Flowers
Looking for the best type of flower to grow in your garden? Consult our Flower Growing Guides, below, to learn how to grow all the most popular garden flowers, including sunflowers, roses, irises, peonies, daffodils, and many more!
In each Growing Guide, you’ll find advice on planting, growing, and caring for your flowers so that they’ll bloom their absolute best year after year! Plus, we provide variety recommendations and images to help inspire your own garden design.
If you have a question about the planting or care of a specific flower, feel free to ask it in the comment sections of the pages below!
Cold-hardy blooms for garden beds, borders, and containers
Easy-to-grow annuals that thrive in poor soil and bloom from summer to fall.
A bright, easy-care perennial that blooms for months and thrives in many gardens
An easy-to-grow flower that blooms from spring to fall, attracts pollinators, and repels pests
Learn how to plant, grow, and care for Queen Anne’s lace—an elegant wildflower that adds texture to bouquets and draws pollinators to your garden.
Planting, growing, dividing, harvesting, and choosing native and wild yarrow for a sustainable garden
Sunshine on a Stem: Learn Why to Add These Sunny Blooms to Your Garden!
Big, Bold, and Beautiful: How to Grow and Care for Canna Lilies
A Complete Guide to Planting, Growing, and Caring for Impatiens in Shade Gardens and Containers
Bright, Bold, and Blissfully Easy: Bring Sunshine to Your Garden with Shasta Daisies!
Fragrant, colorful climbing flowers that bring cottage-garden charm, pollinators, and long-lasting blooms to trellises, borders, and bouquets.
Attract Pollinators, Brighten Your Garden, and Enjoy Long-Lasting Blooms
Including Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) and Other Monarch Host Plants
Your guide to planting, growing, and caring for shade-loving perennials that brighten up any garden
Meet Nigella—an easy, cool-season bloomer with lacy foliage, jewel-toned flowers, and unforgettable seed pods.
Discover planting tips, ideal conditions, and why these sky-blue blooms are pollinator favorites.
Bring Tropical Drama Home With This Bold, Leafy Houseplant (and Learn How to Keep It Thriving)
Discover how to grow and maintain vibrant trailing lobelia for containers, hanging baskets, and garden edges
A Garden Showstopper With Rose-Like Blooms and Serious Vase Appeal
Discover how to plant, grow, and care for flowering maple—also called Chinese lantern or Indian mallow—for nonstop color and charm.
Learn how to grow, care for, and control this cheerful yellow herb that repels pests—and why it’s both helpful and a little wild in the garden.
From watering and light needs to post-bloom steps and dormancy tips—learn how to keep your amaryllis healthy and blooming year after year.
Enjoy Critter-Resistant, Early-Blooming, Shade-Loving Hellebores
Mum Care 101: Planting, Blooming, and Overwintering Tips
Growing African Blue Lily Plants: Watering, Light, Propagation, and More!
Sun-loving flowers that brighten gardens with dazzling colors and unique blooms.
All About Amaranth: From Garden Beauty to Superfood Seeds
Brighten Your Garden and Containers with Cheerful, Cold-Hardy Pansies
The Complete Verbena Guide: A Bloom-Boosting Favorite for Beds, Baskets, and Bees
Learn How to Grow and Care for Scaevola, The Stunning Fan Flower
Discover the beauty of anemone flowers—from their history and varieties to planting tips and care
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Sedums
Learn how to grow morning glories safely, identify annual vs. perennial varieties, and attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden
Bring Color and Pollinators to Your Garden with Deer-Resistant Native Asters
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Goldenrod Native Plants
Bright, easy-care blooms that thrive in poor soil and attract pollinators
From Bud to Bloom: How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Stunning Peonies in Your Garden
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Delphinium
The Ultimate Hollyhock Guide: From Seed to Spectacular Spire
A soft, airy flower that’s perfect for gardens, borders, and bouquets.
Discover the Truth About Citronella Plants—Beautiful, Fragrant, and (Sort of) Bug-Repelling!
The Complete Flower Guide for Stunning Hanging Baskets and Groundcover
Charming, Clove-Scented Blooms That Brighten Beds and Borders
Larkspurs Bring Height, Color, and Cottage Garden Charm!
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Lantana Flowers That Butterflies Love
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Russian Sage in Your Garden
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Gauras
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Snapdragons in Every Season
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Diascias
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Veronicas
Planting, Growing, and Caring Tips For The Gerbera Daisy
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Wishbone Flowers
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Bellflower Plants
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Million Bells