Flowers That Plant Themselves

Blooms That Come Back

• bachelor's button (Centaurea cyanus)
• clasping coneflower (Dracopis amplexicaulis)
• coleus *
• coreopsis
• cosmos
• crested cockscomb (Celosia argentea)
• forget-me-not *
• impatiens *
• Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)
• Indian paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa)
• larkspur
• love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena)
• money plant (Lunaria annua) *
• opium and Shirley poppies
• Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota carota)
• spider flower (Cleome hasslerana)
• sweet William
• zinnia

* Will grow in shade

After the Blooming
Once flowers set seed, you can let the plants drop them on the soil and wait to see what comes up where. Or you can collect the seeds and sow them at the proper time according to the above procedure. Either way, a small investment of money and time will bring you many happy returns.