Annuals

Today I am posting a list of annuals for different areas. This list should help in choosing annuals for the upcoming growing season.Most annuals need full sun for at least 4 to 6 hours a day to flower well.
As the flowers fade, remove them (dead-head) before seeds are formed to keep plants looking attractive and encourage continuing flowering. Heavy pruning can invigorate some species. For example, petunias, when they become to laggy, can be cut back in midsummer to within a few inches of the ground, fertilized and heavily watered, and they will be full and attractive again in just a few weeks.
Many annuals give off a scent, so you can add some wonderful fragrances to your garden, as well as their visual pleasure. To get the most enjoyment from fragrant plants, position them where your nose will find them: on a deck in containers; close to a window; and on the edges of your garden, patio, pathway or porch...






(Hardy annuals) — such as pansies, and ornamental kale are grown for color in cool and cold seasons. They are usually planted in the fall. Most decline or die with the onset of summer heat.

(Half-hardy annuals) —such as allysum and dianthus can tolerate light frost and are usually planted in early spring for spring and early summer color. They usually decline in summer heat but it is possible for them to bloom again in the fall.

(Tender annuals) — such as vinca, zinnia and impatiens — cannot tolerate freezing temperatures. They should be planted in the spring after all danger of frost has passed.

LIST OF ANNUALS

((Fragrant Annuals))

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Dianthus (Dianthus species)
Four o’clock (Mirabalis jalapa)
Heliotrope (Heliotropum arboresccens)
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana species)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Petunia (Petunia species)
Stocks (Matthiola incana)
Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus)
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus)
Wallflower (Erysimum species)
Sweet Sultan (Centaurea moschata


((Annuals for Hanging Baskets))


Black Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
Chilean Bellflower (Nolana paradoxa)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Fan Flower (Scaevola aemula)
Fuchsia (Fuchsia species)
Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber)
Heliotrope (Heliotropium aborescens)
Impatiens (Impatiens wallerana and hybrids)
Ivy Geranium (Pelargonium peltatum)
Kenilworth Ivy (Cymbalaria muralis)
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolatum)
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Meadow Foam (Limnanthes douglasii)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea species)
Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Petunia (Petunia X hybrida)
Petunias (Cascade and Wave series)
Starglory (Mina Lobata)
Trailing Lantana (Lantana montevidensis)
Verbena (Verbena X hyrbida)


((Annuals for Edging))

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

((Annuals to attract Butterflies & Hummingbirds))

Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana species)
Four o’clock (Mirabalis jalapa)
Gaillardia (Gaillardia pulchella)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
Heliotrope (Heliotropum arboresccens)
Lantana (Lantana species)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Phlox (Phlox drummondi)
Salvia (Salvia species)
Starflower (Pentas lanceolata)
Verbena (Verbena species)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)


((Annuals for Shade and Part Shade))

Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum)
Begonia (Begonia species)
Caladium (Caladium species)
Climbing Fumitory (Adlumina fungosa)
Coleus (Coleus hybrids)
Coleus (Solenostemon scutteleriodes)
Collinsia (Collinsia species)
Edging Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Fuchsia (Fuchsia species)
Impatiens (Impatiens species)
Job's Tears (Coix lacryma jobi)
Mignonette (Reseda odorata)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus hybridus)
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana)
Persian Violet (Exacum affine)
Primrose (Primula species)
Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)
Woodland Tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris)
Woodruff (Asperula orientalis)


((Annuals for Sun or Shade))

Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum)
Coleus (Coleus hybrids)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Garden Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
Horned Violet (Viola cornuta)
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana)
Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
Wax Begonia (Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum)


((Annual Vines))

Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)
Black-eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
Canary Bird Vine (Tropaeolum perigrinum)
Cardinal Vine (Ipomoea x multifida)
Climbing Fumitory (Adlumina fungosa)
Cup and Saucer Vine (Cobaea scandens)
Cypress Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit)
Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber)
Hyacinth Bean Vine (Dolchos lablab purpureus)
Love-in-a-Puff (Cardiospermum halicacabum)
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Morning Glory (Ipomoea tricolor)
Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus)
Ornamental Gourd (Curcurbita pepo hybrids)
Purple Bell Vine (Rhodochiton atrosanguineum)
Scarlet Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
Spanish Flag (Mina lobata)
Starglory (Mina lobata)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)


((Annual for Hot, Dry Locations))

African Daisy (Dimorphotheca)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondi)
Annual Vinca (Cataranthus roseus)
Baby's Breath (Gypsophila elegans)
California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
Cape Marigold (Dimorphotheca sinuata)
Cockscomb (Celosia cristata)
Cornflower (Centaurea species)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanvitalia procumbens)
Dusty Miller (Senecio cineraria)
Gaillardia (Gaillardia pulchella)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
Gloriosa Daisy (Rudbeckia hirta)
Gold Medallion (Melampoddium paludosum)
Livingstone Daisy (Dorotheanus belledformis)
Moss Rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
Poppies (Papaver species)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Snow-on-the-Mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana)
Statice (Limonium sinuatum)
Summer Cypress (Kochia scoparia)
Verbena (Verbena species)
Zinnia (Zinnia species)


((Annual for Moist and Cool Locations))

Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
Blue Lace Flower (Trachymene coreulea)
Blue Woodruff (Asperula orientalis)
Bugloss (Anchusa capensis)
Caladium (Caladium species)
Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Globe Candytuft (Iberis umbellata)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus hybridus)
Pink (Dianthus species)
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Pouch Nemisa (Nemesia strumosa)
Summer Cypress (Kochia scoparia)
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Verbena (Verbena hybrids)
Wishbone Flower (Torenia fournieri)


((Hardy and Half-Hardy Annuals))

Allysum (Lobularia maritima)
Annual Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondi)
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Delphinium (Delphinium species)
Dianthus (Dianthus species)
English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Flowering Cabbage-Kale (Brassica oleracea)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea ‘Foxy’)
Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor)
Larkspur (Consolida ambigua)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus hybridus)
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana)
Poppy (Papaver species)
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
Stocks (Matthiola incana)
Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus)