Everyone may say " brr " and visualize igloos and snow when Alaska is mention , but few realize that the soft , short summers with longsighted days give up many annual flowers to look spectacular . The good annual plant are easy to grow and do n’t call for particular maintenance or tricks to flower . The most inexpensive annual plants are started from seed in a southern window several workweek before the last spring frosts and then transplanted outdoors .

Petunia

useable in an array of blossom color from mysterious purple to loss and even in bi - colored stripes , petunias bask in the warm , sunny days of the Alaskan summer . Deadhead , pick off old sere bloom , to advance continual re - flowering , or prefer petunia varieties that are " ever - blooming " . These types shed their old flowers and flower with minimal maintenance . petunia look superbly in flower borderline foregrounds or in hanging baskets .

Snapdragon

Appreciating cool , sunny days and coo nights , snapdragon are among the first plants to set out in natural spring , even when occasional unclouded frosts still occur . Dwarf and taller , old - fashioned cut bloom varieties of " press stud " knead well , often they sprout new flower stems when the initial heyday stalk is abbreviate and used in vase indoors .

Nasturtium

This dual - purpose annual makes a skillful edging or ground screening in the vegetable garden as its leaves and especially the orangish or yellow flowers are edible . The with child seeds are promiscuous to sow , too .

Marigold

This annual fuck warmer temperature and is easy to rise from seed . Choose the taller , shaggy-haired smorgasbord known as African type , while the shorter , ankle joint - high varieties constitute French type .

Sweet Alyssum

Low grow , you may use sweet madwort as a sprawl flat coat cover to grow under other annuals or to spill onto sidewalks on the edges of the flower border . Sweet alyssum ’s midget flower are sweetly fragrant and come in clean , red - reddish blue and pink shades depending on variety , such as those in the Easter Bonnet series .

Blue Floss Flower

Also call ageratum , gay sky and temperature between 65 and 75 degrees F. allow for them to make perfectly shaped mound flora top with tiny seas urchin - like flowers . Usually powdery bluing , some selections of the blue floss flower are whitened or blushful pink .

Bachelor’s Button

wanton to grow from seed , bachelor ’s button are fast - turn and after they flower the seed pass shatter and re - sprout in the garden . adorable in a hazardous , meadow garden place setting , this annual ’s peak are flattened and are purple , pinkish , juicy - reddish blue or white .

Zinnia

Just like marigolds , zinnias are both easy to grow from semen and savor quick temperatures . There are both upright bushy zinnia varieties as well as gnome type that rise into tidy globes about 6 column inch improbable . The flowers are full , flatten out daisy or rounded balls with petals in all colors except grim and purple .

Sunflower

Sunflowers bloom are easy to acquire from seed . Choose the short grow variety show so you could see the bloom before the first frost that may return in late August . Many varieties exist with various yellow or reddish petals and unlike flower head size .

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