Bellflowera practical guide to garden flowers

Flower gardening guide

Grow flowers with confidence

Practical growing guides for 29 garden flowers — light, water, soil, planting, care, propagation, and the problems to watch for.

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The flower index

Perennials

Lavender Lavandula angustifolia · Summer Peony Paeonia lactiflora · Late spring Coneflower Echinacea purpurea · Summer Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · Summer to autumn Aster Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Autumn Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum morifolium · Autumn Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris · Spring Bleeding Heart Lamprocapnos spectabilis · Spring Garden Geranium Pelargonium hortorum · Summer

Annuals

Sunflower Helianthus annuus · Summer Marigold Tagetes erecta · Summer Zinnia Zinnia elegans · Summer Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus · Summer to autumn Petunia Petunia hybrida · Summer Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus · Spring to summer Sweet Pea Lathyrus odoratus · Spring to summer Morning Glory Ipomoea tricolor · Summer

Bulbs & Tubers

Tulip Tulipa gesneriana · Spring Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus · Spring Dahlia Dahlia pinnata · Summer to autumn Lily Lilium orientale · Summer Bearded Iris Iris germanica · Spring Tuberous Begonia Begonia tuberhybrida · Summer

Biennials

Foxglove Digitalis purpurea · Summer Hollyhock Alcea rosea · Summer Pansy Viola tricolor var. hortensis · Cool season

Shrubs & Vines

Garden Rose Rosa hybrida · Summer Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla · Summer Clematis Clematis hybrida · Summer