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Warm Season Annuals

                                                WARM SEASON ANNUALS
Common Name Light Color Height (Inches) Spread (Inches) Peak Months
Ageratum Sun/PT Sun Pink, Blue, White 10-15 10-12 Mar-June
Alyssum Sun/PT Sun Purple, Pink, White 4 10-12 Feb-May
Alyssum – Snow Queen Sun/PT Sun White
Angelonia Sun Purple, White, Pink 10-14 12-14 Apr-Sept
Bacopa Shade/PT Sun White, Pink, Purple 8-12 8-12 Apr-Sept
Begonia-Shade Shade/PT Sun Red, Pink, White 8-15 10-15 Mar-Oct
Begonia-Sun Sun/PT Sun Red, Pink, White 8-15 10-15 Mar-Oct
Begonias-Tuberous Shade Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow 8-10 8-10 Mar-Sept
Blue Daze Sun Blue 6-8 10-14 Apr-Sept
Bougainvillea Sun Red, Pink, Purple, White 36-48 Indef. Apr-Oct
Caladium Shade/PT Sun Red, Pink, Green, White 10-16 8-18 May-Sept
Celosia Sun Pink, Orange, Red, Purple, Yellow 12-36 10-18 Apr-Oct
Coleus Shade/PT Sun Purple, Pink, Green, Orange 16-30 16-24 Mar-Oct
Copper Plant Sun Red, Pink, Green 24.36 18-24 Apr-Oct
Cosmos Sun Red, Pink, White 18-36 18-24 Apr-Oct
Dahlberg Daisy Sun Yellow 10-12 8-10 May-Sept
Dianthus Sun/PT Sun Red, Pink, White, Purple 6-10 6-18 Mar-Oct
Dracena Spike Shade/PT Sun Maroon, Green 18 12 May-Sept
Dusty Miller Sun/PT Sun Silver Gray-Green 12-16 8-12 Mar-Oct
Gazania Sun/PT Sun Yellow, Orange 10-12 10-12 Apr-Sept
Geranium Sun/PT Sun Red, Pink, White, Orange, Purple 14-18 14-18 Feb-May & Oct
Gomphrena Sun Red, Pink, Purple, White 12-24 12-15 May-Oct
Impatiens Shade/PT Sun Red, Pink, Lilac, White, Orange 12-18 12-15 Apr-Oct
Impatiens-Firefly Shade/PT Sun Red, Pink 6-8 6-8 Apr-Oct
Joseph’s Coat Sun Red, Orange, Green 18-24 12-18 Apr-Oct
Lantana Sun Red, Pink, Purple, Yellow, Orange, White 12-36 24-36 Apr-Oct
Lantana-Bandana Sun Red, Pink, Yellow, Orange
Lobelia PT Sun Blue, Purple 6-8 6-12 Mar-Oct
Magilla Perilla Sun Purple, Pink, Green 15-18 10-12 May-Sept
Marigold-American Sun Yellow, Orange 12-18 12-14 Apr-Oct
Melampodium Sun Yellow 8-10 10-12 Apr-Sept
Mexican Heather Sun/PT Sun Purple 12-24 10-12 May-Oct
Nemesia PT Sun Purple, Red, Orange 10-12 8-10 Mar-Oct
New Guinea Impatiens Shade/PT Sun Red, Pink, White, Orange, Purple 12-24 8-12 Apr-Sept
Osteospermum Sun White, Yellow, Purple, Orange, Pink 12-18 12-18 Mar-Jun/ Sept-Nov
Penta Sun/PT Sun Red, Purple, Pink, White 8-16 10-12 Mar-Oct
Petunia Sun Red, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow, Blue, Black 8-10 10-12 Feb-June
Petunia-Wave Sun/PT Sun Red, Pink, Purple, White, Blue 8-10 12-18 Mar-Oct
Portulaca (Moss Rose) Sun Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow, White, Purple 6-8 8-12 May-Sept
Purslane Sun Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow, White, Purple 8-10 10-12 May-Sept
Salvia Sun/PT Sun Red, Purple, White 12-24 8-12 Apr-Oct
Common Name Light Color Height (Inches) Spread (Inches) Peak Months
Scaevola Sun Blue, Pink, White 8-10 12-14 May-Oct
Snapdragon Sun Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, White 8-36 8-14 Nov-April
Splash Shade/PT Sun Red, Pink, White 12-18 12-14 Apr-Sept
Sunpatiens Sun Red, Pink, Purple
Superbells Sun Red, Pink, Purple, Orange, White 6-10 8-10 Mar-Oct
Supertunia Sun Yellow, Purple, Pink, White
Sweet Potato Vine Sun Purple, green 10-12 Indef. Apr-Oct
Torenia Shade/PT Sun Purple, Pink, White, Blue 6-8 8-10 Apr-Sept
Tropical Hibiscus Sun Yellow, Orange, Pink, Red 30-48 20-24 Apr-Oct
Verbena Sun Purple, Red, Pink, White, Orange 8-12 8-15 Apr-Oct
Vinca (Periwinkle) Sun Red, Pink, Purple, White, Orange, Burgundy 8-16 8-12 May-Sept
Zinnia-Profusion Sun Red, Pink, Orange, White 8-12 8-12 May-Oct
Zinnia-Short Stuff Sun Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, White 12 8-10 May-Oct
Zinnia-Star Sun White, Orange, Yellow 12 8-10 May-Oct
Zinnia-Zahara Sun Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, White 8-12 8-12 May-Oct