List
8: Annuals
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Celosia cristata, Cockscomb
| Family: Amaranthaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate-dry |
Height: 6-24" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Varies with cultivar |
| Bloom Color: Red, yellow, gold, orange and pink |
Soil: Tolerates dry, porous soils |
Ageratum houstonianum,
Floss Flower, Ageratum
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 4-12" |
| Hardiness: Hardy annual |
Form: Mounded habit |
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Bloom Color: Lavender, blue, pink or white |
Soil: No preference |
Cosmos bipinnatus, Cosmos
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 5-6' |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Erect plant with fine texture |
| Bloom Color: Shades of rose, pink or white |
Soil: Tolerates dry, porous soil |
Dahlia hybrids,
Garden Dahlia
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 1-5' |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Varies from round to erect |
| Bloom Color: Varies widely |
Soil: Prefers well-drained moist soil |
Osteospermum, African
Daisy
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate-dry |
Height: 8"-2' tall depending on cultivar |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Upright clumps |
| Bloom Color: White, purple shades, or orange shades |
Soil: Well-drained soil, will tolerate some drought |
Senecio cineraria,
Dusty Miller
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 8-15" |
| Hardiness: Hardy annual |
Form: Rounded habit |
| Bloom Color: Yellow or cream |
Soil: Does well in dry poor soil but prefers good organic
matter content |
Tagetes erecta cv.,
Marigold
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun to part sun |
| Water: Tolerates dry but prefers moist conditions |
Height: 10"-36" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Varies from erect to rounded |
| Bloom Color: Yellow to orange |
Soil: Prefers moist well-drained soil |
Zinnia x hybrida,
Zinnia
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Dry |
Height: Less than 1'-3' |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Round or erect |
| Bloom Color: Shades of red, orange, violet, green, some
bicolors |
Soil: No preference |
Impatiens wallerana,
Impatiens
| Family: Balsaminaceae |
Light: Shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-18" |
| Hardiness: Tender |
Form: Compact to mounded habit |
| Bloom Color: White, yellow, pink, purple, or red |
Soil: Moist, organic amended soil |
Begonia
semperflorens-cultorum,
Fibrous Begonia
| Family: Begoniaceae |
Light: Shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-16" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Round habit |
| Bloom Color: White to shades of red or pink |
Soil: Moist |
Heliotropium arborescens,
Heliotrope
| Family: Boraginaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to moist |
Height: 18"-24" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Bushy plant with stiff stems |
| Bloom Color: Violet, purple or white |
Soil: Well-drained |
Lobularia maritima, Sweet
Alyssum
| Family: Brassicaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 4"-8" tall with a 10"-15" spread |
| Hardiness: Hardy |
Form: Spreading ground cover |
| Bloom Color: White to shades of purple and pink |
Soil: Well-drained |
Ipomea purpurea,
Common Morning Glory
| Family: Convulvulaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 8-10' |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Climbing vine |
| Bloom Color: Purple |
Soil: Light, well-drained, with low fertility |
Lotus sp., Lotus Vine
| Family: Fabaceae |
Light: Full sun to part sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: Can trail 4' or more |
| Hardiness: Tender |
Form: Trailing habit |
| Bloom Color: Red or orange |
Soil: Well-drained |
Pelargonium x hortorum,
Geranium
| Family: Geraniaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 12"-20" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Round habit |
| Bloom Color: Red, pink, salmon or white |
Soil: Moist, Well-drained |