How to Grow Red Flowers

Red flowers symbolize love and passion. It would be hard to find a better way to add sizzle to your yard than a collection of red flowers scattered all over it. There are a wide variety of flowers that come in shades of red from roses that thrive in the sunshine to the low growing creeping sedum that grows in partial shade. Follow these simple guidelines to choose just the right flower for you.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Plant red roses in a location where the fragrance will drift through open windows in the summer time. These delightful flowers serve double duty as their fragrance wafts through the air on warm summer evenings.

2. Try Canna Tropical Red for a splash of color in a sunny area. This magnificent plant has large tropical leaves and sports bloom 3 - 4 inches across. The plant is compact and can be grown in a container.

3. Plant red sedum as a ground cover in full sun or partially shaded areas. It provides a blaze of color on its compact plants as they wind their way under trees or along walkways.

4. Add appeal to garden edges with "Gay Butterflies" Butterfly Plant. Not only it provide a splash of red among yellow and orange, it will attract butterflies, too.

5. Fill window boxes with red flowering begonias for a delightfully fun change from traditional flowers.

6. Grow Cypress Vine in hanging baskets for a dramatic display of miniature red blooms afloat the delicate ferny foliage.

7. Plant red painted daisies near the doorstep to invite your guests into your home. These wonderful plants are prolific bloomers that thrive on sunshine.

8. Scatter red poppy seeds along walkways or along the side of gardens for a natural display of brilliant red that will sway in the breeze.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep in mind how much time you have to commit to caring for your flowers before planting is done.
• Don't lose your patience. Growing flowers is a slow process sometimes.

Resources

• Red Flower Seed at Park's Seeds