow foliage in their first year and flower, set seed, and die in their second year.
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Will annuals and biennials return the following year?
True annuals and biennials do not return the following year after flowering. However, some varieties self-seed readily and may reappear in the garden.
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When should I plant annuals?
Most bedding annuals are planted outdoors after the risk of frost has passed, typically from May onwards in much of the UK.
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When should I plant biennials?
Biennials are often sown or planted during spring or summer so they can establish before flowering the following year
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How can I keep my annuals flowering for longer?
Regular watering, feeding, deadheading, and removing damaged growth can help prolong flowering throughout the season.
