10/11/2025
Blooms again and again and again…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Plant once, enjoy forever! These 11 self-seeding flowers come back year after year without any extra work. 🌸
• Calendula
Zones 2–11 • Full sun • Sow early spring or fall
Bright orange & yellow blooms that freely reseed.
• Nigella (Love-in-a-Mist)
Zones 2–11 • Full sun • Sow early spring
Delicate blue or white flowers with ornate seed pods.
• Larkspur
Zones 2–10 • Full sun • Direct-sow in cool spring soil
Tall spikes in blue, purple, white, or red.
• Poppies (Papaver spp.)
Zones 3–9 • Full sun • Sow late fall or early spring
Silky petals in red, pink, or orange; naturalizes easily.
• Alyssum
Zones 5–9 • Full sun to part shade • Sow after frost
Low-growing, sweet-scented, and carpets the ground.
• Cosmos
Zones 2–11 • Full sun • Sow after last frost
Airy, daisy-like blooms that thrive in poor soil.
• Coreopsis
Zones 4–9 • Full sun • Sow in spring after frost
Cheerful yellow flowers that return reliably.
• Cornflower (Bachelor’s Button)
Zones 2–11 • Full sun • Sow early spring or fall
Classic blue wildflower and pollinator favorite.
• Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Zones 3–9 • Full sun • Sow spring or fall
Golden petals with dark centers; self-spreading.
• Verbena bonariensis
Zones 7–11 • Full sun • Sow after frost
Tall, airy stems topped with lavender clusters.
• Cleome (Spider Flower)
Zones 10–11 • Full sun • Sow after last frost
Dramatic pink or white clusters that reseed readily.
