Annuals
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Annual | LOTUS maculatus | Golden Parrot's Beak | Trailing, silver-gray mound of delicate foliage. Sometimes produces golden yellow/orange flowers under the right conditions, but worthwhile regardless. Great in hanging baskets! |
8 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | MELINIS nerviglumis ‘Pink Crystals’ | Ruby Grass | Tender grass with erect blue-green leaves and panicles of rose-hued summer flowers that fade to white. Flower panicles are covered with silky hairs. Foliage turns purple-red in fall. |
18-24 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | MINA lobata | Firecracker Vine | Twining vine with crimson to scarlet to orange to yellow and creamy white flowers all at once. |
15 feet | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | MIRABILIS jalapa ‘Salmon Sunset’ | Four-O'Clock | A new color choice in four O’Clocks! Salmon buds open to bright coral flowers with a brilliant magenta star in the center. Lush and full this plant makes a statement in any garden. Flowers open in late afternoon emitting a sweet orange blossom fragrance. Attracts hummingbirds and moths. |
24-36 inches | Full sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | MIRABILIS ‘Marbles Mix’ | Four O'Clocks | Striped, trumpet-shaped flowers emit an orange blossom scent on the evening air. Opening in late afternoon they attract hummingbirds by day and moths at night. The colors of the interesting flowers range from yellow and white to pink and orange. |
24-36 | Full sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | NEPHROLEPIS cordifolia ‘Lemon Button’ | Boston Fern | Resilient and un-finicky for a Boston fern; small size is great for growing indoors; leaves give off a faint lemony scent during the spring and summer. |
12 inches | Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NEPHROLEPIS exaltata ‘Tiger’ | Boston Fern | A Boston fern with dark green foliage streaked with chartreuse. |
16-18 inches | Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NEPHROLEPIS obliterata ‘Kimberly Queen’ | Australian Sword Fern | A vigorous upright-growing fern that will tolerate full sun. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NICOTIANA alata | Flowering Tobacco | The long-tubed, yellowish-green to white flowers open and are fragrant only at night. A member of the nightshade family, so site away from the veggie garden to prevent viral transmission. May self-seed. Butterfly attractant. |
3-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NICOTIANA alata ‘Lime Green’ | Flowering Tobacco | Long, tubular, nocturnally-fragrant flowers in a bright lime-green. |
3-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NICOTIANA ‘Daylight Sensation’ | Flowering Tobacco | Colors range from light pink/dusty-rose to deep plum/dark crimson. The long tubular blossoms stay open during the day. Attracts hummingbirds/butterflies. |
3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NICOTIANA ‘Perfume Deep Purple’ | Flowering Tobacco | More compact than other Nicotianas, with a vivid deep purple bloom that is most fragrant between dusk and dawn. |
2 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | NIGELLA papillosa ‘Delft Blue’ | Love-in-a-Mist | White petals are brushed with a wash of blue looking hand painted! Easy to grow in any garden. As the flowers go by the seed pods are also very ornamental and make a great addition to dried bouquets. |
24-30 inches | Full sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | OPHIOPOGON planiscapus ‘Ebony Knight’ | Mondo Grass | Purple-black leaf blades and nodding pink bell-flowers that produce bluish-black berries on a slowly spreading clump. Great as contrast in containers or as a houseplant. Some reports of hardiness to zone 5 with protection. |
5-6 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 6 | ||
Annual | OTHONNA capensis | Little Pickles | Blue-green, cylindrical leaves with stems of bright yellow daisies above creeping, low-growing foliage for the rock garden or as a houseplant. Need excellent drainage and a dry winter spot. Attracts butterflies. Salt tolerant. |
4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Annual | OXALIS regnelli var. triangularis | Purple Shamrock | This cultivar has deep purple leaves with magenta markings and small pink star-like flowers. Overwinter indoors or use as a houseplant year-round. Grows from a small corm which can be separated to increase your collection. |
6-8 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PACHYPHYTUM ‘Blue Haze’ | Pachyphytum | Rosettes of thick, rounded blue-gray foliage tinged pink. Small orange-red flowers late in the season. |
4-6 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | PANDORA jasminoides ‘Variegata’ | Variegated Bower Vine | A beautiful twining vine with cream and green variegated foliage. Large pink trumpet flowers with a bright pink throat are produced summer to fall. |
10-14 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PAPAVER laciniatum ‘Feathered Mix’ | Carnation Poppy | A popular heirloom poppy with fully doubled flowers looking like pompons. Each petal is finely cut to form a frilly ball, coming in many vibrant colors with still-blue foliage. Blooms from early summer on and will self-sow for many future blooms. Deer resistant. Attracts bees. |
24-36 inches | Full sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PAPAVER somniferum ‘Drama Queen’ | OPium Poppy | Rich purple and violet blooms with fringed petals bloom heavy in late spring through mid-summer. Provides lots of pollen for bees and butterflies. |
24-36 inches | Full sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PASSIFLORA caerulea ‘Blue Bahama’ | Passion Flower | Unusual gorgeous blue and green and white flowers. |
10-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 6 | ||
Annual | PELARGONIUM ‘Platinum’ | Fancy Leaf Geranium | Soft gray-green scalloped leaves are thinly edged in cream. Clusters of single flowers are soft salmon. |
18-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PELARGONIUM ‘Mrs. Quilter’ | Fancy Leaf Geranium | Gold foliage marked with a bronze ring topped with lovely light salmon pink flowers. |
14-16 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PELARGONIUM ‘Persian Queen’ | Fancy Leaf Geranium | Chatreuse gold foliage with large fuchsia pink flowers. |
14-16 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PELARGONIUM Scented- Pine/Attar of Roses | Scented Geraniums | Easy to grow geraniums with wonderful fragrant foliage. |
1-3 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PELARGONIUM sidoides | Geranium | Deep maroon flowers on fine stems over small grey foliage. Good for trailing out of a mixed planter. |
12-14 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PELARGONIUM ‘Vancouver Centennial’ | Fancy Leaf Geranium | A compact form with striking bronze foliage edged in gold. Flowers are red. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PENNISETUM purpureum ‘Vertigo’ | Red Fountain Grass | An upright form with wide, deep green foliage that matures to dark purple. Large and dramatic! |
4-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PERILLA ‘Magilla’ | Ornamental Shiso | Vibrant foliage of hot pink, green and plum. Like a coleus, but for hot sun. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Crazytunia French Kiss’ | Petunia | Spreading to 2 feet, crimson trumpet-shaped flowers with deep purple throats and white edges. Vigorous mounded plants are self-cleaning. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
10 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Crazytunia Frisky Violet’ | Petunia | Large flowers with center ivory stars bordered by violet edging. Vigorous, upright mounded plants are self-cleaning. |
6-12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Easy Wave White’ | Petunia | Mounding/semi-trailing to a width of 2-3 feet; abundant white blooms; great in baskets or landscapes. Petunias don’t require deadheading but cutting back the ends promotes bushier growth. Attracts pollinators. |
6-12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Shock Wave Coral Crush’ | Petunia | Early-flowering, petite coral colored blooms with tiny white throat; spreading to 3 feet. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. Deadheading helpful. |
10 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Surfinia Blue Vein’ | Petunia | Trailing/spreading up to 3 feet, with velvety, pale lavender to white ruffled flowers with darker purple-blue veins/centers. |
8-12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Surfinia Heavenly Blue’ | Petunia | Lilac blue flowers; slightly mounding and trailing- Surfinias are perfect in baskets! |
8-12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA ‘Surfinia Magenta’ | Petunia | Large magenta flowers with a mounding/trailing habit. Great for baskets and pollinators! |
8-12 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PETUNIA Supertunia ‘Vista Silverberry’ | Petunia | Vigorous mounding plants covered with blush white flowers centered and veined in deeper pink. |
12-24 inches | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | PHORMIUM tenax ‘Wings of Gold’ | New Zealand Flax | Olive-green sword-shaped leaves that have creamy yellow margins and a faint red cast. |
3-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | PLECTRANTHUS fosteri ‘Green on Green’ | Swedish Ivy | Thick, soft, velvety leaves are green and edged in lime. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Overwinter Indoors | ||
Annual | PORTULACA ‘Colorblast Mango Mojito’ | Moss Rose | Succulent and trailing plant covered in yellow and orange striped blooms. The Colorblast series have blooms that stay open longer in low light conditions. |
4-6 inches | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | PORTULACA Pazzazz ‘Ultra Deep Pink’ | Moss Rose | Large pink flowers with a bright yellow eye. |
8-12" | Sun | Succulent | ||
Annual | ROSMARINUS ‘Tuscan Blue’ | Tuscan Blue Rosemary | Upright hedge of aromatic, needle-like evergreen foliage excellent in culinary and medicinal applications. Profuse clear blue flowers. Can be kept as a houseplant. |
6 feet | Sun | 8 | ||
Annual | RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ | Gloriosa Daisy | Beautiful cherry-red petals surround a chocolate-brown center. An easy to grow self-sowing annual. |
20-22 inches | Sun | 6 | ||
Annual | RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Indian Summer’ | Gloriosa Daisy | Free-flowering “gloriosa daisies”are short-lived, but reseed vigorously. This cultivar has large, 6-8 inch golden yellow flowers with dark centers. |
2-3 feet | Sun | 6 | ||
Annual | RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Prairie Sun’ | Gloriosa Daisy | Free-flowering “gloriosa daisies”are short-lived, but reseed vigorously. This cultivar has yellow flowers centered in orange. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 6 | ||
Annual | RUDBECKIA ‘Denver Daisy’ | Gloriosa Daisy | Compact with larger golden-yellow flower have a mahogany blotch at the base of each petal. |
12-20 inches | Sun | 6 | ||
Annual | SALVIA ‘Amistad’ | Hybrid Sage | Salvias are pollinator magnets with long, narrow, tubular blooms that hummingbirds love! Whorls of large deep purple flowers all summer on a semi-shrubby plant. |
4-6 feet | Sun | Tropical | ||
Annual | SALVIA farinacea ‘Sallyfun Bicolor Blue’ | Mealy Cup Sage | Bicolor blue and white blooms. Deer/drought resistant. Attracts bees/butterflies/hummingbirds. |
18-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | SALVIA farinacea ‘Sallyfun Deep Ocean’ | Mealy Cup Sage | Deep blue flowers on showy spikes throughout the summer. Deer/drought resistant. Bees/butterflies/hummingbirds all love it. |
12-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical | ||
Annual | SALVIA farinacea ‘Sallyfun Sky Blue’ | Mealy Cup Sage | Powder blue flowers on showy spikes throughout the summer. Deer/drought resistant. Great for bees/butterflies/hummingbirds. |
18-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | Tropical |