Annuals
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Annual | ABELMOSCHUS manihot ‘Auntie Lilli’s | Manihot Hibiscus | Hibiscus-like large yellow-pink multicolored flowers with stunning pink & green variegated foliage. |
3-4 feet | Full sun | |||
Annual | ABUTILON ‘Linda Vista Peach’ | Abutilon | Upright grower with peach colored bells and a red calyx. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | ||||
Annual | ABUTILON pictum ‘Victory’ | Abutilon | Trumpet-shaped bright yellow flowers. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | ||||
Annual | ABUTILON ‘Victorian Lady’ | Flowering Maple | An upright grower with soft, dangling double pink bell flowers over maple-like foliage. |
3-4 feet | Tropical | |||
Annual | ABUTILON x ‘Biltmore Ballgown’ | Flowering Maple | Yellow bells with bright orange veining. |
24-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | ABUTILON x Burgundy | Abutilon | Large deep burgundy flowers. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | ||||
Annual | ADROMISCHUS cristatus | Calico Hearts | Mat-forming rosettes of wedge-shaped, gray-green succulent leaves have way edges. |
2-4 inches | Tropical | |||
Annual | AEONIUM ‘Blushing Beauty’ | Blushing Aeonium | Lovely tight clusters of rosettes; spoon-shaped green leaves tinged with red on short thick stems. |
1-2 feet | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | AEONIUM ’Silver Edge’ | House Leek | Light green succulent foliage of tight rosettes that are gray green and have narrow tapered leaves that have subtle deeper green markings and tiny serrated edges. |
1-2 feet | Succulent | |||
Annual | AEONIUM ‘Jack Catlin’ | Red Aeonium | Clumps of red-tipped rosettes. |
16-18" | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | AEONIUM ‘Voodoo’ | Giant Red Aeonium | This succulent has rosettes of very dark reddish-bronze leaves on tall. stems |
3-5 feet | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | AEONIUM ‘Kiwi’ | House Leek | Succulent foliage rosettes are variegated in pink, orange and green. |
8-10 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | AGAPANTHUS praecox ‘Zambezi’ | Variegated foliage of green & gold. Large blue flower heads. |
Full sun | Overwinter Indoors | ||||
Annual | AGAPANTHUS ‘Twister’ | Large flower heads of white and pale lavender. |
Full sun | Overwinter Indoors | ||||
Annual | AGAPANTHUS ‘Lapis’ | Dwarf variety with bright blue flowers on sturdy stems. |
Full sun | Tropical | ||||
Annual | AGASTACHE cana ‘Heather Queen’ | Anise Hyssop | Spikes of rose pink flowers through the summer attract many insect pollinators and hummingbirds. |
2-3 feet | Sun | 6 | ||
Annual | AGASTACHE ‘Summer Glow’ | Hummingbird Mint | Creamy – peach blooms on bushy and well branched plants. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds Drought tolerant Deer resistant Good cut flower |
12-24" | Full sun | 6 | ||
Annual | AGAVE americana ‘Marginata’ | Century Plant | Gray-blue succulent strap-like foliage with bright yellow margins. |
4-6 feet | Tropical | |||
Annual | AGERATUM ‘Lemon Lime’ | Floss Flower | Rich lavender flowers highlighted by green and lime foliage. Attracts butterflies |
14-16" | Full sun | |||
Annual | ALOCASIA calodora ‘Persian Palm’ | Elephant Ears | Large bright green leaves with an undulating edge. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
Annual | ALOCASIA odora ‘Maui Splash’ | Elephant Ears | Large green leaves are splashed with gold. |
24-36 inches | Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
Annual | ALOCASIA ‘Regal Shields’ | Elephant Ears | Shiny, deep green tropical leaves with a burgundy underside. |
24-30 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
Annual | ALOE ‘Green Sand’ | Aloe | Thick succulent foliage speckled with white to pink bumps even along the edges. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Succulent | ||
Annual | ALOE ‘Snow White’ | Aloe | Thick succulent green foliage is heavily speckled with white. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Succulent | ||
Annual | ALSTROEMERIA Colorita ‘Fabiana’ | Peruvian Lily | Palest yellow with deep red streaks and variegated foliage. When dead-headed will continue to bloom throughout summer. Good cut flower Attracts hummingbirds |
8-12" | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
Annual | ALTERNANTHERA ‘Red Threads’ | Joseph's Coat | Mounding; unusual slender leaves; forms a densely-branched, textured carpet in shades of deep burgundy. Deer resistant. |
8-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | ANACAMPSEROS rufescens | Sand Rose | Slowly creeping branched stems and fleshy leaves spirally arranged along the stem, exposed to full sun, they become reddish-brown to purple. Flowers range from pink to rose-purple and appear on stalks in late spring and summer. |
3-4" | Full Sun/Part Shade | Succulent | ||
Annual | ANGELONIA ‘Serena Blue’ | Angelonia | Pale blue blooms on compact stems. |
10-12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | ANGELONIA ‘Angelface Wedgewood Blue’ | Angelonia | Spikes of blue and white larkspur-like flowers on sturdy stems. |
12-18 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | ANGELONIA ‘AngelFace White’ | Angelonia | Spikes of white larkspur-like flowers on sturdy stems. |
12-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | ANIGOZANTHOS ‘Big Roo Series’ | Kangaroo Paw | Unusual velvety blooms in red, orange and yellow. Makes a great cut flower. |
Full sun | Tropical | |||
Annual | ANIGOZANTHOS hybrids | Kangaroo Paw | Australian native with unusual fuzzy paw-like blossoms in shades of red, orange and yellow over slender green foliage. Great accent plant and a real conversation starter. Best in well-drained soil. |
12-15 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | ANTIRRHINUM majus ‘Liberty Classic Yellow’ | Snapdragon | An upright, intermediate-height version of the timeless favorite- a bright, clear yellow snapdragon that’s great as a cut flower. |
18-22 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | APTENIA cordifolia ‘Variegata Crystal’ | Heartleaf Ice Plant | A lovely trailer with heart-shaped succulent foliage edged in cream topped with bright pink, daisy flowers. |
4-6 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | ARGYANTHEMUM frutescens ‘Vera’ | Marguerite Daisy | White daisies in abundant masses on fine blue foliage from summer through fall. Deadheading helpful. |
18 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | ARISAEMA fargesii | Cobra Lily | Large tropical-looking tripartite foliage with large, maroon striped spathes in early summer. Easy to overwinter the bulbs. |
2-3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 6 | ||
Annual | ASCLEPIAS curassavica Orange | Scarlet Milkweed | Clusters of small red-orange flowers tipped with yellow. Blooms through the summer and attracts butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. Sap is poisonous. |
2-3 feet | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | ASCLEPIAS physocarpa | Milk Weed | A very unusual butterfly weed with early white flowers that become inflated, hairy seed pods. |
30-36 inches | Full sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Brazilian Blade’ | A rare specie from Brazil with olive green leaves and a chartreuse line down the center. Leaves are also covered in soft, velvety red hairs. |
Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Canary Wings’ | Begonoa | A golden-leaved form of B. ‘Dragon Wings’! Bright red flowers over chartreuse foliage. Just as easy to grow. Mounding habit. |
12-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Groovy Orange’ | Hybrid Begonia | Mounding/semi-trailing habit works great in baskets and landscapes; bold, bright orange flowers all summer long. |
12-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Lois Burks’ | Angelwing Begonia | An angel wing type with white speckled foliage and coral colored flowers. This one can grow fairly tall. |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Pig Skin’ | Begonia | Roughly textured, khaki green puckered leaf with cranberry red flushed topside and underside. |
8-12" | Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Pink Giraffe’ | Angelwing Begonia | A tall angel wing type that has large green leaves and arching sprays of pink flowers. |
3-4 feet | Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Santa Cruz Sunset’ | Cascading branches and an abundance of fiery red/orange flowers. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
Annual | BEGONIA ‘Sparks Will Fly’ | Brilliant orange flower cascade over the deep bronze foliage. |
Part Shade | Tropical | ||||
Annual | BERKHEYA purpurea ‘Zulu Warrior’ | Purple Berkheya | A thistle-like plant bearing large lavender daisies with deep purple central discs. The dried seed heads are also ornamental. Good cut flower Attracts butterflies Drought tolerant |
24-36" | Full sun | |||
Annual | BIDENS ‘Campfire Flame’ | Bidens | Vigorous and heat/drought tolerant, abundant orange-red daisy-like blooms all summer on a semi-trailing/mounding plant. |
8-14 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | BIDENS ‘Mega Charm’ | Bidens | Compact mounded/trailing habit lovely in baskets, containers or the landscape. Daisy-like large yellow flowers bloom early and continue in summer. Drought tolerant. |
12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | BRUGMANSIA varieties | Pink Angel's Trumpet | Large, downward hanging, fragrant trumpet-shaped blooms. Quite exotic. These shrub-like datura relatives can reach 4’-6’ in the first season. We’ll have cultivars with variegated foliage. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical |