Hardy Annuals for Winter Sowing

Bachelor Buttons
"What is a hardy annual?"
A hardy annual is typically tolerant of colder temperatures and is generally capable of reseeding in most gardens.

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Here's a list of hardy annuals suggestions for winter sowing!

Abronia umbellata (sand-verbena)

Adonis aestivalis (pheasant's eye)

Ageratum Houstonianum (floss flower)

Agrostemma githago (corn cockle)

Alonsoa acutifolia (maskflower)

Amaranthus caudatus (love-lies-bleeding)

Amberboa moschata (sweet sultan)

Anagallis indica (blue pimpernel)

Anchusa (bugloss)

Alyssum maritimum (sweet alyssum)

Antirrhinum majus (snapdragons)

Argemone mexicana (prickly poppy)

Asperula azurea (woodruff)

Brachycome iberidifolia (swan river daisy)

Browallia demissa (bush violet)

Bupleurum rotundifolium (ox-eye daisy)

Calandrinia grandiflora (red-maids)

Calendula (pot marigold)

Callistephus (China aster)

Campanula (annual Canterbury bells)

Celosia (cockscomb)

Centaurea (cornflower)

Centranthus macrosiphon (valerian)

Chrysanthemum paludosum (mini-marguerite)

Clarkia elegans

Collinsia bicolor (Chinese-houses)

Collomia coccinea (mountain-trumpet)

Consolida ajacis (Larkspur)

Convolvulus (dwarf/bush morning glory)

Coreopsis tintoria (calliopsis)

Cosmos bipinnatus (tall cosmos)

Cosmos sulphureus (sulphur cosmos)

Crepis rubra (hawks-beard)

Cuphea ignea (fiery cuphea)

Cynoglossum (Chinese forget-me-not)

Datura species (thorn-apple)

Delphinium (larkspur)

Dianthus chinensis (China pinks)

Diascia barberm (twinspur)

Dicranostigma franchetianum (bright-yellow poppy)

Dimorphotheca aurantiaca (Cape marigold)

Dracocephalum moldavica (Moldavian dragonhead)

Echium creticurn (bugloss)

Emilia javanica (tassel flower)

Eschschlotzia californica (California poppy)

Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat)

Felicia bergeriana (kingfisher daisy)

Gaillardia pulchella (blanket flower)

Gilia (bird's-eye)

Godetia (fairyfan, farewell-to-spring)

Gypsophila (baby's breath)

Helianthus (sunflowers)

Helichrysum (strawflower)

Helipterum (paper daisy)

Hunnemannia fumariifolia (Mexican tulip poppy)

Iberis (candytuft)

Impatiens (balsam)

Ionopsidium acaule (false diamond-flower)

Lathyrus odoratus (sweet peas)

Lavatera (annual mallow)

Leonorus (lion's paws)

Limnanthes douglasii (poached-egg plant)

Limonium sinuatum (statice)

Linaria bipartita (toadflax)

Linum (flax)

Lobularia (alyssum)

Lupinus (lupine)

Lychnis (catchfly)

Malcomia maritima (Virginian stock)

Malope trifida (malope)

Malva (mallow)

Matthiola bicornis (night-scented stock)

Mesembryanthemum (ice-plant)

Myosotis dissitiflora (forget-me-not)

Nemesia strumosa (Cape jewels)

Nemophila (baby blue-eyes)

Nicandra (shoo-fly)

Nicotiana (flowering tobacco)

Nigella (love-in-the-mist)

Osteospermum (Star of the Veldt)

Papaver (poppy)

Petunia hybrida (petunias)

Phacelia (scorpion weed)

Phlox drummondii (drummon phlox)

Portulaca grandiflora (portulaca, moss rose)

Rehmannia angulata (Chinese foxgloves)

Reseda odorata (mignonette)

Rudbeckia bicolor (gloriosa daisy)

Salpiglossis sinuata (painted tongue)

Salvia splendens (scarlet sage)

Sanvitalia procumbens (creeping zinnia)

Saponaria vaccaria (soapwort)

Scabiosa (pincushion flower)

Schizanthus pinnatus (butterfly flower)

Senecio elegans (ragwort)

Silene Armeria (none-so-pretty)

Specularia speculum (Venus' looking glass)

Tagetes (marigold)

Thunbergia alata (clockvine)

Tithonia rotundifolia (Mexican sunflower)

Torenia Fournieri (wishbone flower)

Trachymene caerulea (laceflower)

Tropaeolum (nasturtiums)

Ursinia anethoides (dill-leaf ursinia)

Vaccaria (cow soapwort)

Venidium fastuosum (Cape daisy)

Viola tricolor (pansy)

Viscaria (rose-of-heaven)

Xeranthemum (everlasting flower)

Zinnia elegans (common zinnias)

Entered by trudi_d

this is a great list to print out and keep handy
it helped me a lot
michelle

Hi ishareflowers! I've started putting out my hardy annuals. So far I've got blue lobelia, phlox drummondii, alyssum, snapdragons, johnny jump ups, pansies, and nicotiana out in the cold. I've also done marigolds, california poppies, nigella, malva 'Zebrina' and cosmos around this time in the past; I'm just waiting for more containers to put mine out ASAP.

Laurel

Laurel,
Wow...marigolds, california poppies now? Hmmm, maybe I should put mine out now.
I think part of the reason for the WSing "lull" I usually experience this time of year is that it's harder to find a place to put the containers. I have to look for somewhere that won't be in the way of the plow, the snowblower while also being accessible. But I might just do a bunch and chug it out there...

(...I thought Malva "Zebrina" was a perennial??)

Linda

Hi Linda,

My malva 'Zebrina' never makes it through the winter, but it reseeds freely. So, I consider it an annual, even though I know it can be perennial in warmer zones. If you have a good microclimate for it, you might get it to hang around. Mine are fairly exposed to the elements.

Laurel

Laurel,
Mine are against the house, so maybe that's why I thought it perennial...although it could be a volunteer I've been looking at too (those darn things reseed in the lawn!!)
Thanks for the info! :-)

Linda

Michelle, that list is definitely helpful! The only ones I'm waiting on are things that I know germinate very quickly, and are not frost tolerant. Otherwise, I'll spend too much time and energy, covering and uncovering, or moving them in and out of the garage to keep from losing the early sprouts.

Also, a couple of things germinated better when I direct sowed them last year, Cosmos and Marigolds. So I'm either waiting much later to sow them, or just direct sowing after the last frost.

So far I've sown most of my perennials, but the only annuals I've done are Alyssum and Dianthus. As soon as I can get some more containers prepped, I will sow some Dimorphotheca (African daisy), Calendula, Portulaca, Amaranth, and Millet. Then it's on to Gazanias, Petunias, Zinnias... and so on.

Sigh, so many seeds, so little time : )

Bonnie

Thank you for the info zone 5ers! I didnt know I could do all of those now. I"m new and really dont know the diff. between hardy annuals and tender annuals. I scan these threads in the morn.and again at night trying to get the info I need.I guess I better get plantin!