Annuals

Gardening Guide

Annuals

Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus
Vigorous, colorful annuals valued for their profuse display of stunning flowers from pastels to dark shades. Ideal for using in borders. Outstanding in mass plantings. Nice cut flower. Best color in spring and fall.

12-24" tall x 18-24" wide

Full sun to part shade

SunPatiens®

Impatiens hybrid
A new, sun-tolerant series of Impatiens that are easy to grow and thrive under heat and humidity and bloom from spring to frost. Aside from regular watering, SunPatiens are virtually maintenance free. Great in mass plantings or mixed into containers.

12-24" tall x 18-24" wide

Part shade

Supertunia®

Petunia hybrid
Supertunia® petunias are vigorous with slightly mounded habits that function as both fillers and spillers in containers. They are also excellent landscape plants, best suited to be placed near the front of beds. Good heat tolerance.

6-10" tall x 2-3' wide

Full sun to part shade

Torenia

Torenia fournireri
Compact, bushy annual with showy flowers in a wide range of colors. Stamens are arranged in a wishbone shape. Blooms summer to fall. Great in borders, pots or window boxes. Thrives in cool, moist soil and some shade.

12-18" tall x 24" wide

Part shade to shade

Verbena

Verbena hybrida
Easy care annual with masses of showy flowers adorn dense, trailing stems in a wide range of colors. Thrives in hot, sunny areas. Impressive color for containers and flower beds. Some varieties are perennial.

6-10" tall x 18-24" wide

Full sun

Vinca

Catharanthus roseus
A heat and humidity tolerant annual that is valued for its profusion of colorful flowers that cover plants non-stop from summer through fall. Essential for sunny borders or containers.

12" tall x 12" wide

Full sun

Viola

Viola wittrockiana
Wonderful, dependable, cold weather annual produces brightly colored flowers. Blooms fall to spring. Good bedding or container plant. Similar to pansy but blooms are smaller but more numerous.

8" tall x 12" wide

Full sun to part shade

Zinnia

Zinnia elegans
Summer annual grown for its masses of colorful round flowers summer through fall. Use in rock garden or groundcover in loose soil. Its easy and carefree habit has made this a popular annual for generations.

18-24" tall x 18" wide

Full sun