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Time to BLOOM! - Warm Season Annuals and Perennials are POPPING!

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Rows of vibrant potted perennials in a nursery, with pink, purple, and green hues. Background shows trees and more plants, creating a serene atmosphere.
All your favorite warm season annuals and perennials are back and blooming!

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and everything is in bloom right now—it must be April at Bountiful Gardens! We have so many incredible plants to share this week, so let’s dive right in! 

Close-up of a vibrant garden with purple and yellow flowers under bright sunlight. A blurred path and trees are visible in the background.
Cornflower glowing amongst Spurge

In this post, you'll learn:

  • about warm season annuals and perennials

  • Bountiful Gardens' selection is unmatched!

  • how to replace your mulch with groundcover plants

  • interesting facts about beautiful plants

Vibrant pansies in orange, purple, yellow, and white bloom in a bright garden. A label reads "Delta™ Pro Clear White."
Don't worry, Pansy lovers! We still have plenty for you to choose from.

Starting off in our annual section, now is the perfect time to start transitioning over from early Spring annuals like Pansies and Ranunculus into early Summer annuals like Lobelia, African Daisies and of course…

Colorful wallflowers with bright yellow, orange, and purple flowers. Sunlit plants create a vibrant spring atmosphere.
Wallflowers glowing on a warm April morning

Some gorgeous Wallflowers! There’s nothing standoffish about these blooms, and they’re sure to add a perk to your planters. 

Purple and yellow flowers with a tag reading "PW Proven Winners Aromance Mulberry" in a vibrant garden setting with greenery and orange hues.
Nemesia 'Aromance Mulberry'

Moving right along, we’ve got our first batch of sweet, fragrant Nemesia in. These colorful blooms are packed with a fragrant punch.

Orange marigolds and pink flowers bloom in a lush garden. Green foliage surrounds the vibrant colors, creating a lively, cheerful scene.
Marigolds in peak Summer bloom

This is also the time of year when we can say hello to plants like Marigolds, Dahlias, Lantana, Verbena, Coleus, Calibrachoa, Bacopa, Begonias, Salvia, Sweet Alyssum and so many more. 

Hand holding purple petunias in a white pot at a garden center, surrounded by vibrant flowers and green foliage in the background.
Petunia 'Cascadias Purple ice'

And of course, we’ve got our first “wave” of Petunias. Ike’s favorite is the ‘Cascadias Purple Ice’.

Rows of flowering ice plants with yellow and pink blooms labeled "Mountain Dew" fill the image. Background shows more vibrant greenery.
Ice plants are fantastic low maintenance, drought-tolerant groundcovers.

If you know Bountiful, you know we’re known for our incredible perennial selection, and now is the time of year they’re all bursting into bloom, like deer-resistant Dianthus, clouds of Phlox, both creeping and woodland, Salvia, Ice Plant and so many more. 

A hand gently touches vibrant pink and white phlox in a sunny garden, creating a serene and peaceful atmosphere.
Browse through our cushions of Creeping Phlox!

Let’s go back to the Phlox for a moment, because just look at how stunning it is! If you want a perennial ground cover that’s going to carpet your beds in flowers, Phlox is your answer. It’s deer resistant, drought tolerant, and a great way to add a carpet of color to any of your flower beds, and it’s so fluffy you almost want to nap right on it! 

Pink sea pink flowers in pots with a tag reading "Dreameria Hypnotic Dreams." Lush green setting, vibrant blooms under sunlight.
Sea Pinks bring a whimsical vibe to the garden.

But there’s no time for naps now, because we have so many more perennials to cover, like gorgeous Sea Pinks, with their pom-pom shaped flowers that are ready to dazzle you into Summer. 

White sweet woodruff flowers with green leaves fill the image. Bright yellow flowers are visible on the right. The scene is sunny and vibrant.
Sweet Woodruff is a graceful herbaceous groundcover.

Or Sweet Woodruff, with its attractive star shaped foliage and cottony clouds of white flowers. 

Hand in a gray sleeve holding a yellow leopard's bane flower among lush green leaves and white blossoms in a garden setting, evoking tranquility.
Keep those pesky leopards at bay with Leopard's Bane!

Or Leopards Bane, with its Summery—yellow hues, sure to get you ready for Summer. 

Green garden with vibrant pink and white rock cress flowers in full bloom under bright sunlight, evoking a fresh and lively atmosphere.
Rock Cress creates a pastel glow in the garden.

And before we move along, let’s stop and smell the Rock Cress, which is mildly fragrant and drought tolerant once established. 

A hand holds a "Mon Amie Blue" flower tag among blooming pink and blue forget-me-nots in a garden setting, under bright sunlight.
You'll always remember our Forget-Me-Nots!

It’s also finally time to celebrate blooms from things like Sandwort, Speedwell, Lady’s Mantle, Perennial Verbena and Forget-Me-Nots!

Hand holding a thyme plant labeled "Coccineus" in a black pot, set against a vibrant background of yellow and pink flowering plants.
Ornamental Thyme makes a fantastically fragrant sunny groundcover.

If you’re looking for a natural alternative to mulch, we’ve got you covered with things like Scotch Moss, Irish Moss, Sedum, and or course, Creeping Thyme, which is naturally fragrant and smells fantastic. 

Close-up of a green Ascot Rainbow Spurge plant with small yellow flowers and a plant label in a sunny garden.
Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow'

Let’s take a moment to appreciate some Spurge dancing in the breeze. We have ‘Ascot Rainbow,’ which became a customer favorite last year, and the Euphorbia polychrome, which holds a secret!

A hand gently holds bright yellow cushion spurge flowers with green leaves in a sunny garden setting, creating a peaceful and vibrant scene.
Euphorbia polychroma

In Autumn, the foliage’s golden and green hues change to a brilliant red, perfect for a transitioning landscape. 

Hand holding a vibrant purple cornflower against a lush green garden backdrop. The mood is serene and natural.
Cornflower, with its unique tubular blue flowers.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention our gorgeous Cornflower. ‘Amethyst Dream’ blooms continuously through early Summer, making it a fantastic addition to your sun garden. 

Hand holding plant label for Proven Winners 'Heaven Scent' Polemonium, a perennial with light purple flowers, in a garden setting.
Polemonium 'Heaven's Scent,' with its blue hues and sweet smell.

If you’re planting in more shade than sun and are looking for hues of blue, look no further than Jacob’s Ladder ‘Heaven Scent’, which is lightly fragrant.

Purple bugleweed flowers bloom amidst green leaves, set against a soft focus background of pink blossoms. Bright, serene garden scene.
Bugleweed features some of the bluest flowers you can find.

Ike’s favorite perennial for shade this time of year is Bugleweed, or Ajuga. This is a hardy ground cover that pollinators can’t get enough of. 

Pink and white columbine flowers in full bloom, surrounded by green foliage, under bright sunlight in a garden setting.
Columbine has some of the most ornate flowers in the garden game!

And if you want a bloom to reach up out of the shadows, look no further than Columbine, with its hypnotic star-shaped blooms. 

Lush garden with purple, yellow, and pink flowers under a clear blue sky. Plants in pots labeled Proven Winners in foreground.
Jacob's Ladder and Bugleweed, thriving in the shade.

We’ve covered so many blooms it’s easy to feel dizzy, and it’s only the middle of April! As the days go on, we’re going to have so many more annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs, evergreens, herbs, fruits, vegetables, pottery and so much more to help you get planting this season! 


 
 
 

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