Flowering annuals by their very nature are great at attracting butterflies and birds, particularly hummingbirds. Most of these annuals grow well with average soil moisture and partial or full sun, though some can take full shade giving the home gardener more options for use in the landscape. Bedding plants with yellow blooms look great with green and yellow leaves or needles of variegated groundcovers, ornamental grasses, flowering shrubs, evergreens and trees and bright tropicals.

Attention generally needs to be taken to be sure that plants in pots, planters and hanging baskets have adequate water since containers dry out faster. Mixed containers are in vogue, often a blend of annuals, perennials, ornamental grasses and even tropicals to take the urn, window box or decorative planter through the spring, summer, fall until frost.

Annuals with yellow flowers add a brightness, capturing the sunshine. Yellows and golds blend surprisingly well with cool colors purple and blue but also with warm colors of red, orange and peach. Some bedding plants with yellow flowers are native plants, which are more naturally insect resistant, salt tolerant and have natural disease resistance. 

The most well-known annuals with yellow blooms are: Black-eyed Susans, Cape Daisy, Evening Primrose, Marguerite Daisy, Marigolds, Sunflowers, Verbena and Zinnias.

In addition, the popular yellow blooming annual Strawflower is excellent in dried floral arrangements as their papery bracts dry beautifully without losing their color or shape.

Another yellow flowering annual, Lantana 'New Gold', is low maintenance with great color. The leaves are very pungent so you may want to locate the plant near a high traffic area.

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