This is my second installment of a new post series featuring flowers by color. For the next few months I will pick a different color and share my favorite flowers of that color (these lists are NOT a complete list of all flowers of that color, simply just my favorites). This week is YELLOW flower week.
This is a perennial flower that blooms very early in Springtime.
This is perennial shrub/bush that is very easy to grow. I would recommend trimming when it gets larger otherwise it will become out of control. This blooms even earlier in the Spring than tulips.
I did a series on this blog five years ago called "Frank's Flowers" - Frank is my dad and he is a master at growing roses.
This is an annual flower. Zinnias are susceptible to powdery mildew but otherwise a joy to grow.
The original name of this sunflower made be chuckle "Giant Sungold" since the flowers were quite miniature in sunflower terms. I renamed this variety "Tiny Giant Sungold".
I could never understand why this was called "Gray Stripe" since there isn't a bit of gray in this flower. Then a friend of mine answered my confusion when she said: "that's because of the gray stripe on the seed" - hahahaha - that makes sense.
This unique sunflower was a mixture of 3 distinct colored sunflowers including this light lemon yellow color. (You will just have to click on the link above to view the other two colors).
This variety was the star of my garden in 2012. It truly is a mammoth beauty.
I was not the only one that enjoyed this sunflower variety - insects also enjoyed every inch. They devoured these flowers. If you try to grow organically (like I do) then I suggest growing a different sunflower variety.
I think there must have been a mistake with this sunflower seed packet because I only had 2 colors: yellow and a dark red (almost brown). If you know anything about the artwork of Monet then you know that these two colors certainly do NOT define his mastery.
I love sunflowers! I have a gardening question about pumpkins that I planted around last week or more. I planted them about 5 inches or 3 apart, is that bad? Should I replant them in a bigger space?
This is a really neat post idea. I also didn't realize foxglove was a biennial. It's so beautiful and I've been meaning to plant some for years!
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