Olds Garden SeedOlds Seed Logo

Annual Flowers Alyssum-Cut Flower

Wild Sweet Alyssum
Fragrant and fast growing
Wild Sweet AlyssumThese low, spreading plants grow quickly with an abundance of flowers. Like its name, the clusters of tiny, white flowers will sweeten any garden with fragrance. Excellent for beds, edgings, in between other flowers and as accents in containers.
Aster, Color Carpet
Low-growing, prolific
Aster, Color CarpetThis low-growing, prolific annual produces blooms in clusters of pompom-like flowers in colors of blue, red, pink, and white. Flowers are borne on strong 6-8" stems. Plants are easy to grow and will bloom throughout summer. Excellent as edging for beds and borders, in rock gardens or in containers.

Aster, Powderpuff Mix
Continuous blooms, long-lasting bouquets
Aster, Powderpuff MixPlants bear a profusion of fully double, brilliant flowers on strong stems. Asters are one of the most popular cut flowers for long-lasting bouquets. The easy-to-grow, upright plants will continue to bloom throughout the summer.

Bachelor Button, Early Double Mix
Long stems, easy to grow
Bachelor BThese easy-to-grow plants produce an abundance of bright, beautifully colored, long-stemmed, double flowers that bloom from early summer through fall.
Bachelor Button, Polka Dot Mix
Dwarf plants, brilliant flowers
Bachelor Button, Polka Dot MixFew flowering annuals can match the ease in which this popular annual grows. The ruffled, tufted, double flowers come in a variety of brilliant colors. They make excellent cut flowers.
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Beautiful climber grows to 6'
Black-Eyed Susan VineColorful orange or yellowish flowers, each with a black center, cover this tropical vine all
summer. Plants twine and easily grow up low fences and trellises or trail from hanging baskets and pots. Usually grown as a warm-season annual in cold winter areas.

Blue Pimpernel, Anagallis monelli
Performs best in cooler climates
Blue Pimpernel, Anagallis monelliThis easy-to-grow annual features electric blue, single flowers covering 6-9" mounds of bright green leaves. Popular in Europe, particularly Britain. Blue Pimpernel does well in the north, especially in cooler coastal regions, including around the Great Lakes.

Calendula, Pacific Beauty
Easy to grow, large flowers
Calendula, Pacific BeautyMediterranean native. Large 4" flowers resemble both daisies and chrysanthemums. Bloom abundantly on strong, tall stems (to 2') above large, dark green foliage. Featured colors are yellow and orange, but mix includes cream and apricot.
Candytuft, Dwarf Fairy Mix
Low growing, prolific flowering annual
Candytuft, Dwarf Fairy MixCandytuft, Dwarf Fairy Mix (Iberis umbellatum) is an annual that is easy to grow from seed and excellent for use in rock gardens and flower beds alike. The low growing annual plants reach about 12" and produce delightfully fragrant flowers in shades of lilac, pink, and white.

Cleome, Four Queens
Scented! Lasts long in bouquets
Cleome, Four QueensCleome's tall plant has a large, open, airy flower with a strong scent that blooms throughout summer until frost. Four Queens consists of Rose Queenfor rose; Violet Queen for royal purple; Cherry Queen for a cherry red, darker than Rose Queen; and white Helen Campbell.
Cosmos, Bright Lights
Graceful flowers, feathery foliage
Cosmos, Bright LightsFew plants grow as rapidly as cosmos, and fewer still offer such graceful flowers. 2 1/2 to 3' tall, uniformly growing plants bloom throughout the summer, bearing a profusion of intense semi-double flowers. Foliage is
delicate, feathery green. Useful as a background, a border and as cut flowers.

Cosmos, Sensation Mix
Big flowers for bouquets
Cosmos, Sensation MixCosmos blooms throughout the summer producing large flowers with broad, fluted petals and delicate, feathery foliage. Cosmos are easy to grow and last long in bouquets.
Creeping Zinnia
Ideal flowering groundcover
Creeping ZinniaCreeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens) may be as close as we can get to a perfect spreading and flowering groundcover that is able to tolerate poor soils and hot, dry conditions. About 8" tall, the plants perform well on rock walls and in neglected hanging baskets.

Cut Flower Garden Mixture
Wide color range, selected for bouquets
Cut Flower Garden MixtureFor beautiful, easy-to-grow floral arrangements, this mix includes: aster, baby's breath, bachelor button, Bells of Ireland, calendula, carnation, celosia, cosmos, dahlia, daisy, larkspur, lupine, marigold, Money Plant, poppy, snapdragon, strawflower, and zinnia.