What are your favorite/ least favorite reseeding annuals?

16 years ago

It's kind-of nice to have annuals that come up from seed every year without having to plant them, but some are so prolific that they get to be a real nuisance! Fortunately I have sandy soil (basically live on a sand dune!), so it's easy to pull up the extras!

This year I had salpiglossis (Painted Tongue) reseed itself for the first time! Yeah!! I think the unusual weather this spring must have been a better one that usual for self-sown seedlings to get off to a good start. I've never had marigolds reseed before, or "Love in a Puff," but this year I have some of those, too!

Cosmos and Calendulas are consistent reseeders, which is fine, but nigella has gotten to be a huge pain! It's all over everywhere!

I used to have gorgeous bread-seed poppies that came up reliably every year, but the past few years I've had only a few little spindly ones.

What does well/ too well for you other forum users out there?

Comments (3)

danakc
16 years ago
My favorite reseeders are pansies/violets, cosmos, penstemon, gazanias, sweet william, snapdragons, alyssum, I've even had petunias seed themselves.

My least favorite: perennial salvia(its everywhere)english daisies, coreopsis, marigolds, four o'clocks.
muffienh
16 years ago
Right now, tomatoes are my LEAST favorite reseeders! They grew everywhere this year, even more than last year. Must have been in the compost and not cooked enough.

Hating goldenrod - it tries to take over and there are several different kinds here; I was coddling one thinking it was Balloon Flower.

Love:
Alyssum
Petunias
Forget me nots
Cosmos
Ageratum (they don't flower as fast as indoor starts)
Violas, but they petered out this year after a 5 year run

First year trial: blue woodruff - asperula - is supposed to reseed. I threw some seed on the ground just a few weeks ago and it is already blooming. Hope it comes back. It's a lovely delicate blue flower.
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boisenoise
Original Author
16 years ago
I can't believe that petunias reseed for both of you! I wish mine would do that!

Muffienh, I had to smile at the mental image of you coddling a goldenrod! :) Bummer!!! I wish I had a few more of the old-fashioned, taller Balloon Flowers in my garden, but I don't really care for the compact varieties, and those are the only ones that I've seen on the market in recent years.