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