In most areas, you can plant pansies in the garden for fall color and they'll appear again the following spring to add charm to the landscape. (Gardeners in warm-winter climates often grow them as winter annuals.)
Test Garden Tip: Pansy flowers are edible; use them to embellish desserts or decorate salads.
Name: Viola selections
Size: From 4 to 8 inches tall, depending on variety
Growing conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil
Zones: 4-8, but often treated as an annual
Prickly pear is one of the most versatile cacti around, gracing gardens as far north as Minnesota and as far South as Texas with its golden cup-shape blooms and flat pads. It's a fun textural counterpoint to most other flowers in the garden!
Name: Opuntia humifusa
Size: To 1 foot tall
Growing conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Zones: 4-9
Missouri Primrose
Missouri primrose is a practically foolproof plant that offers a long summer bloom season. Each golden-yellow flower catches the eye with its beauty and graces the nose with its fragrance.
Test Garden Tip: Missouri primrose can be vigorous when it's happy. Some gardeners consider it a bit pesty.
Name: Oenothera macrocarpa
Size: To 8 inches tall and 2 feet wide
Growing conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Zones: 4-8
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