@loribmt, Naw, I don't think your question silly at all. I'm just indecisive by nature...lol! I'd put cosmos near the top of my list as well because of their easy "seed recapture" and annual self-seeding. They do capture a sense of whimsy and delight as they dance in the breeze! Disappointingly, Rudbeckias have not proven as successful nor prolific for me. Not sure why but like marigolds (highly touted as one of the easiest to grow from seeds) are surprisingly difficult to keep going for me.

With each of my daughter's moves, she's requested a "new starter seed package from my garden". It was fun to put together a variety of easy starters for her. With her family move from IL to CO a yr ago August, I was delighted on my Sept. visit to find feverfew in her new yard. Mine had died out so for the first time I was able to bring home a lasting bit of the visit with the family.

Having them again in my yard this past spring/summer was a double bonus because none of us could have imagined in 2019 the changes that would occur due to the pandemic or that it would be so long before (16 months so far) before we could be together again.
Now as vaccines become more available, there is real hope that we can again visit in person sometime in 2021.

An arctic blast hit this week bending my daffies near the ground. No snow but ice has transformed the trees, shrubs, emerging hyacinths, tulips and blooming mounds of pink oxalis lining street flower beds into a crystalline fairyland.

Yay to the promise of spring and thoughts of new additions to our gardens. Smiles to all!