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Marigold
An annual easily
grown from seed and blooms quickly.
Sweet
Peas
One of the
easiest seeds to grow, since they are large
.
The fragrant sweet pea is a climber and should
be placed next to a trellis or fence.
Makes a good cut flower
Nasturtium
An easy,
large-seeded annual for children to grow.
Grows best in sunny, well-drained soil.
Cosmos
Can be found in
bright colors - purple, orange, and red
flowers.
Grows best in full sun and requires little
water.
Shasta
Daisy
A easily grown
perennial.
Grows best in full sun and well-drained
soil.
Is fairly frost hardy and makes a good cut
flower.
Sunflowers
A large seed that
is easy to grow.
Is good for along a border.
Fast growing and kids like to measure the height
of the plant.
Zinnia
An annual that is
easy to grow from seed and blooms quickly.
Tolerates fairly poor soils
Can be found in a variety of colors and makes
good cut flowers.
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Obedient
Plant
Can move flowers
around and they tend to stay in that
position.
Balloon
Flower
Buds form like a
balloon and bursts open when it blooms
Thyme
Can use wooly
thyme, creeping thyme, or scented thyme.
Tolerates a lot of foot traffic.
Kids love to touch it.
Lamb's
Ear
Make certain to
use a cultivar without flowers - flowers attract
bees
Can be an aggressive plant
Considered a petting plant - kids love to touch
it.
Lady's
Mantle
Kids love to
touch
Collects dew in leaves
Purple Weeping European
Beech
Very colorful
Kids love to hide under weeping branches
Weeping
Katsuratree
Kids love to hide
under weeping branches
Branches strong enough that kids can climb
them
When leaves are dried and crushed, they smell
like cotton candy.
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