Gardening with Annuals


What is An Annual?
Planting Annuals
Soil Preparation
After Planting Care
Common Flowers
Common Uses
Specific Uses
Specific Locations


Hort Corner Videos

Learn more about annuals in these Hort Corner videos.

 

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Annuals for Specific Uses

[Beginners] [Hanging Baskets] [Edging] [Shade] [Full Sun or Shade] [Poor Soil] [Moist and Cool Conditions] [Dry and Hot Conditions] [Cut Flowers] [Annual Hedges] [Annual Vines]

 

For Beginners
Ageratum–Ageratum houstonianum
Cockscomb–Celosia spp.
Spider Flower–Cleome hasslerana
Calliopsis–Coreopsis tinctoria
Cosmos–Cosmos spp.
Sweet Alyssum–Lobularia maritima
Petunia–Petunia hybrids
Annual Phlox–Phlox drummondii
Moss Rose–Portulaca grandiflora
Marigold–Tagetes spp.
Nasturtium–Tropaeolum majus
Zinnia–Zinnia spp.

For Hanging Baskets
Kenilworth Ivy–Cymbalaria muralis
Glory Flower–Eccremocarpus scaber
Fuchsia–Fuchsia spp.
Heliotrope–Heliotropium aborescens
Impatiens–Impatiens wallerana and hybrids
Morning Glory–Ipomoea spp.
Meadow Foam–Limnanthes douglasii
Lobelia–Lobelia erinus
Starglory–Mina Lobata
Chilean Bellflower–Nolana paradoxa
Ivy Geranium–Pelargonium peltatum
Petunia–Petunia X hybrida
Moss Rose–Portulaca grandiflora
Creeping Zinnia–Sanvitalia procumbens
Black Eyed Susan Vine–Thunbergia alata
Verbena–Verbena X hyrbida

For Edging
Ageratum–Ageratum houstonianum
Pimpernel–Anagallis monelli linifolia
English Daisy–Bellis perennis
Flowering Kale–Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Ornamental Pepper–Capsicum annuum
Sweet William–Dianthus barbatus
False Blue Flax–Heliophila longifolia
Meadow Foam–Limnanthes douglasii
Toadflax–Linaria spp.
Lobelia–Lobelia erinus
Sweet Alyssum–Lobularia maritima
Yellow Ageratum–Lonus annua
Virginia Stock–Malcomia maritima
Baby Blue Eyes–Nemophila menziesii
Chilean Bellflower–Nolana paradoxa
Sweet Basil–Ocimum basilicum
Creeping Zinnia–Sanvitalia procumbens
Dusty Miller–Senicio cineraria
Marigold–Tagetes spp.

For Shade
Climbing Fumitory–Adlumina fungosa
Woodruff–Asperula orientalis
Wax Begonia–Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum
Job's Tears–Coix lacryma jobi
Coleus–Coleus hybrids
Collinsia–Collinsia spp.
Foxglove–Digitalis purpurea
Persian Violet–Exacum affine
Fuchsia–Fuchsia spp.
Impatiens–Impatiens wallerana and hybrids
Monkey Flower–Mimulus hybrids
Forget Me Not–Myosotis sylvatica
Primrose–Primula spp.
Mignonette–Reseda odorata

For Full Sun or Shade
Wax Begonia–Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum
Periwinkle–Catharanthus roseus
Garden Balsam–Impatiens balsamina
Sweet Alyssum–Lobularia maritima
Forget Me Not–Myosotis sylvatica
Horned Violet–Viola cornuta
Pansy–Viola spp.

For Poor Soil
Love Lies Bleeding–Amaranthus caudatus
Cockscomb–Celosia cristata
Cornflower–Centaurea cyanus
Clarkia–Clarkia hybrids
Spider Flower–Cleome hasslerana
Calliopsis–Coreopsis tinctoria
Livingstone Daisy–Dorotheanus belledformis
Garden Balsam–Impatiens balsamina
Morning Glory–Ipomoea spp.
Sweet Alyssum–Lobularia maritima
Four O'Clock–Mirabilis jalapa
Poppies–Papaver spp.
Beefsteak Plant–Perilla frutescens
Moss Rose–Portulaca grandiflora
Nasturtium–Tropaeolum majus

For Moist and Cool Conditions

Bugloss–Anchusa capensis
Pot Marigold–Calendula officinalis
Canterbury Bells–Campanula medium
Pink–Dianthus spp.
Globe Candytuft–Iberis umbellata
Summer Cypress–Kochia scoparia
Sweet Pea–Lathyrus odoratus
Monkey Flower–Mimulus spp.
Forget Me Not–Myosotis sylvatica
Pouch Nemisa–Nemesia strumosa
Baby Blue Eyes–Nemophila menziesii
Flowering Tobacco–Nicotiana alata
Wishbone Flower–Torenia fournieri
Blue Lace Flower–Trachymene coreulea
Verbena–Verbena hybrids

For Dry and Hot Conditions

Cockscomb–Celosia cristata
Cornflower–Centaurea spp.
Spider Flower–Cleome hasslerana
Calliopsis–Coreopsis tinctoria
Cape Marigold–Dimorphotheca sinuata
Livingstone Daisy–Dorotheanus belledformis
California Poppy–Eschscholzia californica
Snow on the Mountain–Euphorbia marginata
Baby's Breath–Gypsophila elegans
Summer Cypress–Kochia scoparia
Statice–Limonium sinuatum
Poppies–Papaver spp.
Annual Phlox–Phlox drummondi
Moss Rose–Portulaca grandiflora
Scarlet Sage–Salvia splendens
Creeping Zinnia–Sanvitalia procumbens
Zinnia–Zinnia spp.

For Cut Flowers
Snapdragon–Antirrhinum majus
Blue Eyed African Daisy–Arctotis stoechadifolia
Bush Violet–Browallia spp.
Pot Marigold–Calendula officinalis
China Aster–Callistephus chinensis
Cornflower–Centaurea cyanus
Chrysanthemum–Chrysanthemum spp.
Clarkia–Clarkia hybrids
Calliopsis–Coreopsis tinctoria
Cosmos–Cosmos bipinnatus
Blanket Flower–Gallardia pulchella
Stock–Matthiola spp.
Flowering Tobacco–Nicotiana alata
Love in a Mist–Nigella damascena
Common Mignonette–Reseda odorata
Painted Tongue–Salpiglossis sinuata
Pincushions–Scabiosa atropurpurea
Marigold–Tagetes spp.
Verbena–Verbena X hybrida
Pansy–Viola spp.
Zinnia–Zinnia spp.

Annual Hedges
Amaranthus–Amarantus spp.
Snowcup–Anoda cristata
Prickly Poppy–Argemone spp.
Sweet Wormwood–Artemisia annua
Spider Flower–Cleome hasslerana
Angel's Trumpet–Datura metel
Sunflower–Helianthus annuus
Summer Cypress–Kochia scoparia
Tree Mallow–Lavatera trimestris
Castor Bean–Ricinus communis
Marigold–Tagetes spp.
Mexican Sunflower–Tithonia rotundifolia

Annual Vines
Climbing Fumitory–Adlumina fungosa
Balloon Vine–Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cup and Saucer Vine–Cobaea scandens
Ornamental Gourd–Curcurbita pepo hybrids
Hyacinth Bean–Dolchos lablab
Glory Flower–Eccremocarpus scaber
Wild Cucumber–Echinocystis lobata
Moonflower–Ipomoea alba
Morning Glory–Ipomoea spp.
Sweet Pea–Lathyrus odoratus
Starglory–Mina lobata
Scarlet Runner Bean–Phaseolus coccineus
Purple Bell Vine–Rhodochiton atrosanguineum
Black-Eyed Susan Vine–Thunbergia alata
Canary Bird Vine–Tropaeolum perigrinum
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