Easy to Grow Flower Seeds for Your Houston, Texas Garden

It's fun to grow flowers from seeds, and it's even more fun if those flower seeds are easy to grow. And just because these seeds are easy to grow doesn't mean they aren't gorgeous, too. You can have the fun of growing plants from seed in addition to adding some beauty to your garden. If you are looking for some pretty flowers you can grow from seed for your Houston, Texas garden, try some of the plants below.

Morning Glory. This beautiful vine is so easy to grow, and it can reach heights of up to forty feet. Plant these flower seeds in full sun, and they will bloom in blue, purple, red and white from May through September. These hard to kill flowers will also bring hummingbirds to your Houston, Texas garden.

Pow Wow Wild Berry Coneflower. A 2010 All-America Selection, these flowers bloom with unbelievably gorgeous fuchsia flowers from spring through fall. Plant these easy to grow seeds in the spring in full to partial sun, and expect heights of up to two feet. These flowers are disease resistant and drought tolerant (part of what makes them so easy to grow), and they will also bring butterflies to your Houston, Texas garden. These are lovely perennials to use as groundcover, or in a mixed border.

Lemon Cream Calendula. Six layers of creamy yellow petals make this easy to grow flower a gorgeous choice for your Houston, Texas garden. Plant these seeds in full sun, and they will bloom from fall through spring - a great choice for winter color in your Houston, Texas garden. You can also use the petals for tea, or to flavor soups and salads. In addition, plant these easy to grow seeds and the flowers will bring lots of beneficial insects to your Houston, Texas garden - syrphid flies, parasitic wasps, pirate bugs and bees. A great choice for an accent plant, or for mass plantings.

Chinese Forget-Me-Not. Looking for beautiful blue, pink and white flowers for your Houston, Texas garden? Try planting these easy to grow seeds. They do best in full or morning sun, and will bloom from October through May, another great choice for winter color in your Houston, Texas garden. They also do well in containers.

Shasta Daisy. This lovely perennial can reach heights of four feet in your Houston, Texas garden. Plant these easy to grow seeds in full to partial sun, and they will bloom from May through November with lovely white flowers that have yellow centers. These flowers also make great cut flowers. This is also a good choice for your Houston, Texas mixed borders.

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