Self-seeding annuals for the PNW

What flowers come back each year from seed? I have a list of plants that come back and would like to add to it. Forget-me-not is the first that comes to mind. Foxglove, lychnis, sweet pea(once in awhile), snapdragons, nigella, borage, pansy, and lobelia-one or two each year. Poppies- a couple kinds, alyssum, godetia or clarkia, and linaria-the tall one. If anyone wants to add a few I would appreciate it. I know there's a fine line between reseeding and monopolizing but I can' t resist finding out the hard way.

Tanacetum/Feverfew! I love the flowers and they are no fuss, but if you pull all of them that you see, you'll still have plenty in the garden. Forget-me-nots, of course. Chicory. Sysirinchium reseeds some (I don't know if that's considered an annual). Verbena bonariensis. Oh, and Lemon balm . . .

Anagallis Monelli has been doing a wonderful job of reseeding and returning in my yard. Moleuca Laevis (bells of ireland) also has been re-seeding. bupleurum rotundifolium has been very successful. My knautia seems to be doing a very good job of multiplying/reseeding, but it's really a perennial. Kenilworth Ivy (can't remember the latin name) is a true champ at reseeding. Nasturtiums, tomatoes (always get a few volunteers) Cerinthe has occasionally reseeded but it's not consistent. I've got a Nicotiana that both reseeds and returns as a perennial. It's a tall one, looks great with lilies. I think it was "perfect mix"-I got seedlings from someone here.

Thanks Susie and Katie I'll be trying all of your suggestions

Lots of herbs either self-seed or colonize: calendula, chive, angelica, sweet cicely, fennel, arnica, horehound, tansy, lady's mantle, oregano, some but not all of the artemisias, joe pye.

Don't forget sweet allysim, dill and parsley

Great list. I know that setting theses things free in my tiny garden makes for alot of work but I sure enjoy seeing Nature's hand at work. I'm already seeing what comes of having borage around. My gosh, there must be a thousand seedlings right now. I forgot to mention that I do already have parsley reseedlings from 3 years ago when I first planted it. I didn't think I got a very good response from putting out parsley seeds but now they are popping up in quite a few places-nothing like the borage though. If I let a few carrots go to seed will they be everywhere too, I wonder? The brussels sprouts that came from some plants I let go to seed were not very good. So that's the downside-not everything comes back true.

Lettuce - forgot about that one. If you let one or two go to seed, you will find many volunteers here and there the following season, and they make tidy but tasty bedmates.

For a long time I have been interested in letting vegs go to seed and seeing if it's possible to get good yields from self seeding veg plants. I know about companion planting and like the image of all these seedlings nestling in where they are happy and producing food for us. I need to learn how to identify those seeds which come back "true". PS I have a high tolerance for rowdy, mingling plants. LOL

Patti - if they're not hybrids they'll come back true. That's why so many people like to go back to the heirlooms and avoid the modern hybrids.

I forgot to mention cilantro - it will reseed as well. Did somebody already mention that?

Lettuce is used by several Hosta people as a distraction to the slugs from eating their Hostas.

I found a seedling of reseda odorata that I had planted 15 years ago. I have been gardening here for 30 years and every once in a while I find plants I haven't grown in years.

Good! I have cilantro that I am letting go to seed

Had to look that one up, Linda. It's new to me!

Patti, are you coming to Roundup on Saturday?

I wish my cilantro would come back. I never get babies from it-and DH loooooves cilantro.

oh, I forgot to mention that another that comes back every year for me is some dwarf stock. It comes true, and the particular color of mine (plummy purple) is almost the same as the middle of the anagallis monelli, so they look great together all mixed up.

Lynn I would love to come and mingle with my fellow plant crazies. I have been reading references to it. I'll go read up on location and all. I do have a conflict and am considering what I can do about it.

Sue - maybe it's about the heat. I don't have it come back, but Kate used to have it reseed in her vegetable garden beds. She is in Issaquah, but has a south-facing slope.

Kathy, hm, that could be it. I have weird microclimates here.

I have had cilantro self seed, also wrinkled crinkled cress, lettuce of various kinds (romaine and red leaf mostly, parsnips (but watch out they will take over), pumpkins, radishes, peas, parsley. The brassicas are a mixed bag. I had some broccoli self seed as broccoli and others came up as an interesting 'broccauliflower' cross.

Lots of the self seeding annuals I have have already been mentioned, but I have at least one addition... I have a wonderful Cuphea "Summer Medely" that reseeds very readily. Annual candytuft also goes crazy IF it is in the right spot. Do you want to count biennuals too? Sweet William, Canterbury Bells, Wallflower.....

Wow, what alot of potential.

Don't forget lobelia. I find it in my veggie garden this time of year