Annuals are popular in the Midwest because they give gardeners with long winters a chance to grow cheerful, tropical, and other warmer weather plants. Cool-season annuals are also great for the edges of the growing season, when native plants are fading or not yet ready to sprout. Try these Midwest annual flowers to add color and interest to your garden. Annual Flowers for Iowa For Iowa gardens, you can hardly go wrong with these blooming annuals: Dahlia — The stunning variety of bloom shapes and colors is reason enough to grow dahlias in the garden. As striking as they are, they are also easy to grow, especially in containers. Zinnia — Another cheerful bloom is the humble zinnia. It doesn’t have as much variety as dahlias, but these flowers are attractive and easy. You can grow them from seed. Even if you get a late start, they’ll still bloom. Sunflower […]
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