Best 9 Fast-Growing Annual Flowers

Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella Damascene)

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Cosmos (Cosmos Bipinnatus)

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California Poppy (Eschscholzia Californica)

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Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus)

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Marigold (Tagetes Spp.)

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Rocket Larkspur (Consolida Ajacis)

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Cornflower (Centaurea Cyanus)

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Sweet Pea (Lathyrus Ooratus)

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Drummond Phlox (Phlox Drummondii)

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