Annual Flowers for the Cool Season

Give cool-season planters a rich splash of color with King Henry viola. Deep velvety purple blooms have a golden eye and delicate whisker markings,...

Petunia 'Laura Bush' is a celebrated heirloom old-fashioned petunia — the offspring of the wild Petunia violacea — and a true garden workhorse. Mor...

Petunia nana compacta 'Pink' is an outstanding trailing basket petunia — vigorous, floriferous, and consistently outperforming more expensive veget...

Petunia 'Dwarf Mixed' is a compact, colorful petunia mix that brings back the charm of a 1950s cottage garden. Sturdy plants grow just 8–12 inches ...

Petunia nana compacta 'Purple Velvet' is a showstopping trailing basket petunia — vigorous, free-blooming, and consistently outperforming more expe...

Nigella damascena 'Jewels Mix' — Love-in-a-Mist, also known as Devil-in-a-Bush — is one of the most enchanting and unusual annuals you can grow fro...

Cineraria maritima 'Silver Dust' (syn. Senecio cineraria) — Dusty Miller — is grown for its striking, deeply lobed, lacy silvery-gray foliage rathe...

Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Mix' — also known as Bachelor's Button — is a cheerful, easy-to-grow dwarf cornflower producing a confetti mix of blue,...

Dianthus deltoides — Maiden Pinks — is a mat-forming, evergreen perennial prized for its cheerful cherry-red and pink blooms and its virtually effo...

Asarina antirrhiniflora — Climbing or Twining Snapdragon — is a quick-growing, half-hardy perennial vine producing a profusion of dainty 1-inch sna...

Dianthus chinensis 'Baby Doll Mix' is a compact, low-growing China Pink with very large single flowers and serrated petals in a rich color range of...

Viola × wittrockiana 'Swiss Giant Alpenglow' is one of the largest pansy flowers available — blooms reach a dramatic 3 inches across in striking ca...

Viola 'Yellow Blotch' — Johnny Jump-Up — is a delightful, free-flowering cool-season viola with cheerful yellow blooms accented by a distinctive bl...

Bring a soft carpet of fragrant flowers to borders and patio pots with Sweet Alyssum 'Easter Bonnet Mix' (Lobularia maritima). This compact mix com...

Lobularia maritima 'Carpet of Snow' is a classic dwarf white sweet alyssum producing masses of delicate, honey-fragrant white flowers on compact pl...

Centaurea cyanus 'Tall Double Ball Black' — Black Ball Bachelor's Button — is a dramatic, easy-to-grow tall cornflower with deep, rich claret bloom...

Give fall beds and patio planters a bold, textured focal point with Coral Queen ornamental kale seeds. Deeply frilled leaves form decorative rosett...

Nemophila menziesii — Baby Blue Eyes — is a charming low-growing native wildflower from California and Oregon, producing a prolific display of simp...

Petunia 'Red, White & Blue Mix' is a vibrant, spreading petunia blend in bold patriotic colors — a natural show-stopper in hanging baskets, con...

Warm-Color Blooms on Compact PlantsFiesta Gitana calendula (Calendula officinalis) fills pots and garden edges with a cheerful mix of orange, yello...

Centaurea cyanus 'Dwarf Blue' — Bachelor's Button — is a classic, easy-to-grow cornflower producing deep, true-blue blooms on plants to 24 inches t...

Centaurea cyanus 'Tall Mixed' — Bachelor's Button — is a stately, easy-to-grow tall cornflower reaching 36 inches, producing a vibrant mix of blue,...

Petunia 'Fire Chief' is a genuine piece of gardening history — an All-America Selections winner in 1950 and the first true red petunia ever introdu...

Brassica oleracea 'Pigeon Red' F1 is a compact, uniform ornamental flowering kale with rich dark green outer leaves and a striking deep red center....