How To Grow — category: How to Grow Flowers

This annual Rudbeckia is commonly known as Black Eyed Susan, but also answers to such folksy names as Brown Betty, Brown Daisy, Brown Eyed Susan, Golden Jerusalem, Poor-land Daisy, Yellow Daisy, and Yellow Ox-Eye Daisy. This wonderful, fun flower comes in so many shapes, sizes and colours. It is so easy to plant and grow Rudbeckia seeds. Follow these simple instructions. Latin Rudbeckia hirta Family: Asteraceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 2-10 Timing Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost (early to mid-February on the coast), or direct sow about 2 weeks before last frost (middle of...

Marigolds are annual flowers that are easy to grow from seed and resilient. They can be grown in the garden, in containers, and they play a role in Companion Planting. Some even have edible flowers! Learn how to grow Marigolds from seed, and they will earn a place in your garden every year. Latin Tagetes patula & T. tennuifolia Family: Asteraceae Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 1-10 Timing Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost (late February on the coast), or direct sow 2 weeks before last frost (mid-March on the coast). If starting indoors, just cover the...

Hardy, but short-lived perennial. Usually grown as an annual.  Follow along with this handy How to Grow California Poppies Guide and grow some history.! Grows to 5–60 in (13–152 cm) tall, with alternately branching glaucous blue-green foliage. The leaves are divided into round, lobed segments. Blooms are solitary on long stems which are silky-textured each with four petals. Flower colours range from yellow to orange, flowering from February to September. The petals close at night or in the cold, windy weather and open again the following morning. Flowers will remain closed in cloudy weather as well. Latin Eschscholzia californica Family: Papaveraceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone...

It’s a slow process to grow Goji berries from seed, but once plants are established, they are highly productive. Plants will produce some fruit in the second year of growth, but from year three on, each plant will provide for healthful harvests of Goji berries. Latin Lycium barbarum Family: Solanaceae Difficulty Moderately difficult Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun Zone: 3-10 – Goji dislikes extreme cold or heat Timing Sow indoors about 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost. That’s early to mid-February on the coast. It’s important to cultivate strong seedlings, so once the seeds sprout, use generous...

The information here refers to the biennial plant that is confusingly called Lunaria annua. It also goes by the common names Honesty, Moonwort, Judas’ Penny, Satin Flower, Money Plant, and Silver Dollars. Latin Lunaria annua Family: Brassicaceae Difficulty Easy Season & Zone Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Zone: Hardy in 3-10 Timing Direct sow in early spring, when there is still some risk of frost—mid to late March on the coast. Or sow in the fall if winters are mild in your area. Starting Sow seeds a couple of millimeters (1/8″) deep, and space plants 3045cm (12-18″) apart. Growing...