March 8 column: Annual flowers

Here is a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Annual varieties add floral pop. Just as I did a column last week on the newest veggie varieties, I talk about the newest annual flowers for 2015 in today’s column. After all, I didn’t want to neglect my fellow flower-lovers out there!

If you live in the Spokane area, remember that Northwest Seed & Pet carries a huge selection of seeds, including most of these brands, so be sure to visit them.

And as promised, here are photos of each of the flowers I featured in my column. Aren’t these annual flowers just luscious?

‘Milky Way’ morning glory – Photo courtesy of Natural Gardening Company

‘Little Firebirds’ nasturtium – Photo courtesy of Renee’s Garden

‘Phoenix’ nasturtium – Photo courtesy of Burpee

‘Twinkles Dwarf Mix’ phlox – Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

‘Florist Pepperbox’ poppy – Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

‘Madame Butterfly’ snapdragon – Photo courtesy of Johnny’s Selected Seeds

‘Coconut Ice’ sunflower – Photo courtesy of Cook’s Garden

‘Ruby’ sunflower – Photo courtesy of Natural Gardening Company

‘Belinensis Red Yellow’ sweet pea – Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

‘Dancing Girls’ zinnia – Photo courtesy of Burpee

Online seed sources for the above varieties:

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, rareseeds.com
• Burpee, burpee.com
• Cook’s Garden, cooksgarden.com
• Johnny’s Selected Seeds, johnnyseeds.com
• Natural Gardening Co., naturalgardening.com
• Renee’s Garden Seeds, reneesgarden.com