Annual Flowers Bloom Guide

Annual Flowers Bloom Guide


Make sure your garden always has colorful flowers in bloom with this handy guide. By Justin Hancock
By Justin Hancock

Use our annual flower calendar to know when your favorite flowers bloom so you can plan a garden that's full of color from spring to fall (and winter, if you live in a warm-winter area!).

 

Ageratum

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Don’t Let the Soil Dry Out
Attracts Butterflies, Loves Hot Weather
   

Angelonia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Loves Hot Weather
   

Bacopa

Bloom Time:
Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun or Part Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Abundant Flowers
   

Begonia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Sun or Shade
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow
See more in our Guide to Begonias
   

Blue Daze

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Easy to Grow
 

Blue Salvia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Blooms Profusely, Good Cut Flower
   

Bush Daisy

Bloom Time:
Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Easy to Grow

Caladium

Foliage:
Summer
Light: Sun or Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Attractive Leaves, Tropical Look
 

Calibrachoa

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun or Part Shade
Water: Don’t Let the Soil Dry Out
Abundant Flowers, Attracts Butterflies
 

Calla

Bloom Time:
Spring, Summer
Light: Sun to Part Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Good Cut Flower
 

Canna

Bloom Time:
Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Tropical Look
 

Celosia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow, Good Cut Flower
 

Coleus

Foliage:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Sun or Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Attractive Leaves, Easy to Grow
 

Cosmos

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Easy to Grow, Good Cut Flower
 

Dahlia


Bloom Time: Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun or Part Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Attracts Butterflies, Good Cut Flower
 

Dusty Miller

Foliage:
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Light: Sun or Shade
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attractive Leaves, Easy to Grow
   

Elephant’s Ears

Foliage:
Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Sun or Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Attractive Leaves, Tropical Look

 
Euphorbia

Bloom Time: Foliage: Spring, Summer, Autumn
Light: Full Sun or Part Shade
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow, Flowers Profusely

   

Gazania

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow
 

Geranium

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun or Part Shade
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow
See more in our Guide to Geraniums
   

Gerbera Daisy

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Autumn, Mid-Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Don’t Let the Soil Dry Out
Good Cut Flower
   

Kalanchoe

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow
   

Lantana

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Easy to Grow
 

Marigold

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Don’t Let Soil Dry Out
Attracts Butterflies, Easy to Grow
   

Mexican Heather

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow
 

New Guinea Impatiens

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Shade to Part Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Blooms Profusely
   

Osteospermum

Bloom Time:
Spring, Mid-Autumn, Late Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Good Cut Flower, Tolerates Frost
 

Pansy

Bloom Time:
Spring, Mid-Autumn, Late Autumn
Light: Sun to Part Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Tolerates Frost
 

Pentas

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Don’t Let Soil Dry Out
Attracts Butterflies, Easy to Grow
   

Petunia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Don’t Let Soil Dry Out
Easy to Grow
   

Portulaca


Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Easy to Grow
 

Red Salvia

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Blooms Profusely, Good Cut Flower

 

Snapdragon

Bloom Time:
Early Spring, Mid-Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Light: Full Sun
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Good Cut Flower
 

SunPatiens

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Autumn
Light: Sun to Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Easy to Grow; Blooms Profusely
   

Sweet Alyssum

Bloom Time:
Early Spring, Mid-Spring, Late Spring, Early Autumn, Mid-Autumn
Light: Full Sun or Part Shade
Water: Don’t Let the Soil Dry Out
Attracts Butterflies, Fragrant Flowers, Tolerates Frost
   

Sweet Potato Vine

Foliage:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Sun or Shade
Water: Water: Don’t Let the Soil Dry Out
Easy to Grow
   

Torenia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Sun to Shade
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Easy to Grow; Blooms Profusely
   

Verbena

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Keep Soil Moist
Blooms Profusely
   

Vinca

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Blooms Profusely
   

Zinnia

Bloom Time:
Late Spring, Summer, Early Autumn
Light: Full Sun
Water: Tolerates Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Blooms Profusely, Good Cut Flower