Flowers are an essential element in all types of gardens. They provide color and sometimes aroma, as well as attracting various beneficial insects such as bees. Some of them are plants that self-sow, that is, as soon as the seeds fall to the ground, they germinate by themselves during spring or summer, depending on the species.
With them we can have an informal garden, much more rustic, and all without effort. Discover what are these wonderful plants.
Poppy
The poppy, whose scientific name is Papaver rhoeas, is one of those common annual cycle herbs that you never tire of seeing. Its red petals sprout during the spring, just a few weeks after the seed has germinated. It reaches a height of about 30 centimeters, so you will surely get a very beautiful corner of flowers if you combine it with some of the species that we recommend 😉.
Silk button
The Silk Button, whose scientific name is Emilia coccinea, is an annual herb that is easy to confuse with the Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), but unlike this one, its flowers are grouped in inflorescences of reddish color and not yellow. Blooms in mid spring, when it has reached a height of about 35-40cm.
Bells of ireland
The Bells of Ireland, whose scientific name is Moluccella laevis, is an annual herb that produces an inflorescence formed by verticillasters, that is, it is composed of very contracted and tight cymes that form apparent whorls, of 6 flowers each early summer.
Margherita
The daisy, whose scientific name is Bellis perennis, is a perennial herb that produces beautiful white or yellow flowers in spring and that reaches a height of about 40-50 centimeters.
miramelindos
The miramelindos, whose scientific name is Impatiens balsamina, is an annual herb about 40 centimeters high that produces pink, red, white or lilac flowers for most of the spring and summer.
Which of these plants did you like the most? Do you know others that self-sow?