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79 flowers you can grow from seed, from easy to challenging. 58 of them grow in pots.

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Bidens ferulifolia yellow daisy flowers with yellow centers growing among green leaves

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Bidens ferulifolia

Bidens ferulifolia is a sun-loving, drought-tolerant plant with bright yellow daisy flowers, usually grown as an annual in containers and borders.

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Full sun
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When to start each seed

Counted from your area's average last spring frost date. Find yours from a local weather service or garden center, then count back or forward.

  1. 8+ weeks before

    Start indoors early

  2. 4–7 weeks before

    Indoors or a cold frame

  3. 1–3 weeks before

    Hardy seeds go out

  4. From the last frost

    Sow at or after the last frost

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Days from sowing until the first shoots appear, in good conditions.

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Safe around cats and dogs

Listed as non-toxic to both cats and dogs. Each seed's page has the details.

Not safe for pets: carnation, dahlia, dusty miller.

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Perfect for pots and balconies

Every seed here grows in a container. Where it's known, you'll see the smallest pot to use.

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How many flowers are on SeedBattle?
79 so far: african daisy, african marigold, ageratum, alpine aster, balloon flower, bidens, black-eyed susan vine, blanket flower, blazing star, butterfly weed, california poppy, canterbury bells, carnation, carpathian bellflower, celosia, cerinthe, chinese forget-me-not, coleus, columbine, common mallow, coreopsis, cornflower, cosmos, cup and saucer vine, dahlia, dusty miller, dwarf morning glory, dwarf sunflower, forget-me-not, french marigold, gaura, gerbera daisy, geum, giant sunflower, globe gilia, globe thistle, gloriosa daisy, godetia, gomphrena, iceland poppy, impatiens, joe pye weed, lanceleaf coreopsis, lavatera, linaria, lisianthus, love-in-a-mist, maltese cross, marigold, mexican sunflower, moss rose, nasturtium, nemesia, nemophila, obedient plant, oriental poppy, ornamental kale, ornamental pepper, pansy, pasque flower, petunia, phacelia, purple coneflower, rose campion, rose mallow, scarlet flax, scarlet sage, signet marigold, snapdragon, sneezeweed, spike speedwell, statice, strawflower, sulphur cosmos, sunflower, sweet alyssum, torenia, woodland sage and zinnia. A new one appears here as soon as its page is published.
Which flowers are easiest to grow from seed?
55 are rated easy: african marigold, ageratum, bidens, black-eyed susan vine, blanket flower, california poppy, carpathian bellflower, celosia, cerinthe, chinese forget-me-not, coleus, columbine, coreopsis, cornflower, cosmos, cup and saucer vine, dahlia, dusty miller, dwarf morning glory, dwarf sunflower, forget-me-not, french marigold, gaura, giant sunflower, globe gilia, globe thistle, gloriosa daisy, godetia, gomphrena, impatiens, lanceleaf coreopsis, lavatera, love-in-a-mist, maltese cross, marigold, mexican sunflower, moss rose, nasturtium, nemesia, nemophila, obedient plant, phacelia, purple coneflower, rose campion, scarlet flax, scarlet sage, signet marigold, sneezeweed, spike speedwell, strawflower, sulphur cosmos, sunflower, sweet alyssum, woodland sage and zinnia. 22 are rated moderate: african daisy, alpine aster, balloon flower, blazing star, butterfly weed, canterbury bells, carnation, common mallow, gerbera daisy, geum, iceland poppy, joe pye weed, linaria, oriental poppy, ornamental pepper, pansy, pasque flower, petunia, rose mallow, snapdragon, statice and torenia. 2 are rated challenging: lisianthus and ornamental kale. Our editors rate each seed by how easily it grows from seed.
Which flowers grow in pots?
58 of the 79: african daisy, african marigold, ageratum, alpine aster, bidens, black-eyed susan vine, blanket flower, california poppy, canterbury bells, carnation, carpathian bellflower, celosia, cerinthe, chinese forget-me-not, coleus, coreopsis, cornflower, cosmos, cup and saucer vine, dahlia, dusty miller, dwarf morning glory, dwarf sunflower, forget-me-not, french marigold, gaura, gerbera daisy, geum, gomphrena, impatiens, lanceleaf coreopsis, lavatera, lisianthus, love-in-a-mist, marigold, moss rose, nasturtium, nemesia, nemophila, obedient plant, ornamental kale, ornamental pepper, pansy, pasque flower, petunia, purple coneflower, rose mallow, scarlet sage, signet marigold, snapdragon, statice, strawflower, sulphur cosmos, sunflower, sweet alyssum, torenia, woodland sage and zinnia, going by our editors' research. Where the smallest pot to use is known, you'll find it on the seed's page.
Can I narrow the flowers down further?
Yes. The seed list filters them by difficulty, by sun and by whether they grow in pots, and you can combine the filters.
Where do the growing facts come from?
Every growing fact is researched and reviewed by our editors before a seed page goes live.

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