What does annuals mean in plants

What does annuals mean in plants. Annual plants are the ones that completed their one-year journey from seeds to plant and from the plant back to kernel again.

These plants die yearly, and you have to replant them in the next upcoming year.

What does annuals mean in plants
What does annuals mean in plants

Annuals

  • Annual plants grow, get mature, produce the required fruit, and after that, the cycle gets completed.
  • The term annual means “per year.”
  •  To get an advantage from these plants, you had to plant them each year at their desired favorable period.
  • After the plant vanishes, the newly produced seeds stay dormant till the next cycle begins.
  • There is the exception of some plants. They are annual but produce various generations within a single year.
  • The plants include fast-growing dandelions. They are highly productive plants, but they are classified as annuals.

Varieties of annual plants

The annual plants may include various plant types, including crops, flowers, shrubs, herbs, grasses, vegetables, and many more.

RiceRice

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Oryza sativa 
Common name Rice 
Type of plantAnnual grass, staple food
Stages Vegetative stage, reproductive stage, ripening stage
Life span4-8 months

African daisyAfrican daisy

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Arctotis
Common name African daisy 
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 2 -11
WaterDrought tolerant
Life span4-8 months
FlowerOrange, Pink, Red, White
Maximum Height 12″ to 24″.

Flame NettleFlame Nettle

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Solenostemon or Coleus
Common name Flame nettle
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 4-10
WaterModerate moisture
Height 24″ to 48″.
FlowerMulticolor flowers

Forget Me NotForget Me Not

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Myosotis Sylvatica ‘victoria blue’.
Common name Forget me not
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 3-8
WaterMedium watering
Height 6″ to 9″.
FlowerBlue flowers with yellow eye
Features Deer resistant

Four O’clockFour O’clock

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Mirabilis jalapa
Common name Four O’clock
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 9-11
WaterModerate 
Height 2′ to 3′.
FlowerPink, rose, red, magenta, yellow, white in colors

Garden BalsamGarden Balsam

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Impatiens balsamina
Common name Garden balsam
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 2-11
WaterModerate moisture
Height 6″ to 30″.
Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade

Globe AmaranthGlobe Amaranth

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Gomphrena Globosa
Common name Globe Amaranth
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 2-11
WaterModerate moisture
Height 1′- 2′.
FlowerWhite to yellow with bright magenta bracts

Fennel plantFennel plant

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Foeniculum Vulgare
Common name fennel
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 4-9
WaterModerate moisture
Height 4′ to 6′.
FlowerYellow-colored flowers

African Daisies

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Osteospermum barberiae
Common name African daisies
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 6-9
WaterModerate 
Height 12-18″
FlowerFlowers bloom from early spring till the first frost

Annual AsterAnnual Aster

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Callistephus chinensis
Common name Annual Aster 
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 6-9
Native Asia 
Height 8-24″
Flower/ color 2-4″ flowers/ blue, white, red, yellow, or pin

Bachelor’s ButtonBachelor's Button

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Centaurea cyanus
Common name Bachelor’s button
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 6-9
Height 18-36″
Blooming bright flowers in late spring

Bat Face PlantBat Face Plant

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Cuphea leave
Common name Bat Face Plant
Type of plantAnnual shrubby perennial 
Hardiness zone 10-12
Features Low maintained
Height 2-3 ft.
FlowerMass of tubular purple flowers comprising of two bright red petals

Black Eyed Cuphea

Plant Specifications
Botanical name Cuphea cyanea
Common name Cigar plant, Black Eyed Cuphea
Type of plantAnnual 
Hardiness zone 10-12
Height 2-3 ft.
Leaves Lanced shaped leaves
Flowertubular, orangish-red to pink with two tiny black petals

Conclusion

Annual plants are the ones that completed their one-year journey from seeds to plant and from the plant back to kernel again.

These plants die yearly, and you have to replant them in the next upcoming year. Annual plants grow, get mature, produce the required fruit, and after that, the cycle gets completed.

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