Plant List: Annuals for Full Sun

Easy care flowering plants for a full sun garden.

Glossary

Annual: A plant that starts from seed, grows to maturity, produces lots of seeds, then dies all within a year.

Deadhead: the process of removing spent flowers before they go to seed. The plant responds by making more flowers.

Annual Plants for Full Sun

These plants can be grown from seed and will die within a year. However, many will have produced seeds for you to collect and the seeds you miss will drop to the ground and may have a good chance of germinating when the time is right. Consider an irrigation set up as annuals have shallow roots so can only access the water in the soil close to the surface.

Plant Name	Notes	Image
Cosmos	For more blooms, pinch & deadhead. See https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/cosmos/cutting-back-cosmos.htm
Nigella	Prolific self-seeder.
Cornflowers	Sow in Autumn for Spring flowers.
Nasturtium	A bit fussy but fun to grow.
Poppies	Sow in Autumn for Spring flowers.
Marigold	Marigolds are often grown in vegetables gardens to deter pests.
Lobelia	Easiest to purchase plants from the nursery.
Honesty	Stunning seed pods.
Petunia	Easiest to purchase seedlings in punnets from the nursery. A note on aesthetic: Petunias don't usually look good in the ground. They are best kept for large pots or hanging baskets.
Zinnia	See https://www.floretflowers.com/grow-great-zinnias/ for tips. Note: Floret is based in the USA
Sweet Pea	Sow in Autumn for Spring flowers. They grow very tall so would benefit from a trellis.
Sunflower	Best to start seeds in punnets in a sunny spot indoors to keep them away from pests until they have 4+ leaves.
Snapdragon	Easiest to purchase seedlings in punnets from the nursery. May live for more than one year.
Pansy	Easiest to purchase seedlings in punnets from the nursery. However Johnny Jump Ups Viola cornuta are easy to grow from seed sown directly into the soil.