List of Texas Annual Flowers
When preparing a list of Texas annual flowers for your garden, it is important to remain mindful of the stressful environment Texas provides for annuals. For healthy, colorful additions to your gardening space, maintain annuals according to your state's requirements. Pay close attention to soil; use a soil pH of 5.5 to 6.5 in approximately 6-inch raised beds to prevent water-logging during rainfall.
Pansies
Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) are widely planted in Texas during the fall season for use as a spring flowering annual. Thriving in full sun, pansies are hardy annual plants that grow to a height of 10 inches and a width of 15 inches, according to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Pansies display flowers in the following single, bi- and tri-colors: near black, blue, mahogany, purple, lavender, red, pink, orange, peach, cream and white, explains the Texas AgriLife Extension. Plant in late September through October for spring bloom.
- When preparing a list of Texas annual flowers for your garden, it is important to remain mindful of the stressful environment Texas provides for annuals.
- For healthy, colorful additions to your gardening space, maintain annuals according to your state's requirements.
Snapdragons
Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are widely planted in Texas during the fall season for use as a spring flowering annual. Thriving in full sun, snapdragons come in many varieties and grow to a height of 6 to 36 inches and a width of 2 to 24 inches, explains the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Snapdragons display erect, tube-like flowers with several blossoms per stem in the following single and bicolors: tints and shades of pink, red, purple, yellow, orange and white, according to the Texas AgriLife Extension. Plant in late September through October for spring bloom.
Periwinkles
Periwinkles (Vinca) are widely planted in Texas during the spring season for use as a summer flowering annual. Thriving in full sun, periwinkles are annual plants with high heat tolerance that grow to a height and width of 12 to 24 inches, according to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Periwinkles display white or pink-purple flowers and thrive well in the Texas climate, asserts the Texas AgriLife Extension. Plant in late February through June for summer bloom.
- Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) are widely planted in Texas during the fall season for use as a spring flowering annual.
Sweet Alyssum
Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritime) are widely planted in Texas during the spring season for use as a summer flowering annual. Thriving in full sun, sweet alyssums are fragrant plants with frost tolerance that grow to a height of 4 to 8 inches and a spread width of 12 to 24 inches, according to the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Sweet alyssums display abundant white flowers. Plant in late February through June for summer bloom.
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