Hugh’s Celebration of Annuals From Seed, Part 1

From seeds to beautiful flowers

Today we are visiting Hugh Locke ’s garden in Shrub Oak , New York . Hugh ’s Zone 6 garden has been showcased before ( check into it out here ) , but today ’s photos are all annual ( plus a few biennials ) that were grow from ejaculate in 2021 . He begins depart most seeds in February under igniter in his garage , while a few are directly - sow in spring . Hugh has indicated below which flower are completely insubordinate to the deer that wander through his unfenced garden . The other flowers are in pot on a large pack of cards . While the deer ca n’t get there , Hugh calls this collection the “ deer buffet . ” you could also see his prime portrait series onInstagram .

I like the transition of this deer - repellent ‘ Timeless Mix ’ ageratum(Ageratumhoustonianum)from a pinkish bud to a lavender open bloom .

This ‘ Joseph ’s Coat ’ amaranth(Amaranthustricolor ) , named after the scriptural figure of speech , does n’t need flowers with these spectacular leaves .

Angelonia(Angelonia angustifolia)is in constant bloom from summer up to hoarfrost . Although not link up to snapdragon , it is sometimes visit summertime snapdragon . Deer resistant .

Taiwanese foxglove(Rihmannia angulata)is indeed from China , where the dry ascendent is a widely used herbal therapeutic , but is not in reality a true digitalis , even though the flowers are alike .

The Chinese wool flower(Celosiaargentea)was nearly nonextant , but thankfully this show - plug is back . I grew it for the first time in 2021 , and it will now be a recurring feature in my garden .

This clasping coneflower(Rudbeckiaamplexicaulis)is so name because the low leaves seem to brooch the theme . That seems to be a rather prosaic way to denote to this profusely flowering knockout . cervid resistive .

The ‘ Rose Queen ’ cleome(Cleome hassleriana)has one of the longest - lasting blooms in the garden , as the flowers continue to open up and the spent flower wrick into “ spiders . ” Deer resistant .

The ‘ Salmon Sunset ’ four o’clock(Mirabilisjalapa)is so named because it open up belatedly in the afternoon and lasts until the follow morning . Technically it has no petals , and what you see is partly fused sepal .

This ‘ Dalmation Peach ’ foxglove(Digitalispurpureahybrid ) is one of the rare two-year varieties that bloom the first year when grown from seed . cervid repellent .

‘ Marine ’ heliotrope(Heliotropiumarborescens ) , with its fantastic vanilla scent , is purported to be named after the sun god Helios because the flowers always face the sun . Deer resistant .

Kiss - me - over - the - garden - gate(Polygonum orientale)is an heirloom plant life native to China but with a long history in America go back to Thomas Jefferson ’s garden . The almost fluorescent flowers come out in belated summertime atop reedy 8 - foot stems .

‘ Dark Blue ’ larkspur(Consolidaajacis)was new to my garden this yr and has already begun ego - seeding in our mild winter . Deer resistant .

We ’ll have more annuals from Hugh ’s garden in tomorrow ’s GPOD post .

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