Annuals
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | ||
| Annual | CALADIUM ‘Miss Muffet’ | Caladium | The leaves pale yellow with a wash of pale apple green and spotted with rose and burgundy spots. |
12-24 | Part Shade/Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | CALADIUM ‘Tiki Torch’ | Caladium | Large scarlet red leaves with a broad chartreuse margin. It’s more tolerant of full sun conditions. |
12-14" | Part Shade/Shade | Overwinter Dormant Indoors | ||
| Annual | CALIBRACHOA varieties | Million Bells | Covered with hundreds of small, petunia-like blossoms, heavy blooming and self-cleaning. Fast-growing and easy. Cascading/mounding habit great for hanging baskets. Attracts many pollinators. For 2023 we’ll have Callie Light Blue, Orange & Yellow |
6-8 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
| Annual | CALYLOPHUS ‘Ladybird Sunglow’ | Augusta Texas Primrose | Sunny yellow primrose blooms all summer on a tough plant you can neglect! Mounding/trailing habit is great in baskets, containers, and landscapes. Heat/drought tolerant. Attract bees/butterflies. Deer resistant. |
8 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
| Annual | CANNA ‘Australia’ | Canna Lily | Large tropical foliage plant with bright showy flowers. Tubers can be stored over winter. Quite adaptable to water gardening. This cultivar with dark glossy bronze foliage and bright red flowers. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical |