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Myrtle Creek Nursery
A full service nursery serving Southern California

2940 Reche Road, Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760) 728-5340

www.MyrtleCreekNursery.com

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Annuals

Winter Annuals - Plant Group of the Month

When most other plants go dormant or are seeds waiting for warm weather before germinating, winter annuals germinate in autumn or winter, live through the winter, then bloom in winter or spring. Because they prefer the cooler weather, they will usually die after flowering and setting down seeds. Besides their bright colors, they provide vegetative cover that helps to prevent soil erosion, and food for birds, wildlife and insects. This means your garden does not have to be boring over the colder months.

Hardy annuals include calendula, cornflower, foxglove, larkspur, pansy, sweet alyssum, stocks, viola, and many dianthus cultivars.

Half-hardy annuals are those plants which require damp cold weather to flourish, but can't survive cold frost. They can be sown after the last spring frost as they need not get warm soil to germinate. Some of the half hardy annual flowers are Baby's breath, bells of Ireland, blue sage, candytuft,forget-me-nots, love-in-a-mist, snow-on-the-mountain, strawflower, and torenia.

Think about keeping your garden colorful through winter, but remember to always check your garden zone and the hardiness of the flowers you wish to grow.

We carry Shrubs, Perennials, Roses, Vines, Ground Covers, Annuals, Ornamental Trees and Fruit Trees.