It is on the gratuity of your tongue . You make love it start with the letter S , but for the life of you , you may not commend the name of that flower . Sometimes , when retentivity fails , the only thing you’re able to do is go through a lean and reckon . If that is your dilemma , this list is for you .
Annuals
Scarlet Sage ( Salvia splendens ) is a striking scarlet yearly variety of sage that is attractive to hummingbirds . A middling traditional flower that has long been the subject of call and poesy , is Sweet William ( Dianthus barbatus ) . bet upon variety , its colors array from pallid blues and pinks , through rose , lavender and the cryptic purples and reds . No bungalow garden would be complete without snapdragon ( Antirrhinum majus ) . These easy to grow , favorable flowers range from gross white , through yellows , pinks , mystifying rose and red-faced . They will keep bloom all spring and summer , and may even reseed under golden conditions . Often shout shell prime , Cosmos bipinnatus is a pink and rose - coloured wonder — each petal of this daisy - like annual is curl into a long tube , for an unusual blossom butterflies passion .
Perennials
One of the early flowering perennial bulbs in the natural spring is the diminutive and adorable Snowdrop ( Galanthus nivalis ) . For airy dried flush to use in placement , grow Statice or Sea lavender ( Limonium latifolium ) . Its juicy and violet bloom are held upright on wiry stems above rosette of medium green leaves . Of of course , helianthus ( Helianthus spp . ) are well-nigh everyone ’s favorite for sunshiny colouring material in the landscape . produce modest flowered garden varieties for cut blossom , naturalize woodland species or plant some of the big headed types for fall birdseed . For the front of the border in your butterfly garden , try scabious S. columbaria ( " Butterfly Blue " ) , an especially attractive midget form . At the year ’s goal , when other flowers are fading aside , you will welcome the diminutive saffron ( Crocus sativa ) , most often bid fall flowering crocus , but known more for its flavorful stigma used in bon vivant cookery than its goody lavender flower .
Vines, Shrubs and Trees
Snowball ( Viburnum macrocephalum ) is a well - recognise bush bearing vast bunch of staring snowy flowers looking very much like snowballs advert on a George H.W. Bush . Another common , much - loved shrub is Spirea ( Spirea spp . ) . Its flowers are blank and fragrant , but it is also a right bush for vivacious declivity color ( particularly Spiraea fritschiana ) . If you are looking to institute a vine and choose a fragrant yearly , you could not go wrong with dulcet peas ( Lathyrus odoratus ) . These old - fashioned favourite produce the scent of cloves and other spices sufficient to perfume the whole garden , and make bully cut of meat flowers as well . If mellisonant pea are not your cup of tree , Stephanotis ( S. floribunda ) is another fragrant treillage vine with glossy flowers . One of its common names , Madagascar jasmine , gives an indicant of its perfume calibre . One of the first to flower in the spring , Serviceberry or Shadbush , ( Amelanchier spp . ) is a small tree with white blossom and blueberry - sized fruit that ripen in former leap , giving wage hike to another common name : Juneberry .
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