annuals list
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African Daisy Dimorphotheca species |
12/8 in 30/20 cm |
Orange, yellow |
Dark eyed, daisy flowers |
Sun |
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Ageratum |
6/10 in 15/25 cm |
Blue,red |
Compact mound of flower clusters |
Sun |
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Alyssum, Sweet |
8/10 in 20/25 cm |
Purple, white |
Compact mound of dainty flowers |
Sun, part shade |
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Amaranthus Amaranthus caudatus |
24/18 in 60/45 cm |
Red |
drooping, tassel-like flowers |
Sun |
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Aster, China Callistephus chinensis |
12/8 in 30/20 cm |
Purple, pink |
Flower forms are daisy and pompom |
Sun |
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Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila menziesii |
8/10 in 20/25 cm |
True blue, white |
Brilliant blue flowers |
Sun, part shade |
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Baby's Breath Gysophila elegans |
12/12 in 30/30 cm |
White, pink |
Profuse sprays of dainty delicate flowers |
Sun |
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Bacopa |
6/6 in 15/15 cm |
White and lavender |
Small but abundant flowers |
Shade |
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Begonia, Wax/Fibrous |
8/6 in 20/15 cm |
Red, pink |
Colorful clusters of flowers and fibrous roots |
Shade |
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Begonia, Tuberous Begonia tuberhybrida |
14/12 in 35/30 cm |
Various |
Large showy double flowers |
Shade |
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Bells of Ireland Moluccella laevis |
24/12 in 60/30 cm |
Green, and white |
Tiny white flowers in green bells |
Sun. |
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Bidens |
18/18 in 46/46 cm |
Yellow |
Masses of golden daisies |
Sun |
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Brachycome Swan River Daisy |
10/10 in 25/25 cm |
Purple, gold eye |
Daisy-like flowers |
Sun |
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Browallia |
14/12 in 35/30 cm |
Violet |
Trumpet-shaped blossoms |
Shade |
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Candytuft, Globe |
12/12 in 25/25 cm |
Pink, purple |
Compact, umbrella-shaped flower clusters |
Sun |
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Carnation Dianthus |
12/8 in 30/20 cm |
Various mixed |
Strong stemmed, fragrant flowers |
Sun |
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Celosia Cockscomb |
12/6 in 30/15 cm |
Various mixed |
feathery, crested, comb-like large flowers |
Sun |
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Centaurea Bachelor's Button |
18/10 in 45/25 cm |
True blue, pink |
Also called cornflower |
Sun |
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Coleus |
18/10 in 45/25 cm |
Colored foliage |
Multi-colored leaves |
Shade |
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Cosmos |
36/24 in 90/60 cm |
Pink |
Tall plant with feathery foliage |
Sun |
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Dahlia |
14/10 in 35/25 cm |
Various mixed |
Late summer blooming |
Sun |
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Datura |
4/2 ft 1/.5 m |
white, yellow, purple |
exotic plant, large trumpet flowers |
Sun |
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Dianthus-China Pink Dianthus chinensis |
12/8 in 30/20 cm |
Red, pink, white |
Fragrant fringed flowers |
Sun |
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Dracaena Spikes |
24/24 in 60/60 cm |
Foliage plant |
Rosette of sword shaped leaves |
Sun, part shade |
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Dusty Miller |
12/8 in 30/20 cm |
Silvery foliage |
Colored foliage plant |
Sun |
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Gazania |
12/12 in 30/30 cm |
Yellow, orange |
Similar to African Daisy |
Sun |
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Geranium hortotum |
20/20 in 50/50 cm |
Red, pink, white |
4 types |
Sun, part shade |
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Godetia / Clarkia Satin Flower |
18/12 in 45/30 cm |
Red, pink, white |
Showy, satiny, cup-like blossoms |
Sun, part shade |
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Impatiens Garden Balsam |
10/10 in 25/25 cm |
Red, pink, white |
Succulent stems, spur flowers |
Shade |
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Kale-Ornamental |
16/16 in 40/40 cm |
Pink, white |
Colorful rosette of foliage in fall, edible |
Sun |
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Lantana Lantana camara |
18/18 in 45/45 cm |
Orange, yellow |
Does well in hot, dry area |
Sun, part sun |
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Lavatera |
36/24 in 90/60 cm |
Pink, white |
Large, showy, cup-like flowers |
Sun |
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Livingstone Daisy |
6/6 in 15/15 cm |
Pink, red, lavender |
Succulent for hot, dry area |
Sun |
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Lobelia |
4/6 in 10/15 cm |
Blue, red, white |
Trailing and compact |
Sun, part shade |
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Marigold, African |
30/12 in 75/30 cm |
Orange, yellow |
Large flowers |
Sun |
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Marigold, French |
16/6 in 40/15 cm |
Yellow, orange |
Bicolor flowers |
Sun |
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Marigold, Pot |
12/8 in 30/20 cm |
Yellow, orange |
Flowers reseed readily |
Sun |
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Mimulus |
10/6 in 25/15 cm |
Red, yellow |
For moist shaded area |
Shade |
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Mirabilis |
30/20 in 75/50 cm |
Various |
Trumpet-like flowers open at night |
Sun |
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Nasturtium |
10/10 in 25/25 cm |
Yellow, orange |
Dwarf plants |
Sun, part shade |
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Nemesia |
10/6 in 25/15 cm |
Various |
Clusters of flowers |
Sun, part shade. |
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Nicotiana |
16/10 in 40/25 cm |
Red, wine, rose |
Fragrant, star-shaped flowers |
Sun, part shade |
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Pansy Viola tricolor |
6/6 in 15/15 cm |
Various |
Frost tolerant |
Shade |
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Petunia |
16/8 in 40/20 cm |
Various |
Most popular annual |
Sun, part shade |
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Phlox, Annual |
10/6 in 25/15 cm |
red, pink, white |
compact plant |
Sun, part shade |
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Poppy, California |
12/6 in 30/15 cm |
Orange |
Dissected grayish-green foliage |
Sun |
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Poppy, Corn |
24/18 in 60/45 cm |
Red, pink, white |
Wild field poppy of Europe |
Sun |
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Portulaca |
4/6 in 10/15 cm |
Various |
Good for hot, dry area |
Sun |
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Salpiglossis |
30/12 in 75/30 cm |
Purple, yellow |
Funnel-shaped, Petunia-like flowers |
Sun, part shade |
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Salvia |
12/12 in 30/30 cm |
Red |
Uniquely shaped flowers |
Sun |
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Schizanthus |
20/12 in 50/30 cm |
Pink, purple |
Lacy leaves and orchid-like flowers |
Sun, part shade |
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Snapdragon |
24/12 in 60/30 cm |
Various |
Flower spikes bloom from base up |
Sun |
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Statice Limonium species |
18/12 in 45/30 cm |
Lavender |
Flower spikes with papery petals |
Sun |
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Stock Matthiola |
14/8 in 35/20 cm |
Lavender |
Fragrant flower spikes |
Sun, part shade |
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Stock Matthiola |
30/8 in 75/20 cm |
Purple, pink |
Fragrant annual cut flower |
Sun, part shade |
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Straw flower |
20/8 in 50/20 cm |
Various |
Straw-like flowers naturally dry |
Sun |
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Sunflower, |
24/16 in 60/40 cm |
Gold, amber |
Large bloom |
Sun |
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Sweet Pea |
36/12 in 90/30 cm |
Various |
Fragrant flowers on annual vine |
Sun |
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Verbena |
12/12 in 30/30 cm |
Various |
Upright and carpet cultivars |
Sun |
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Viola |
6/6 in 15/15 cm |
Violet & yellow |
Similar to Pansy |
Shade |
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Zinnia |
12/12 in 30/30 cm |
Various |
Showy, round flowers |
Sun |
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