How to propagate different flowers?

I wish to find someone who can explain the seeding process of different flowers. I love working in my flowers. I don't have a big fancy garden, but I have expanded to different parts of my back yard - as money permits! I would love fo make sure that several of my annuals would or will be coming back next year. I live at the beach in North Carolina and the weather here is veray warm and we have mild winters. Occasionally it gets below 35 degrees. I also know by doing nothing a lot of my annuals will return next year, but that's doing nothing. Thus, if I learn how to propagate different flowers- such as gerber daisies, hibiscus flowers,and several others. I could continue to add flowers to my yard and not have to replant and buy the same ones again to replace the vacant areas. I really like flowers that are different - like yellow shrimp %26amp; bee balm. Is there anyone out there wanting to help me?


Thank you,


Tamster28412

How to propagate different flowers?
The thing you need to know when saving seeds from any plant is wheather the plant will come true from seed. Alot of hybrid plants will revert back to the parent plant genes and therefore not be the same plant you started with. Some annuals are self seeders and come back every year.(rose moss,johnny jump ups,nigella,cleome etc...)


You can collect the seeds once they've dried and plant next season.(marigolds,morning glories,sunflowers etc...) And some plants can be propagated with stem cuttings. (begonias,coleus)


With perenials you can along with the above methods also propagate by root divisions.


There is really to much information you need to know and understand about plant propagation to put here. A good garden book will help you.


Best of luck and happy gardening!!
Reply:I just go to garden centers and read the labels and packets, and buy as I can , as you do


have done a lot of perennials, mainly herbs as useful and flower


{have a clary sage (biannual) and an evening primrose that are fantastic this year) and some overwinter (rosemary, thyme)


I get stuff from friends too


experimentation is half the fun, sometimes i put seeds in and get a surprise as forgot about it
Reply:whats wrong with perrenials? they come back every year
Reply:I'M IN SOUTH DAKOTA BUT THE PRINCIPLES ARE THE SAME. IT GETS EXTREMELY COLD HERE AND THE FREEZE GETS EVERYTHING. BUT PERENNIALS WILL COME BACK EVERY YEAR EVEN IF FROZEN FOR THE WINTER. YOU CAN DIG UP SOME OF THEM, DIVIDE AND REPLANT THEM ELSEWHERE TO MAKE MORE. AND THEY WILL SPREAD A LOT, TOO, SO DIGGING MAY NOT BE NECESSARY MOST OF THE TIME. IF YOU PLANT ANNUALS YOU CAN SAVE THE SEED AND PLANT IT NEXT YEAR, JUST MAKE SURE IT HAS MATURED (DRIED). I SAVE THE SEED AND REPLANT FOR 3 YEARS THEN START WITH NEW. I HAVE A SMALL SPOT WHERE I PLANT THE NEW SEED SO I DON'T HAVE TO BUY A TON TO REPLANT THE ENTIRE YARD. I HAVE FOUND THAT AFTER 3-4 YEARS THE SEED KINDA LOSE THEIR 'MOJO' AND START GROWING WEIRD. A LOT OF FLOWERS WILL COME UP FROM SEED, SOME NEED REPLANTING IF YOU WANT THEM IN A ROW OR PATTERN. IN YOUR AREA YOU SHOULD HAVE A NICE LONG GROWING SEASON WHICH WILL PRODUCE A LOT OF STUFF. IF NONE OF THIS HELPS YOU CAN GET A LOT OF GOOD ADVICE FROM GARDENING CENTERS AND YOUR EXTENSION AGENT. SOMETIMES HAVING A REAL PERSON THERE IS BETTER. HOPE THIS DOES HELP...HAPPY GARDENING!