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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did some experimenting a few years ago with fall sowing and it went great. I had masses of Nigella, which I think would fizzle out in the heat if planted in Spring. It reseeded for a year or two and then disappeared I think because of a colder winter. To get consistent results you might have to help the seedlings overwinter more than I did. The easiest and most consistent annual flowers for us imo are zinnias, cosmos and sunflowers. So not a lot to cut before August. For dahlias, I try to buy varieties recommended by Southern gardeners because mine poop out when it’s too hot, so my blooming season doesn’t get going on many of them until September even if it’s way past the “days to bloom.”[/quote] Try any dahlia regardless of what the books say. I’ve had great luck growing all kinds in Silver Spring and have them blooming right from midsummer. Mine are planted with plenty of morning and early afternoon sun and bright shade later in the day.[/quote]
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