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9: Annuals
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Coleus x hybridus, Coleus
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Sun to light shade, best in semi-shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 9"-16" tall and 12" wide |
| Hardiness: Tender |
Form: Round growth habit |
| Bloom Color: Flower not important, grown for the foliage
color |
Soil: Well-drained, moist soil |
Salvia splendens,
Salvia
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 8"-30" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Erect to round growth habit |
| Bloom Color: Red, white or purple |
Soil: Well-drained, moist soil |
Lobelia erinus, Lobelia
| Family: Lobeliaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 4"-6" |
| Hardiness: Tender |
Form: Round or spreading |
| Bloom Color: Usually blue, can also be white or purple-red |
Soil: Moist soil |
Abutilon
hybridum,
Flowering Maple, Chinese Lantern
| Family: Malvaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 18"-30" tall and 24" wide |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Mounded plant |
| Bloom Color: White, red, yellow or orange |
Soil: Moist soil |
Portulaca grandiflora,
Moss Rose
| Family: Portulacaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Dry |
Height: 6"-8" |
| Hardiness: Tender |
Form: Spreading plant |
| Bloom Color: Rose, red, yellow, white or striped |
Soil: Well-drained |
Antirrhinum majus,
Snapdragon
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Sun to part shade |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 6"-4' depending on cultivar |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Small tufts to tall spikes |
| Bloom Color: Purplish-red, pink, yellow, orange, bronze, and
lavender |
Soil: Well-drained |
Cymbalaria muralis,
Kenilworth Ivy
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Sun or deep shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6' |
| Hardiness: Hardy |
Form: Spreading vine |
| Bloom Color: Purple and white |
Soil: Well-drained, tolerates alkaline soil |
Linaria, Toadflax
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 8"-12" |
| Hardiness: Tender |
Form: Mounded plants |
| Bloom Color: White, blue, yellow, rose, or red |
Soil: Well-drained |
Mimulus guttatus,
Common Monkey Flower
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Full sun, also grows well in shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-8" |
| Hardiness: Hardy |
Form: Mounded |
| Bloom Color: Speckled with combinations of
yellow, cream, orange, red and maroon |
Soil: Fertile, humus rich, moist soil is best |
Nemesia sp., Nemesia
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 6"-10" tall |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Mounded |
| Bloom Color: White or purple |
Soil: Usually used in pots with a regular potting mix |
Sutera cordata, Bacopa
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 15"-20" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Trailing to prostrate |
| Bloom Color: White, red, lavender, or blue |
Soil: Tolerant of most soil, moist well-drained soil is
preferred |
Nicotiana alata,
Flowering Tobacco
| Family: Solanaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 12"-24" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Clumps attain a round growth habit |
| Bloom Color: White, lavender, shades of red, green, lime or
yellow |
Soil: Well-drained, moist soil |
Petunia x hybrida, Petunia
| Family: Solanaceae |
Light: Sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 8"-15" |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Round or trailing |
| Bloom Color: Many available from white to deep purple or
yellow |
Soil: Light, well-drained, moist soil |
Verbena x hybrida, Garden
Verbena
| Family: Verbenaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to moist |
Height: 12" tall and 18"-24" wide |
| Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Form: Upright or spreading |
| Bloom Color: White, pink, red, blue, or lavender |
Soil: Well-drained |
Viola x wittrockiana, Pansy
| Family: Violaceae |
Light: Sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 4"-8" tall and 12" wide |
| Hardiness: Hardy |
Form: Mounded clumps |
| Bloom Color: Purple, white, blue, or yellow combinations |
Soil: Well-drained, cool, moist soil |