10 Gorgeous Yellow Annual Flowers

Annuals, such as these pansies, are plants that germinate, flower, set seed and die all in one growing season.

Gardeners who compete at county fairs and flower shows often grow 'Russian Mammoth', a hard-to-beat beauty that towers 9 to 12 feet high. The huge heads can be dried for their thin-shelled, striped seeds, which are meaty and beloved by birds and other wildlife. This easy-to-grow favorite also attracts butterflies.

This eye-catching cultivar of the native black-eyed susan sports two-tone petals. Cut flowers for bouquets or let them set seed for birds to nibble. Plants are hardy in Zones 3 to 9, but sometimes perform more as a short-lived perennial or biennial.

The California poppy (eschscholzia californica) is a vigorous, bushy, spreading annual that opens fully only in sun and varies in color from yellow, orange, and gold to red, pink and white. Almost indestructible. H to 12 in (30 cm); S to 6 in (15 cm).