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Do you want to enjoy a beautifulflower gardenwithout spending a ton of money?
It’s easyand a lot less expensiveto grow your own flowers from seeds instead of buying live plants.
Here are 14 flowers that are easy togrow from seed.
The Spruce / Erin Huffstetler
Sow the seeds directly in your garden bed after the final frost of spring.
Collect the brown seed pods at the end of the season to plant in your garden the next year.
They will self-seed from season to season.
The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova
Remove spent flowers to encourage further blooming.
Columbine (Aquilegia)
The showy flowers of these spring-and early summer-blooming perennials come in many colors.
Allowcolumbineto self-seed and they’ll come back year after year with minimal maintenance from you.
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If you remove the stems after they’re finished flowering, you might prolong the plant’s blooming period.
Cosmos (Cosmos)
Cosmosmake good cut flowers for bouquets, and they bloom all summer long.
They’re annuals but typically will self-seed.
The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova
They’ll even tolerate poor soil, so they’re truly low-fuss flowers.
However, double-check you leave some of the flower heads if you want the plant to self-seed.
The flowers open in the afternoon, hence their name, and they have a lovely fragrance.
The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova
They bloom from mid-summer to fall and are fairly low-maintenance beyond preferring consistently moist soil.
So be sure to water your flowers during dry stretches.
But they’ll bloom all summer if you keep themdeadheaded.
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If you live in a hot climate, give yourmarigoldssome afternoon shade, and keep the soil evenly moist.
Morning Glories (Ipomoea purpurea)
This vine grown on trellises or arbors is an annual.
When started from seed,morning gloriescan take until the end of summer to bloom.
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Water your plant around once a week to ensure even moisture.
They are highly tolerant of drought and require little maintenance.
Theyre even deer-resistant and typically dont have pest or disease problems as long as their soil has good drainage.
The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova
Sow your seeds directly in the garden after your last frost, or start them indoors.
Expect blooms starting in the summer and lasting until frost arrives in the fall.
The leaves and flowers are edible and often added to salads.
The Spruce / Adrienne Legault
But they’re perhaps more popular as a cut flower because of their lovely fragrance and beautiful colors.
Nasturtiums can tolerate poor and dry soil, though you should water them during extended dry spells.
Protect them from the afternoon sun in hot climates.
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Plus, skip the fertilizer, as too much richness in the soil can actually inhibit blooming.
They’re good for flower borders, as well as for use as cut flowers.
Remove the spent flower heads to encourage further blooming.
The Spruce / Adrienne Legault
But when those giant blooms finally emerge, it’s well worth the wait.
Sunflowers are annuals, so you’ll need to save some of the seeds to replant the next year.
This might promote additional blooming in the fall.
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Or you’re able to sow more seeds in August for fall-blooming plants.
They do best in cool soil and will decline in hot, humid summers.
Keep the soil evenly moist via rainfall and supplemental watering.
The Spruce / Kara Riley
And add compost or fertilizer during the growing season, especially if you have poor soil.
In general, they bloom from around June until frost arrives in the fall.
Sow your seeds directly in the garden after your last frost date.
The Spruce / Letícia Almeida
And if youwant ample blooms, sow more seeds every few weeks through June.
Deadhead the spent flowers to encourage more blooming.
Benefits of Growing Flowers From Seed
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