Half hardy annuals with yellow flowers Marigolds of various kinds provide the most brilliant of colours although many other plants develop into more elegant specimens in the garden. Antirrhinum 'Yellow Monarch' Bright and piercing colour. 18in/45cm Begonia (Tuberous) 'Non Stop Yellow' Bright, fully double. 1ft/30cm Calceolaria 'Midas' Fine bedding calceolaria; pretty slippers. 1ft/30cm Callistephus (Aster) 'Apricot Delight' Neat double; unusual and attractive. 2ft/60cm Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' Semi-double gold; good perennial. 18in/45cm Cosmos 'Sunny Gold' Semi-double gold; sow early; loves sun. 15in/38cm Gaillardia 'Yellow Plume' Rich yellow and fully double. 15in/38cm Matricaria 'Butterball' Bold yellow, lightly fringed white. 9in/23cm Mesembryanthemum 'Lunette' Sparkly sun lover; dead head. 3in/7.5cm Mimulus 'Malibu Orange' Monkey flower; quick to flower. 6in/15cm Mimulus 'Malibu Yellow' Neat and bright; hates drought. 6in/15cm Petunia 'Summer Sun' Best yellow petunia; demands sun. 9in/23cm Rudbeckia 'Marmalade' Bold golden, brown-eyed flowers. 18in/45cm Tagetes 'Lemon Gem' Masses of lemon stars; aromatic leaves. 1ft/30cm Tagetes (African Marigold) 'Perfection' Three shades. 15in/38cm Tagetes (Afro-French Marigold ) 'Zenith Yellow' Brightest. 1ft/30cm Tagetes (French Marigold) 'Mischief Yellow' Prolific single. 1ft/30cm Venidium fastuosum Like black-eyed orange sunflowers; sun. 2ft/60cm Zinnia 'Orange Star' Small single flowers; spreading plant. 9in/23cm Viola (Pansy) 'Imperial Gold Princess' Yellow, red blotch. 6in/15cm.   Back to Choosing Annuals. Hardy annuals - are for sowing in the garden Half hardy annuals - are for raising indoors or buying in Adapted from The Planting Planner by Graham Rice   ©copyright 1999 Graham Rice. All Rights Reserved. All Images Digitally Watermarked.