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seem to appear out of nowhere in brilliant pinks and yellows.

Chamomile and other Herbs

Chamomile is commonly found in the sandiest, driest soils growing a bit stunted but happy. In a garden, chamomile looks like a daisy with a bit of a heavier flower with that well known sweet scent. Oregano, marjoram and thyme also like a sandy dry hot environment.

Love-in-a-Mist or Nigella

This plant is extremely hardy and the seeds are almost as attractive as the somewhat hairy blue flowers. The seed pods are about an inch around but more oval. Use the seed pods to sow them around your garden.

Miniature Hollyhock, Mallow and Fennel

All of these plants have a tap root that is grown from seed, many times growing quite deep and making it nearly impossible to remove from your garden. I love fennel because it attracts tons of pollinators and birds to my gardens. Mallow and miniature hollyhock grow tall and wide with pleasing pink and purple and white flowers.

How are annuals used in a rock garden? Use them to fill in cracks in rocks or scatter them lightly over a raked sandy area. The key to using them in a rock garden is to have them appear naturally strewn in and around your rocks. Open space is as needed as the blooms and many times the rocks themselves are the stars of the garden. But just because your rock garden is hot and dry, it doesn't mean you have to forgo flowers.

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