This is my annual flower bed. I like to plant mostly annuals in this bed so I can till it up and plant different flowers in it each year.
This might be the last year for this bed frame. It is starting to fall apart. This was my bed when I was a kid. It has been so much fun to have it in my garden.
Each year I plant different sedums in this chair. To see what it looked like last year, click here.
Celosia
Common name is Cockscomb. The flowers belong to the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Cockscomb bloom with a compacted crested head 2-5 inches across, on leafy stems that are 12-28 inches long. The flower's name is suggestive of a rooster's comb. Cockscomb Flower blooms from late summer through late fall.
I just love his variegated one. I had never seen this before.
Gaillardia, sometimes known as Blanket Flower, can be annuals, biennials, or perennials in our zone 4. I just love them!
Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".
